Event: Round 8: Kirk Ghazarian - Raymond Kaufman
Date: 2023-05-21
White: Kirk Ghazarian
WhiteTitle: IM
Black: Raymond Kaufman
BlackTitle: IM
Result: 1-0
ECO: D02
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:13] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:27:27] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:26:12] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:26] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:51] } 4... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:23:29] } 5. Qd2 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:30:41] } 5... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:23:52] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:26] } 6... Qa5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:20:47] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:30:19] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:20:29] } 8. g3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:52] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:17:00] } 9. Nb3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:50] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:14:35] } 10. Bg2 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:26:58] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:10:36] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:26:34] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:10:10] } 12. Qe3?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:43] } 12... Bb4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:46:48] } 13. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:41:24] } 13... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:41:31] } 14. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:41:31] } 14... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:28:25] } 15. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:37:51] } 15... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:28:15] } 16. bxc3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:38:19] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:25:05] } 17. f3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:27:45] } 17... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:23:12] } 18. Bb2 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:27:47] } 18... Nxa2? { [%eval 1.82] } { Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:15] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:27:00] } 19... Bc4?! { [%eval 2.59] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:12] } 20. Bxg7 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:26:46] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:17:33] } 21. Nxb7 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:23:22] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:16:21] } 22. Bd4 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:21:57] } 22... a5 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:15:32] } 23. Bc5+ { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:19:20] } 23... Kd7 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:15:14] } 24. Ba3 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:18:35] } 24... Nc3 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:13:41] } 25. Nd6?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:27] } 25... Bxe2 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:11:26] } 26. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:10:54] } 26... Rgb8 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:06:47] } 27. Nxf7 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:09:40] } 27... Rb3 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:05:47] } 28. Ne5+ { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:09:11] } 28... Ke6?? { [%eval 3.98] } { Blunder. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:36] } 29. Nd3 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:07:56] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:05:45] } 30. Nc1?? { [%eval 0.96] } { Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:19] } 30... Rb1 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:06:07] } 31. Nxe2 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:05:27] } 31... Nxe2+ { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:06:30] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:05:54] } 32... Rxa1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:06:10] } 33. Rxa1 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:06:23] } 33... Nd4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:06:21] } 34. Bb2 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:04:35] } 34... Nc2? { [%eval 2.75] } { Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:13] } 35. Ra4 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:04:18] } 35... Nb4 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:05:41] } 36. Bc3 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:03:59] } 36... Nc6 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:06:05] } 37. Rh4 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:04:07] } 37... Kg6? { [%eval 5.29] } { Mistake. Kg8 was best. } 38. Rg4+?! { [%eval 3.46] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } 38... Kf5 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:06:18] } 39. Re4 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:04:02] } 39... h5 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:06:20] } 40. h3 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:04:11] } 40... a4? { [%eval 5.77] } { Mistake. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:00] } 41. g4+ { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:04:29] } 41... hxg4 { [%eval 6.13] [%clk 0:06:04] } 42. hxg4+ { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:04:57] } 42... Kg5?? { [%eval #26] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } 43. Re6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:05:14] } 1-0