Event: Round 7: Vancho Petrov - Nikola Topalov
Date: 2023-05-09
White: Vancho Petrov
Black: Nikola Topalov
Result: 1-0
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:12] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:16] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:57] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:30] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:34] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:03] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:09] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:19] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:41] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:13] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:23:05] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:30:13] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:17:32] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:29:00] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:07:31] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:28:07] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:02:57] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:55] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:00:12] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:22:24] } 11... Ng4? { [%eval 1.93] } { Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:51] } 12. Bxg4 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 1:22:24] } 12... Bxg4 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:57:11] } 13. f3?! { [%eval 1.47] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:34] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:47:59] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:21:40] } 14... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:47:32] } 15. Qxd5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:21:52] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:43:49] } 16. Na5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:18:44] } 16... Be7 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:41:31] } 17. Qxb7 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:17:59] } 17... Qxb7 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:40:02] } 18. Nxb7 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:18:12] } 18... Rb8 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:39:46] } 19. Nxd6+ { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:18:08] } 19... Bxd6 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:40:02] } 20. Rxd6 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:18:26] } 20... O-O?? { [%eval 4.11] } { Blunder. Rxb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:15] } 21. b3 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 1:18:42] } 21... Ra8 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:38:04] } 22. c4 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 1:18:40] } 22... Rfc8 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:37:29] } 23. g3 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 1:17:28] } 23... Ne7 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:36:35] } 24. Rfd1 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 1:16:16] } 24... f6 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:35:56] } 25. Bb6 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 1:15:38] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:35:43] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 1:14:37] } 26... Rab8 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:35:15] } 27. Be3 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 1:14:39] } 27... a5 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:34:37] } 28. R1d5 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 1:06:08] } 28... a4 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:31:55] } 29. Rc5 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 1:06:18] } 29... axb3 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:31:32] } 30. axb3 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 1:06:29] } 30... Nb4 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:27:53] } 31. Rxc8+ { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 1:05:49] } 31... Rxc8 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:28:12] } 32. Bb6 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 1:05:34] } 32... Nc2 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:27:23] } 33. c5 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 1:01:09] } 33... Nd4 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:25:48] } 34. b4 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:57:55] } 34... Kf8 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:25:38] } 35. f4 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:54:32] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:23:23] } 36. Rd5 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:49:09] } 36... Nc2 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:23:05] } 37. Ba5 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:48:28] } 37... exf4 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:22:31] } 38. gxf4 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:48:41] } 38... Rb8 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:22:07] } 39. c6 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:47:39] } 39... Nxb4 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:21:34] } 40. c7 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:47:49] } 1-0