Event: Round 1: Halvax, Alexander - Esipenko, Andrey
Date: 2023-11-22
White: Halvax, Alexander
WhiteElo: 1788
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2677
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:33] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:42] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:30] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:42] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:28] } 4... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:47] } 5. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:36] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:08] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:09] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:59] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:23:03] } 7... Nf5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:28:24] } 8. g4?! { [%eval -0.93] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:34] } 8... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:28:34] } 9. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:19:42] } 9... c5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:28:35] } 10. c3 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:15:25] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 1:27:49] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 1:10:02] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 1:27:38] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:06:12] } 12... a5 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 1:25:06] } 13. f4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:00:57] } 13... a4 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 1:25:30] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:51:11] } 14... Ra5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:22:04] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:50:01] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:22:16] } 16. Qd3 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:48:01] } 16... O-O { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 1:22:12] } 17. Ka1 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:45:56] } 17... Rb5 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 1:19:31] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:42:28] } 18... Na5 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 1:14:19] } 19. Rhf1 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:35:21] } 19... Ra8 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 1:11:39] } 20. a3 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:32:22] } 20... Rb3 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 1:10:19] } 21. Ka2 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:29:07] } 21... Be3?? { [%eval -1.09] } { Blunder. Bxa3 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:49] } 22. Rb1? { [%eval -2.38] } { Mistake. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:58] } 22... Bxd2 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 1:06:22] } 23. Qxd2 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:24:18] } 23... Nc4 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 1:06:49] } 24. Qc1 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:23:55] } 24... Qc5 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 1:07:12] } 25. Nd4 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:21:32] } 25... Nxa3 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 1:07:17] } 26. Nxb3?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. bxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:13] } 26... axb3+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 1:07:34] } 0-1