Event: Cannes Open
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2022-02-26
White: Nikolov, Momchil
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2501
Black: Mathieu, Phileas
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2323
Result: 1-0
ECO: E81
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:08] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:26] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:46] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:45] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:40] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:06] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:27:27] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:15] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:07] } 6... Nbd7?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:22] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:10] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:43] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:50] } 9. cxb5?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:19] } 9... axb5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:30:26] } 10. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:23] } 10... c6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:30:28] } 11. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:09] } 11... e5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:43] } 12. d5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:15:34] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:31:10] } 13. dxc6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:58:33] } 13... Nc4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:31:39] } 14. Qc1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:58:52] } 14... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:32:08] } 15. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:59:15] } 15... Be6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:32:34] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:58:43] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:23:12] } 17. b3 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:46:47] } 17... Rb6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:59] } 18. Nd5?! { [%eval -0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:46] } 18... Bxd5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:52] } 19. exd5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:40:52] } 19... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:57] } 20. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:15] } 20... Rb5? { [%eval 1.44] } { Mistake. exf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:14] } 21. Nc3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:29:07] } 21... Rc5?! { [%eval 2.16] } { Inaccuracy. exf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:52] } 22. Bc4 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:28:30] } 22... Qb6?? { [%eval 4.76] } { Blunder. exf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:57] } 23. O-O { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:19:15] } 23... Rxc6 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:15:05] } 24. Qxb6?! { [%eval 3.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:31] } 24... Rxb6 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:15:34] } 25. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:19:33] } 25... Nd7?! { [%eval 4.79] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:44] } 26. f4 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:18:13] } 26... Ra8 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:15:24] } 27. Rf2 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:16:34] } 27... f5 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:14:36] } 28. Ng5 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:16:36] } 28... Nc5 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:14:33] } 29. Rc2 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:15:13] } 29... Bf6 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:13:27] } 30. Kg2?! { [%eval 3.18] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:23] } 30... Rb7? { [%eval 5.2] } { Mistake. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:14] } 31. Ne6 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:10:34] } 31... Ne4 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:11:27] } 32. a4 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:06:58] } 32... Rc8 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:08:34] } 33. Rdc1 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:06:29] } 33... Rb4 { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:08:36] } 34. a5 { [%eval 6.92] [%clk 0:04:30] } 34... Ra8 { [%eval 7.3] [%clk 0:05:14] } 35. a6 { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 0:04:53] } 35... Rbb8 { [%eval 7.72] [%clk 0:01:44] } 36. Bd3 { [%eval 8.0] [%clk 0:03:54] } 36... Be7 { [%eval 8.85] [%clk 0:00:54] } 37. Rc7 { [%eval 8.92] [%clk 0:03:43] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval 9.53] [%clk 0:01:14] } 38. Rb7 { [%eval 8.22] [%clk 0:03:22] } 38... Nf6 { [%eval 9.26] [%clk 0:00:49] } 39. Rxb8 { [%eval 8.16] [%clk 0:02:21] } 39... Rxb8 { [%eval 8.34] [%clk 0:01:18] } 40. Nc7 { [%eval 8.3] [%clk 0:02:34] } 40... Rxb3 { [%eval 8.37] [%clk 0:00:36] } 41. a7 { [%eval 8.21] [%clk 0:02:42] } 41... Rb2+ { [%eval 10.75] [%clk 0:00:34] } 42. Rc2 { [%eval 10.82] [%clk 0:02:50] } 1-0