Event: Blitz tournament
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2021-07-31
White: Gelfand, Boris
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2691
Black: Nihal, Sarin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2658
Result: 0-1
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3min + 2 sec per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:06] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:07] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:06] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:07] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:10] } 9... Qe8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:09] } 10. Nxe7+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:10] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:10] } 11. Qa4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:11] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:09] } 12. dxc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:11] } 12... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:10] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:03:13] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:11] } 14. f3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:14] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:02] } 15. Kf2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:03:10] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:49] } 16. Qb5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:27] } 16... e4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:02:40] } 17. Qc5?! { [%eval -0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Rhd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:19] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:02:25] } 18. Rad1?! { [%eval -1.76] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:11] } 18... Qh3 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:02:25] } 19. Bd4?? { [%eval -7.9] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:04] } 19... exf3 { [%eval -7.15] [%clk 0:02:06] } 20. exf3 { [%eval -7.22] [%clk 0:02:00] } 20... Ng4+ { [%eval -7.23] [%clk 0:01:49] } 21. fxg4 { [%eval -7.92] [%clk 0:01:44] } 21... Qg2+ { [%eval -7.85] [%clk 0:01:18] } 22. Ke3 { [%eval -7.46] [%clk 0:01:46] } 22... Rfe8+ { [%eval -8.15] [%clk 0:00:53] } 23. Be5 { [%eval -7.99] [%clk 0:01:45] } 23... f6 { [%eval -7.46] [%clk 0:00:54] } 24. Qxc4+ { [%eval -8.47] [%clk 0:01:28] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval -8.83] [%clk 0:00:56] } 25. Kd3 { [%eval -12.13] [%clk 0:01:14] } 25... Rxe5 { [%eval -11.82] [%clk 0:00:31] } 26. Qc7?! { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rhe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:01] } 26... Ba6+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:29] } 0-1