Event: Round 12: Neil Bhavikatti - Alexander Shabalov
Date: 2022-08-05
White: Neil Bhavikatti
Black: Alexander Shabalov
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E34
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:39:41] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:41:12] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:39:56] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:41:30] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:40:19] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:51] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:40:37] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:39:32] } 5... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:40:16] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:38:32] } 6... Qf5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:40:37] } 7. Qxf5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:35] } 7... exf5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:40:50] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:57] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:39:26] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:43] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:38:02] } 10. Ng5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:42] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:34:30] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:10:50] } 11... O-O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:28] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:53:09] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:28:55] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:52:47] } 13... Bc7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:26:38] } 14. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:50:32] } 14... fxe6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:02] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:50:44] } 15... g6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:23:41] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:45:46] } 16... e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:24] } 17. dxe5?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:09] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:22:00] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:45:07] } 18... Rhe8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:20:16] } 19. Bc3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:41:36] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:10:57] } 20. Bd4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:40:41] } 20... Rd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:03:01] } 21. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:40:00] } 21... Nb6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:01:27] } 22. Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:12] } 22... Nxa4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:53:07] } 23. Bxa4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:36:36] } 23... Bb6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:53:27] } 24. Bxb6?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:19] } 24... axb6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:53:13] } 25. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:28:33] } 25... Nxd7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:44:11] } 26. g3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:20:30] } 26... b5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:41:32] } 27. Bc2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:19:35] } 27... Nb6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:41:39] } 28. b3 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:15:43] } 28... Kc7 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:40:52] } 29. Kf1 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:15:10] } 29... Nd5 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:37:23] } 30. Ke2 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:15:02] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:35:30] } 31. h3?! { [%eval -1.4] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:37] } 31... b4 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:34:42] } 32. a4 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:13:51] } 32... Nc3+ { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:34:43] } 33. Ke1 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:12:31] } 33... b5 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:32:31] } 34. a5 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:07:43] } 34... c5 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:32:09] } 35. Bd3?! { [%eval -2.66] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:01] } 35... Rd8?! { [%eval -1.94] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:39] } 36. a6 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:05:01] } 36... c4 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:22:50] } 37. bxc4?? { [%eval -4.9] } { Blunder. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:10] } 37... b3?? { [%eval 0.03] } { Blunder. Rxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:11] } 38. a7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:06] } 38... bxc4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:14:44] } 39. Rc1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:51] } 39... Kb7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:14:48] } 40. Rxc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:03:57] } 40... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:56] } 41. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:01:49] } 41... Kxa7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:23] } 42. Ke2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:01:18] } 42... Rd6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:48] } 43. Rc1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:20:11] } 43... Ra6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:40:18] } 44. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:06] } 44... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:40:42] } 45. Ke1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:18:09] } 45... Ra3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:41:05] } 46. Kd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:18:27] } 46... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:41:31] } 47. Ke1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:18:53] } 47... Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:54] } 48. Kd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:19:16] } 1/2-1/2