Event: Round 7: Thomas Merkos - Nikolaos Poupalos
Date: 2023-08-30
White: Thomas Merkos
Black: Nikolaos Poupalos
Result: 0-1
ECO: B92
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:16] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:45] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:38] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:51] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:54] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:33:16] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:30:50] } 9... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:33:28] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:30:22] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:45] } 11. Bc4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:29:59] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:30] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:08] } 12... Qc8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:46] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:26:44] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:32] } 14. Bb3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:26:56] } 14... Bd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:51] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:17:14] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:08] } 16. c4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:10:41] } 16... Qb7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:20:52] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:06:29] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:59:00] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:58:38] } 18... Nxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:33] } 19. Qxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:43] } 19... f5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:53:04] } 20. exf5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:48:20] } 20... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:45] } 21. Ne3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:39:54] } 21... Be4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:45:09] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:39:09] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:44:15] } 23. Ndf1 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:35:54] } 23... Rf6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:37:38] } 24. Nd5?! { [%eval -1.1] } { Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:42] } 24... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:37:01] } 25. Rxd5?! { [%eval -2.34] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:11] } 25... Bb6 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:37:27] } 26. cxb5? { [%eval -3.96] } { Mistake. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:14] } 26... Rxf2 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:34:33] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:20:19] } 27... Raf8 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:30:09] } 28. Ng3 { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:20:23] } 28... Bc5?? { [%eval -1.58] } { Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:27] } 29. bxa6 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:15:53] } 29... Qxa6 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:26:46] } 30. h3 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:15:01] } 30... Qa8?! { [%eval -1.05] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:44] } 31. Rcxc5?? { [%eval -3.92] } { Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:20] } 31... dxc5 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:20:50] } 32. Ne4 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:01:24] } 32... Rxb2 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:20:18] } 33. Qd3 { [%eval -4.5] } 33... Qxa2 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:15:11] } 34. Rd8 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:00:35] } 34... Qg8 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:15:25] } 35. Rxf8 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:00:39] } 35... Qxf8 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:15:54] } 36. Ng5 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:00:50] } 36... g6 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:14:00] } 37. Qe4 { [%eval -5.69] [%clk 0:01:14] } 37... Qf1+ { [%eval -6.03] [%clk 0:12:59] } 38. Kh2 { [%eval -6.14] [%clk 0:01:41] } 38... Qf4+ { [%eval -6.16] [%clk 0:13:27] } 0-1