Event: Round 8: Alexander Maier - Kaido Kulaots
Date: 2023-11-04
White: Alexander Maier
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2277
Black: Kaido Kulaots
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2508
Result: 0-1
ECO: B06
Opening: Modern Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:11] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:29:13] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:30:46] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:28:22] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:30:07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:27:51] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:29:37] } 5. Qe2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:15] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:35] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:28:23] } 6... dxe5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:28:22] } 7. dxe5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:28:47] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:28:48] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:28:51] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:18:32] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:28:22] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:12:19] } 10. Bb3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:16:07] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:10:17] } 11. c4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:07:42] } 11... Nb6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:10:40] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:07:13] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:00:17] } 13. Nbd2?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:12] } 13... Na6?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:09] } 14. Bc2 { [%eval 0.07] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:58] } 15. Bb1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:56:56] } 15... Rfe8?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:39] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:48:36] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:39:20] } 17. Re1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:46:41] } 17... a4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:38:39] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:35:55] } 18... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:24:15] } 19. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:25:55] } 19... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:24:37] } 20. Neg5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:20:52] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:24:56] } 21. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:21:16] } 21... fxe6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:25:22] } 22. Bxg6?? { [%eval -2.0] } { Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:27] } 22... hxg6 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:25:10] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:13:53] } 23... Qd6 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:22:56] } 24. Qh6 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:14:14] } 24... Bg7 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:23:13] } 25. Qh4 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:13:17] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:12:08] } 26. Qh6 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:13:41] } 26... Qd3 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:12:33] } 27. Re3 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:12:58] } 27... Qf5 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:10:50] } 28. g4 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:12:41] } 28... Bg7 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:11:02] } 29. Qxg7+ { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 0:07:13] } 29... Kxg7 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:11:27] } 30. gxf5 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:07:41] } 30... Nc2 { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 0:07:07] } 31. Rxe6 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:06:33] } 31... Nxa1 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:07:29] } 32. Rxg6+ { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:06:54] } 32... Kf8 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:07:44] } 33. Ng5 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:05:40] } 33... Rec8 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:07:18] } 0-1