Event: Round 9: Momchil Nikolov - Steven Le Pen
Date: 2023-10-27
White: Momchil Nikolov
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2465
Black: Steven Le Pen
BlackElo: 2096
Result: 1-0
ECO: B67
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:28] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:46] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:10] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:31] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:26] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:01] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:40] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:37] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:46] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:42] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:52] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:27:48] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:32:38] } 10... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:12] } 11. Kb1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:03] } 11... b4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:23:43] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:32:01] } 12... d5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:12:55] } 13. e5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:20:05] } 13... h6 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 1:13:02] } 14. Bh4 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:19:44] } 14... Ne4? { [%eval 3.2] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:08] } 15. Qe1 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 1:18:36] } 15... g5 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 1:03:20] } 16. fxe4 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 1:18:46] } 16... gxh4 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 1:03:46] } 17. exd5 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 1:18:41] } 17... Bxd5 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:57:03] } 18. Nf4 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 1:18:44] } 18... Qa5?! { [%eval 4.95] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:12] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 1:18:44] } 19... exd5 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:52:35] } 20. Qxh4? { [%eval 2.58] } { Mistake. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:25] } 20... Be7?! { [%eval 4.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:33] } 21. Qg4 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 1:14:22] } 21... h5 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:46:28] } 22. Qf5 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 1:12:48] } 22... Rh6 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:44:02] } 23. Be2 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 1:12:46] } 23... h4?! { [%eval 7.8] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:29] } 24. Bh5?! { [%eval 5.72] } { Inaccuracy. Rhf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:27] } 24... Rxh5 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:34:24] } 25. Qxh5 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 1:11:57] } 1-0