Event: 5th Sharjah Masters
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2022-05-25
White: Msellek, Ilyass
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2411
Black: Nihal Sarin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2646
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:47] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:30:08] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:28] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:23] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:37] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:46] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:27] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:05] } 6. b4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:05] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:48] } 7. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:25] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:28] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:19:08] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:28:15] } 9. b5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:17:13] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:16] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:11:20] } 10... h5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:39] } 11. Qd4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:05:45] } 11... Nh6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:10] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:04:38] } 12... Nc5?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:05] } 13. Nbd2?! { [%eval -0.02] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:24] } 13... b6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:15:05] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:54:25] } 14... Bb7?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:49] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:49] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:11:01] } 16. Qe3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:43:27] } 16... Nf5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:02:15] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:42:41] } 17... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:48:03] } 18. cxd3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:32:57] } 18... Rc2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:28:35] } 19. Rab1?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Rfb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:06] } 19... O-O?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:55] } 20. Ne1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:21:39] } 20... Rc7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:25:53] } 21. Nef3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:21:59] } 21... d4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:10:55] } 22. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:20:55] } 22... Rxc1+ { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:05:38] } 23. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:21:21] } 23... Qd5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:05:00] } 24. Rc4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:21:09] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:04:36] } 25. Rxc8+ { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:19:53] } 25... Bxc8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:05:06] } 26. Nc4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:20:00] } 26... Bd8? { [%eval 1.82] } { Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:31] } 27. Qe4 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:19:04] } 27... Qd7 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:04:04] } 28. Qc6 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:18:04] } 28... Qxc6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:01:27] } 29. bxc6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:18:29] } 29... Ba6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:01:57] } 30. Nd6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:08:47] } 1/2-1/2