Event: Round 5: Nihal Sarin - Aram Hakobyan
Date: 2021-08-12
White: Nihal Sarin
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Aram Hakobyan
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D45
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:34] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:25] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:49] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:34] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:10] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:44] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:29:55] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:49] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:00] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:12] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:27] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:14] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:54] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:32] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:18] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:57] } 10. e4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:20:02] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:53] } 11. bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:13] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:10] } 12. c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:20:41] } 12... Bc7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:45] } 13. Na4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:34] } 13... exd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:19] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:15:32] } 14... h6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:50] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:52:12] } 15... Re8 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:24:01] } 16. Rb1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:45:29] } 16... Nh7 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:18:02] } 17. Qc1 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:39:43] } 17... Nhf8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:16:30] } 18. Nb6?? { [%eval -1.94] } { Blunder. Rb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:47] } 18... Nxb6 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 1:11:44] } 19. cxb6 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:36:43] } 19... Bxb6 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 1:11:50] } 20. Bxh6 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:33:59] } 20... gxh6 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 1:08:22] } 21. Qxh6 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:34:18] } 21... Re6 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:45:04] } 22. Qh5 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:34:36] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:41:46] } 23. Ng5 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:21:25] } 23... Rg6 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:42:09] } 24. f4 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:21:09] } 24... f6?? { [%eval 0.86] } { Blunder. Bc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:31] } 25. Nf7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:21:23] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:12:37] } 26. Qh8+?? { [%eval -4.99] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:05] } 26... Kxf7 { [%eval -5.08] [%clk 0:13:04] } 27. f5 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:11:32] } 27... Rg8?? { [%eval 0.13] } { Blunder. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:26] } 28. Bc4+ { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:11:49] } 28... Ne6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:04:18] } 29. Qh5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:33] } 29... Kg7?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } 30. fxe6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:48] } 30... Qg3? { [%eval 1.13] } { Mistake. d3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 31. Qf7+? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 31... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 32. Qxf6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:59] } 33. Qf7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:19] } 33... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:19] } 34. Qf6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:46] } 34... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:44] } 35. Qf7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:12] } 1/2-1/2