Event: World Cup 2021
Site: Sochi
Date: 2021-07-18
White: Cheng Bobby (AUS)
WhiteElo: 2552
Black: Kovalev Vladislav (FID)
BlackElo: 2637
Result: 0-1
ECO: E05
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:46] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:25] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:30] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:46] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:57] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:08] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:33:23] } 9. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:30:29] } 9... Rd8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:33:50] } 10. Qa4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:49] } 10... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:33:04] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:30:24] } 11... Nd5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:33:19] } 12. Rd1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:10:01] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:53] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:09:39] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:11] } 14. e3? { [%eval -0.68] } { Mistake. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:41] } 14... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:05:09] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:38:05] } 15... Na5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:04:19] } 16. Nxa5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:37:39] } 16... Qxa5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:04:47] } 17. a4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:31:20] } 17... Be8 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:55:39] } 18. Bd2?! { [%eval -0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:57] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:46:19] } 19. Be1 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:25:12] } 19... Rxd1 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:44:58] } 20. Qxd1 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:25:36] } 20... Qc7?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:11] } 21. Qb3?! { [%eval -0.99] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:36] } 21... b6 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:39:32] } 22. c4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:22:29] } 22... a5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:33:33] } 23. Bc3 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:12:20] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:29:44] } 24. Be4 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:12:39] } 24... Bc5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:29:16] } 25. Qc2 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:11:21] } 25... h6 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:28:18] } 26. Qb2 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:11:21] } 26... f6 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:28:08] } 27. Qc2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:09:21] } 27... Rd6 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:16:42] } 28. h4 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:09:17] } 28... Qf7 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:13:57] } 29. Rb1 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:08:04] } 29... Qd7 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:13:08] } 30. Ra1 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:07:09] } 30... Bh5 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:13:20] } 31. Bg6 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:06:00] } 31... Bf3 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:10:55] } 32. Rb1?? { [%eval -3.63] } { Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:56] } 32... Kf8?! { [%eval -2.53] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:15] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:03:36] } 33... f5 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:08:29] } 34. Bd4?? { [%eval -6.16] } { Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 34... Bxd4 { [%eval -6.01] [%clk 0:07:55] } 35. exd4 { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 0:01:28] } 35... Be4 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:08:18] } 36. Qc1 { [%eval -6.35] [%clk 0:00:51] } 36... Bxb1 { [%eval -6.54] [%clk 0:07:46] } 37. Qxb1 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:01:18] } 37... Rxd4 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:07:16] } 38. Qxb6 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:01:07] } 38... Rxc4 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:06:26] } 39. h5 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 0:00:37] } 39... Ke7 { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 0:01:57] } 40. Qb8 { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40... Rc2 { [%eval -7.0] [%clk 0:01:32] } 41. Qe5 { [%eval -7.61] [%clk 0:21:00] } 41... Rxf2+ { [%eval -7.44] [%clk 0:23:57] } 42. Kh3 { [%eval -7.5] [%clk 0:21:16] } 42... Qd2 { [%eval -7.28] [%clk 0:19:04] } 43. Qxg7+ { [%eval -8.18] [%clk 0:12:44] } 43... Kd6 { [%eval -7.9] [%clk 0:19:26] } 44. Qf8+ { [%eval -8.36] [%clk 0:13:07] } 44... Kd5 { [%eval -8.29] [%clk 0:19:35] } 45. Qa8+ { [%eval -62.9] [%clk 0:12:01] } 45... Kd4 { [%eval -8.04] [%clk 0:18:25] } 46. Qa7+ { [%eval -8.83] [%clk 0:10:21] } 46... Kd3 { [%eval -10.03] [%clk 0:17:10] } 47. Qa6+ { [%eval -8.69] [%clk 0:07:42] } 47... Kc2 { [%eval -10.24] [%clk 0:17:19] } 48. Qc6+ { [%eval -63.83] [%clk 0:05:59] } 48... Kd1 { [%eval -10.96] [%clk 0:17:00] } 0-1