Event: Women's Candidates Tournament, Pool B
Site: Khiva, Uzbekistan
Date: 2022-11-29
White: Kosteniuk, Alexandra
WhiteElo: 2521
Black: Goryachkina, Aleksandra
BlackElo: 2584
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C65
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an incrementof 30 seconds per move starting from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:15] } 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... dxc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:32] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:29] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:11] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:25] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:07] } 8. Nc4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:29:22] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:15] } 9. Kh1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:48] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:21:52] } 10. Ng1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:18:31] } 10... Nf8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:18:29] } 11. Ne2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:13:44] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:09:30] } 12. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:00] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:07:05] } 13. Ne3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:04:29] } 13... f6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:04:26] } 14. Ngf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:41] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:53] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:28] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:23] } 16. Rg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:42] } 16... Nf4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:53:58] } 17. g3?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:32] } 17... Nh3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:52:48] } 18. Rf1 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:46:52] } 18... Ng5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:49:23] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:46:55] } 19... Nf7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:42:00] } 20. b3 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:40:08] } 20... Nd6 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:38:32] } 21. Nh4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:33:46] } 21... Nb5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:29:22] } 22. Bb2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:32:53] } 22... Bd4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:28:16] } 23. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:28:22] } 23... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:26:27] } 24. Qd1 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:28:29] } 24... c5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:23:52] } 25. c3?! { [%eval -0.86] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:56] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:22:31] } 26. Qe2?! { [%eval -1.62] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:08] } 26... a5 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:20:08] } 27. f4 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:22:35] } 27... a4 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:16:51] } 28. Rab1 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:17:10] } 28... axb3 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:16:34] } 29. axb3 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:17:39] } 29... Red8 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:16:11] } 30. Rfd1 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:17:31] } 30... Ra3 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:15:23] } 31. Qc2 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:12:35] } 31... b5 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:13:44] } 32. Nf3?! { [%eval -2.17] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:33] } 32... Qf7 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:12:34] } 33. Nd2?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:39] } 33... exf4 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:10:01] } 34. gxf4 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:08:05] } 34... f5? { [%eval -0.84] } { Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:05] } 35. exf5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:05:51] } 35... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:09:54] } 36. Nxf5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:06:18] } 36... Qxf5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:10:17] } 37. Ne4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:06:27] } 37... Ne7 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:04:10] } 38. Qf2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:04:21] } 38... Ng6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:03:15] } 39. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:03:47] } 39... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:02:39] } 40. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:04:15] } 40... Nxf4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:02:47] } 41. Ra1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:27:57] } 1/2-1/2