Event: Round 3: Bach Ngo - Mikhail Zlotnikov
Date: 2023-05-20
White: Bach Ngo
WhiteTitle: FM
Black: Mikhail Zlotnikov
BlackTitle: IM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A42
Opening: Modern Defense: Kotov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:15] } 1... g6?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:35] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:59] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:09] } 4... Nc6?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:36] } 5. Nge2 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:25:51] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:30] } 6. d5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:26:09] } 6... Nce7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:29:02] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:25:09] } 7... f5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:28:13] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:25:06] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:28:20] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:25:21] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:25:30] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:24:46] } 10... fxe4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:22:53] } 11. fxe4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:25:05] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:22:04] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:24:53] } 12... Rf7?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:48] } 13. Kb1 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:22:09] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:13:59] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:20:53] } 14... Qf8 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:12:20] } 15. Rg1?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:46] } 15... Kh8?! { [%eval 1.5] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:24] } 16. g4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:13:15] } 16... Nf4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:12:40] } 17. h4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:12:23] } 17... Qc8 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:08:13] } 18. g5 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:11:52] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:08:33] } 19. Re1 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:07:20] } 19... Nh5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:07:27] } 20. Nc1 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:04:43] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 1:06:57] } 21. Nd3 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:47:49] } 21... Bf3 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 1:01:17] } 22. Nf2 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:47:17] } 22... Nf4?! { [%eval 2.7] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:24] } 23. Rg3?? { [%eval 0.71] } { Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:45] } 23... Bh5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:00:52] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:42:29] } 24... b6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:59:00] } 25. b4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:41:31] } 25... a5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:58:58] } 26. a3?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:47] } 26... axb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:57:17] } 27. axb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:40:47] } 27... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:57:45] } 28. Nb5?! { [%eval -0.54] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:16] } 28... Ra4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:57:08] } 29. bxc5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:35:57] } 29... bxc5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:57:34] } 30. Rc2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:36:12] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:56:29] } 31. Ra2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:35:44] } 31... Rfa8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:56:25] } 32. Rxa4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:36:05] } 32... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:56:54] } 33. Qc2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:36:25] } 33... Ra8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:55:58] } 34. Bc1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:36:15] } 34... Nc8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:56:17] } 35. Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:15] } 35... Qb7?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:56] } 36. Qa2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:32:32] } 36... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:55:59] } 37. Qxa3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:32:55] } 37... Bf8?! { [%eval 1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:29] } 38. Qa5?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:14] } 38... Nb6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:51:25] } 39. Kc2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:30:28] } 39... Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:18] } 40. Bxe2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:27:10] } 40... Nxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:45] } 41. Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:02] } 41... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:49] } 42. Ne3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:23:13] } 42... Nd4+ { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:45:02] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:22:37] } 43... Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:41:23] } 1/2-1/2