Event: Round 8: Nikola Topalov - Daniel Stefanoski
Date: 2023-05-10
White: Nikola Topalov
Black: Daniel Stefanoski
Result: 0-1
ECO: C84
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:41] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:52] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:11] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:14] } 8. h3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:28:49] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:32] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:19] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:35] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:14] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:26] } 11. b4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:22:22] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:30:55] } 12. bxc5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:19:02] } 12... dxc5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:31:19] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:17:44] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:27:24] } 14. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:12:53] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:23:51] } 15. Qe2?! { [%eval -1.64] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:36] } 15... Bb7? { [%eval -0.28] } { Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:01] } 16. Qe3 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:06:24] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:15:06] } 17. c4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 1:03:03] } 17... b4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:13:43] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:00:38] } 18... Nd4 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:12:10] } 19. Nfxd4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:58:33] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:09:30] } 20. Bc1?? { [%eval -6.42] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:50] } 0-1