Event: Cannes Open
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2022-02-22
White: Schlegel, Igor
WhiteElo: 2139
Black: Valsecchi, Alessio
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2524
Result: 0-1
ECO: B53
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:14] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:21:38] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:41] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:12] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:04] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:20:30] } 6. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:29] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:12:47] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:54] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:11] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:17] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:13:33] } 9. Rd1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:41] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:11:16] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:52] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:08:15] } 11. Qxb6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:23:11] } 11... Nxb6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:08:07] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:21:41] } 12... Be6?! { [%eval 0.88] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:52] } 13. Nc7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:06:37] } 13... Rac8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:57:01] } 14. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:07:00] } 14... fxe6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:57:25] } 15. c3 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:07:18] } 15... h6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:53:17] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:46:41] } 16... Na4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:45:15] } 17. Rd2 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:37:59] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:45:18] } 18. Nd4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:23:21] } 18... Nd8 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:36:15] } 19. f3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:14:20] } 19... Kh7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:35:43] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:10:40] } 20... b5?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:07] } 21. Rdc2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:10:23] } 21... e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:27:33] } 22. Nb3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:10:21] } 22... Nc6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:27:52] } 23. a3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:06:40] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:28:13] } 24. Nd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:04:43] } 24... h5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:28:34] } 25. g4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:33] } 25... Bh6? { [%eval 1.46] } { Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:51] } 26. g5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:02:56] } 26... Bg7 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:22:18] } 27. h4 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:02:17] } 27... e6 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:21:31] } 28. b3 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:01:23] } 28... Nc5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:20:28] } 29. b4 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:00:43] } 29... Na4 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:20:23] } 30. c4?? { [%eval -0.65] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 30... Nd4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:20:34] } 31. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:01:32] } 31... exd4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:20:57] } 32. cxb5? { [%eval -1.98] } { Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 32... Nc3 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:21:08] } 33. Nc4? { [%eval -3.73] } { Mistake. Nb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:56] } 33... axb5 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:21:14] } 34. Nxd6 { [%eval -4.01] [%clk 0:02:12] } 34... Nxe2+?! { [%eval -2.76] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:22] } 35. Rxe2 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:02:37] } 35... d3?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:18] } 36. Ra2?? { [%eval -4.3] } { Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:39] } 36... Be5 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:09:35] } 37. Rc6? { [%eval -7.6] } { Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 37... Rxf3 { [%eval -6.01] [%clk 0:09:49] } 38. Rc7+ { [%eval -6.86] [%clk 0:01:04] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:09:00] } 39. Rd7 { [%eval -7.83] [%clk 0:01:32] } 39... Rg3+ { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:08:54] } 40. Kh1 { [%eval -10.54] [%clk 0:01:27] } 40... Rf8 { [%eval -11.12] [%clk 0:07:31] } 41. Nxb5?! { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 41... Rf1+ { [%clk 0:07:33] } 42. Kh2 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 42... Rg4+ { [%clk 0:07:58] } 0-1