Event: European Chess Club Cup 2023
Site: Durres, Albania
Date: 2023-10-07
White: Grigorian, Spartak
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2444
Black: Krstulovic, Alex
BlackElo: 2433
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90' + 30' & 30\

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:58] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:03] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:21] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:45] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:11] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:04] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:05] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:23] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:29] } 6... f6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:10] } 7. b4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:34] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:31] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:22:49] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:41] } 9. b5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:13:21] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:22] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:13:18] } 10... Nh6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:39] } 11. c4?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:56] } 11... O-O?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:38] } 12. Qc2?! { [%eval -0.45] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:43:55] } 12... fxe5 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 1:13:43] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:27:53] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 1:11:42] } 14. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:28:19] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:06:47] } 15. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:16:25] } 15... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:06:15] } 16. Ra2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:16:53] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:03:06] } 17. O-O { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:15:45] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:59:06] } 18. Qb3?! { [%eval -0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:35] } 18... Ng4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:52:15] } 19. cxd5 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:10:13] } 19... exd5 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:46:16] } 20. h3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:06:06] } 20... Ne5?! { [%eval -0.16] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:19] } 21. Be4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:06:32] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:39] } 22. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:55] } 22... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:37] } 23. Qxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:03] } 23... Rc5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:32:05] } 24. Rd1? { [%eval -0.79] } { Mistake. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:32] } 24... Rxb5 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:29:46] } 25. Qd4? { [%eval -3.03] } { Mistake. Qa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:39] } 25... Rxb1 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:30:00] } 26. Ra1 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:00:46] } 26... Rxa1 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:24:09] } 27. Qxa1 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:01:15] } 27... Qxf2+ { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:24:32] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:01:44] } 28... Qg3 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:22:48] } 29. Bxb7 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:01:49] } 29... Bxh3 { [%eval -6.29] [%clk 0:22:18] } 30. gxh3?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 30... Qxh3+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:22:41] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:01:02] } 31... Qg3+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:22:51] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:01:27] } 32... Ng4? { [%eval -8.82] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:23:01] } 33. Bg2? { [%eval #-1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 33... Qh2# 0-1