Event: 23rd Dubai Open | A
Site: -
Date: 2023-06-03
White: Theodorou, Nikolas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2591
Black: Sankalp Gupta
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2504
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:36] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:03] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:30] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:02] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:54] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:07] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:00] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:47] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:28:11] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:14] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:17] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:38] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:19:31] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:20:17] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:19:45] } 11. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:20:43] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:20:09] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:21:11] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:12:09] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:58:02] } 13... Na6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:04:49] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:58:03] } 14... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:03:17] } 15. g4?! { [%eval 0.14] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:44:53] } 15... Bh7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:02:44] } 16. h4?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:18] } 16... c5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:55:58] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:42:14] } 17... cxd4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:48:01] } 18. Rxd4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:41:59] } 18... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:58] } 19. g5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:39:03] } 19... Rac8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:36:47] } 20. Nf4?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:19] } 20... Nc5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:36:58] } 21. Kb1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:37:36] } 21... h5?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:04] } 22. Ncd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:32:53] } 22... Qe5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:27:06] } 23. Nxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:34] } 23... Red8?? { [%eval 5.11] } { Blunder. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:51] } 24. Qxc5 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:22:54] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:13:45] } 25. Qxb5 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:19:52] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:13:06] } 26. Qa5 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:19:06] } 26... Bf5 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:12:17] } 27. Nhf4 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:18:26] } 27... Rd7 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:11:54] } 28. Qc3 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:16:24] } 1-0