Event: Round 5: Aras Vardanyan - Gukesh D
Date: 2021-08-12
White: Aras Vardanyan
Black: Gukesh D
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 0-1
ECO: D38
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:14] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:36] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:36] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:43] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:19] } 5. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:15] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:42] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:39] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:14] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:24:24] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:23:21] } 8. Rd1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:40] } 8... Re8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:21:29] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:16:14] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:12:16] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:07:58] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:10:58] } 11. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:08:19] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:07:16] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:02:22] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:58:30] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:23] } 13... b5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:56:05] } 14. Be2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:01:36] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:56:06] } 15. e4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:57:47] } 15... e5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:56:07] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:57:53] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:56:31] } 17. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:58:11] } 17... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:56:09] } 18. Bf3 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:48:59] } 18... b4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:48:54] } 19. Bf4 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:46:25] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:47:44] } 20. Bxe5 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:43:49] } 20... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:48:06] } 21. Rxd6 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:44:14] } 21... cxd6 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:48:25] } 22. Nd5 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:43:03] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:48:45] } 23. exd5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:43:28] } 23... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:49:10] } 24. Bxd5 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:42:29] } 24... Qxd5 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:49:38] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:42:19] } 25... Qxa2 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:38:04] } 26. Rxd6 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:42:43] } 26... a5?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Qa1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:38:11] } 27. h4? { [%eval -1.77] } { Mistake. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:47] } 27... a4 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:30:07] } 28. h5?? { [%eval -5.08] } { Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:04] } 28... a3 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:29:44] } 29. Qc7?! { [%eval -6.33] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:45] } 29... Rf8 { [%eval -6.21] [%clk 0:29:36] } 30. Rd8 { [%eval -8.65] [%clk 0:27:20] } 30... Qb1+ { [%eval -9.14] [%clk 0:29:58] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval -8.98] [%clk 0:27:46] } 31... Rxd8 { [%eval -8.93] [%clk 0:30:12] } 32. Qxd8+ { [%eval -8.57] [%clk 0:28:11] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval -8.61] [%clk 0:30:40] } 33. bxa3 { [%eval -8.23] [%clk 0:27:54] } 33... bxa3 { [%eval -9.34] [%clk 0:31:00] } 0-1