Event: Round 6: Nikola Topalov - Pavel Krstevski
Date: 2023-05-08
White: Nikola Topalov
Black: Pavel Krstevski
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B56
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:04] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:10] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:33] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:47] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:27:58] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:31] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:22] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:28:09] } 7... g6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:28:31] } 8. f4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:24:04] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:28:05] } 9. e5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:22:10] } 9... dxe5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:26:07] } 10. Qxd8+ { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:22:17] } 10... Kxd8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:26:32] } 11. fxe5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:18:58] } 11... Nd5?! { [%eval 0.49] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:53] } 12. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:16:10] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:25:18] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:14:13] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.92] } 14. Bd3? { [%eval -0.59] } { Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:22] } 14... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:23:53] } 15. cxd3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:09:44] } 15... Kd7 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:24:12] } 16. O-O { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 1:08:12] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:21:34] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:08:02] } 17... Rxc1 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 1:20:50] } 18. Rxc1 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:08:18] } 18... Rc8?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:12] } 19. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:49] } 19... Kxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:33] } 20. Kf2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:03:37] } 20... Kd7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:19:32] } 21. Ke3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:03:02] } 21... Kc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:17:37] } 22. d4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:02:42] } 22... Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:00] } 23. Kd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:02:27] } 23... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:10:05] } 24. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:03] } 24... Bf8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:08:51] } 25. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:58] } 25... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:21] } 26. Bc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:00] } 26... Be7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:07:24] } 1/2-1/2