Event: Round 1: Joel Benjamin - Alexander Shabalov
Date: 2022-07-07
White: Joel Benjamin
Black: Alexander Shabalov
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B28
Opening: Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... a6?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:59] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:02] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:04:20] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:20] } 7. O-O?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:18] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:33] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:55:33] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:32:57] } 9. Nbd2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:16] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:17:38] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:51:30] } 10... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:18:00] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:27] } 11... Qa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:18] } 12. Bc2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:50:03] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:25] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:37] } 13... Bb4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:14:03] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:43:19] } 14... Bc5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:09:22] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:25] } 15... Qd8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:05:59] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:33:08] } 16... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:16] } 17. h4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:28:18] } 17... Bb5?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:08] } 18. Re1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:26:49] } 18... Qd7? { [%eval 1.8] } { Mistake. Nh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:10] } 19. Rc1?! { [%eval 1.15] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:45] } 19... Bd8 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:29:35] } 20. Qg4?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:19] } 20... h5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:27:42] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:17:13] } 21... g6 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:23:24] } 22. Bb4?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:53] } 22... Nh6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:23:28] } 23. Bd6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:15:19] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:23:17] } 24. Qf4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:14:57] } 24... Be7 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:20:49] } 25. Bd3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:11:36] } 25... Nf5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:13:22] } 26. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:11:10] } 26... gxf5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:13:46] } 27. Re3 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:10:23] } 27... Rg8 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:11:59] } 28. Rg3?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:12] } 28... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:09:35] } 29. exd6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:06:39] } 29... O-O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:09:53] } 30. Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:53] } 30... Kb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:35] } 31. Rgc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:00] } 31... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:27] } 32. Qf6? { [%eval -1.08] } { Mistake. R3c2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:28] } 32... Rgf8 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:04:40] } 33. Nh7 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:03:06] } 33... Rfd8?! { [%eval -0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:47] } 34. Ng5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:03:23] } 34... Rf8 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:04:01] } 35. Nh7?! { [%eval -1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:24] } 35... Rfd8?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:33] } 36. Ng5 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:03:48] } 1/2-1/2