Event: Round 8: Carlos Sandoval Mercado - Bilel Bellahcene
Date: 2023-11-20
White: Carlos Sandoval Mercado
WhiteTitle: FM
Black: Bilel Bellahcene
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E49
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:54] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:33:21] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:54] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:50] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:16] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:34:19] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:32] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:34:47] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:22] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:34:16] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:31] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:34:40] } 12. Re1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:33:25] } 12... Rd8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:33:55] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:31:45] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:34:14] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:32:00] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:33:55] } 15. Rb2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:32:19] } 15... Na5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:22:16] } 16. e4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:29:01] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:22:32] } 17. cxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:24] } 17... Ne8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:17:50] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:23:37] } 18... Rd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:17:39] } 19. d5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:09:07] } 19... Bc4?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:31] } 20. Rc2?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:36] } 20... Qb7?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:21] } 21. Qc1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:57:23] } 21... Nd6?? { [%eval 2.74] } { Blunder. Rdc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:00] } 22. Bxc4 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:51:28] } 22... Ndxc4 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 1:01:25] } 23. Bf6 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:46:01] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:54:13] } 24. Nh5?! { [%eval 2.56] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:39] } 24... gxf6 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:54:13] } 25. Qh6+? { [%eval 0.84] } { Mistake. Nxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:03] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:54:31] } 26. Qxf6+? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rec1 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:35] } 26... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:51] } 27. dxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:51] } 27... fxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:18] } 28. Rd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:15] } 28... Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:20] } 29. Qe5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:03] } 29... Kd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:38] } 30. Qf6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:21] } 30... Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:04] } 31. Qe5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:38] } 31... Kd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:26] } 32. Qf6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:04] } 1/2-1/2