Event: Vezerkepzo IM August
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2021-08-24
White: Novik, Maxim
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2434
Black: Royal, Shreyas
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2296
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E08
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed, Zagoryansky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:13] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:24] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:16] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:45] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:59] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:08] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:09] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:27] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:28:24] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:54] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:18] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:16] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:01] } 8. Rd1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:45] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:25:45] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:15] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:24:20] } 10. a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:32] } 10... Qc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:12] } 11. Qa4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:06:35] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:15:14] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:59:49] } 12... b5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:10:10] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:57:24] } 13... cxd5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:10:19] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:57:35] } 14... b4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:08:31] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:55:28] } 15... Bc4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:08:14] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:54:48] } 16... Qa6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:07:57] } 17. Bf1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:54:55] } 17... Bd6?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:36] } 18. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:51:33] } 18... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:53:34] } 19. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:51:52] } 19... Ba6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:50:44] } 20. e3?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:33] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:32:57] } 21. Rxc8+ { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:47:46] } 21... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:33:02] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:48:13] } 22... Rxc1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:25:53] } 23. Qxc1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:48:41] } 23... Ne8?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:17] } 24. Nb3?! { [%eval 0.45] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:55] } 24... Bxf1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:24:10] } 25. Kxf1 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:42:26] } 25... Kf8?! { [%eval 1.51] } { Inaccuracy. Qa6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:20:37] } 26. Ke1?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:16] } 26... Ke7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:19:18] } 27. Qc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:26] } 27... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:05] } 28. Qxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:46] } 28... Nxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:30] } 29. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:38] } 29... Na6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:59] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:02] } 30... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:55] } 31. Nc6+ { [%clk 0:12:13] } 1/2-1/2