Event: Tepe Sigeman
Site: Malmo, Sweden
Date: 2021-09-28
White: Bacrot, Etienne
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2658
Black: Nihal, Sarin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2652
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C78
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 minutes for 40 moves + 50 minutes for 20 moves + 15 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:39:44] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:37:40] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:40:06] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:38:07] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:40:28] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:38:33] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:40:52] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:38:59] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:41:15] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:39:27] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:40:56] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:39:52] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:40:27] } 7... Ba7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:40:17] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:40:22] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:40:15] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:40:06] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:40:37] } 10. Re1?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:48] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:50] } 11. Bb3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:30] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:30] } 12. Qd3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:03] } 12... g5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:14:58] } 13. Bg3? { [%eval -0.99] } { Mistake. Nxg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:22] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:05:00] } 14. Bd5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:51:05] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:54:26] } 15. Nbd2?! { [%eval -1.84] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:44] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:50:54] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:40:43] } 16... Nxg3 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:49:31] } 17. hxg3 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:41:06] } 17... dxe5 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:49:56] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:41:22] } 18... g4 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:41:00] } 19. Nh2 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:41:46] } 19... h5?! { [%eval -0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:28] } 20. Ndf1 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:41:29] } 20... Qg5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:33:15] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:35:50] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:26:10] } 22. Bb3 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:32:53] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:18:34] } 23. Rd3 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:28:37] } 23... Rb6 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:12:17] } 24. Qe3 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:26:40] } 24... Qxe3 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:12:42] } 25. Nxe3 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:27:02] } 25... Rf6 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:11:58] } 26. Nhf1 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:26:11] } 26... Bc5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:10:15] } 27. Bc2 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:25:02] } 27... Rd6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:08:51] } 28. Rxd6 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:24:03] } 28... Bxd6 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:09:17] } 29. Nd2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:21:59] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:07:38] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:21:32] } 30... Bc5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:04:15] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:21:43] } 31... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:28] } 32. b4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:17:35] } 32... Bb6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:03:57] } 33. a4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:17:58] } 33... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:19] } 34. Ra1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:17:09] } 34... Nc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:32] } 35. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:45] } 35... axb5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:01] } 36. Ra8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:13:01] } 36... c6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:00:46] } 37. Bb3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:10:24] } 37... Bd7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:00:40] } 38. Rb8?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:01] } 38... Ba7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:00:41] } 39. Rb7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:08:22] } 39... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:01:06] } 40. Kxe3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:08:03] } 40... Nd6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:01:10] } 41. Ra7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:07:03] } 1/2-1/2