Event: Round 5: Pier Luigi Basso - Aras Vardanyan
Date: 2022-08-18
White: Pier Luigi Basso
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Aras Vardanyan
Result: 1-0
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:53] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:16:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:16:39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:25] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:59] } 4... a6?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:37] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:17:10] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:01] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:13] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:31:12] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:16:05] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:40] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:10:42] } 8... Bd6?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:44] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:06:28] } 9... Qb8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:22:08] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:04:37] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:14:18] } 11. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:02:41] } 11... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:11:28] } 12. dxc5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:03:01] } 12... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:11:34] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:02:38] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:10:35] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:02:47] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:09:30] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:13] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:01:10] } 16. Qb1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:59:51] } 16... d4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:54:12] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:51:34] } 17... b4?? { [%eval 1.5] } { Blunder. Nxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:54] } 18. Ne2 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:42:48] } 18... Nxd3 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:45:40] } 19. Qxd3 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:43:06] } 19... Bxa2?? { [%eval 4.16] } { Blunder. Rxc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:19] } 20. b3 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:43:09] } 20... Qd5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:40:14] } 21. Nfxd4 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:38:39] } 21... Ne4 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:36:36] } 22. Rxc8 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 0:31:16] } 22... Rxc8 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:36:39] } 23. Qxa6 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:31:40] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:33:59] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:31:05] } 24... g6 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:21:05] } 25. Rc8+ { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:31:10] } 25... Rxc8 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:21:32] } 26. Qxc8+ { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:31:36] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:21:57] } 27. Qc2 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:31:42] } 27... Qa8 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:22:22] } 28. f3 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:31:45] } 28... Nc3 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:21:06] } 29. Nxc3 { [%eval 6.54] [%clk 0:32:07] } 29... bxc3 { [%eval 6.55] [%clk 0:21:33] } 30. Qxc3 { [%eval 6.55] [%clk 0:32:32] } 30... Kh6?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:02] } 31. Qb2?? { [%eval 6.7] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:32:40] } 31... Qa6 { [%eval 6.47] [%clk 0:21:07] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:32:57] } 32... f5 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:21:12] } 33. Ne2 { [%eval 6.83] [%clk 0:33:12] } 33... f4 { [%eval 8.22] [%clk 0:20:56] } 34. Nxf4 { [%eval 7.79] [%clk 0:33:27] } 1-0