Event: Round 9: Shahin Valiyev - Karthikeyan Ajay
Date: 2023-07-15
White: Shahin Valiyev
Black: Karthikeyan Ajay
Result: 0-1
ECO: C78
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:23] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:24] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:32] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:03] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:55] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:28] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:20] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:53] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:47] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:18] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:13] } 10. a5?? { [%eval -1.45] } { Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:06] } 10... Nxa5 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 1:33:00] } 11. dxe5?! { [%eval -2.49] } { Inaccuracy. Ba2 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:48] } 11... Nxb3 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 1:26:50] } 12. Qxb3 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 1:18:00] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 1:26:56] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 1:09:54] } 13... Bxe3 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 1:26:13] } 14. fxe3 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 1:10:19] } 14... O-O { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 1:25:04] } 15. e6 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 1:08:37] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 1:14:28] } 16. exf7+ { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 1:08:24] } 16... Rxf7 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 1:14:56] } 17. Qa2 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 1:07:44] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 1:15:04] } 18. e4 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:59:37] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 1:12:39] } 19. Na3 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 1:00:02] } 19... Rf8 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 1:06:59] } 20. Rae1 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 1:00:14] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 1:03:57] } 21. Nc2 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 1:00:26] } 21... h6?! { [%eval -4.35] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:14] } 22. Qb1?! { [%eval -6.12] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:30] } 22... Rxf3 { [%eval -6.15] [%clk 0:52:01] } 0-1