Event: Round 4: Timur Safin - Alexey Smirnov
Date: 2023-07-29
White: Timur Safin
Black: Alexey Smirnov
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 1-0
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:13] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:15:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:33] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:28] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:39] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:15:35] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:47] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:15:36] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:15:42] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:40] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:15:51] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:15:30] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:58] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:14:56] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:16:05] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:15:02] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:13] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:03] } 11. Bh4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:22] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:02] } 12. Bg3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:06] } 12... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:14:57] } 13. hxg3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:14] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:13:33] } 14. Rab1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:14:51] } 14... Qd6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:13:00] } 15. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:13:35] } 15... Ng4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:12:17] } 16. Na4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:12:24] } 16... Rae8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:11:20] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:12:25] } 17... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:11:06] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:12:26] } 18... Bc8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:10:45] } 19. a4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:12:12] } 19... Re7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:09:49] } 20. b5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:11:08] } 20... axb5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:08:55] } 21. axb5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:11:17] } 21... cxb5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:06:43] } 22. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:11:17] } 22... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:06:01] } 23. Qb2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:10:54] } 23... Nxf2 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:05:53] } 24. Qxf2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:10:50] } 24... Ng4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:05:57] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:07:49] } 25... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:03:34] } 26. Ne5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:07:39] } 26... f6?? { [%eval 2.9] } { Blunder. R8xe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:41] } 27. Nxb7 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:07:10] } 27... Bxb7 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:01:33] } 28. Nxg4 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:07:09] } 28... Rxg3 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:01:08] } 29. Nxh6+ { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:07:12] } 29... gxh6 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:00:51] } 30. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:07:21] } 30... Rg5 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:00:36] } 31. Qe3 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:06:44] } 31... Qf8?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 32. Qh3?? { [%eval 4.96] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:27] } 32... f5 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:00:22] } 33. Bb5 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:05:42] } 33... Re4 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:00:23] } 34. Bd7 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:05:31] } 34... Kh8?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 1-0