Event: 23rd Dubai Open | A
Site: -
Date: 2023-05-29
White: Kovalev, Vladislav
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2612
Black: Matlakov, Maxim
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2662
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:26] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:36] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:17:11] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:02] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:17:32] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:28] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:17:44] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:43] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:09] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:40] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:18:30] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:29] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:18:52] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:53] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:18] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:18] } 10... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:19:43] } 11. c3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:44] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:19:45] } 12. Nc2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:43] } 12... Bg5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:19:49] } 13. a4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:19:17] } 13... bxa4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:19:23] } 14. Ncb4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:19:30] } 14... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:18:15] } 15. cxb4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:19:45] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:17:46] } 16. Qxa4?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:30] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:01:44] } 17. Bc4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:58:24] } 17... Qc8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:55:15] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:42] } 18... Qg4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:44:45] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:34:20] } 19... Qxf3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:41:07] } 20. gxf3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:34:49] } 20... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:40:30] } 21. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:35:14] } 21... Rxb4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:40:52] } 22. Rxa6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:24:41] } 22... Rxb2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:40:55] } 23. O-O { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:25:04] } 23... Bd8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:36:02] } 24. Rxd6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:24:51] } 24... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:25] } 25. Rxb6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:25:11] } 25... Bxb6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:36:52] } 26. Ra1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:25:37] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:37:09] } 27. Ra8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:26:02] } 27... Rxa8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:37:37] } 28. Bxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:29] } 28... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:01] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:56] } 29... Bb6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:38:28] } 30. Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:23] } 30... Bc5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:38:56] } 1/2-1/2