Event: Chessengland.com Grandmasters Festival - GM Group B
Site: Mindsports Centre, Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-12-08
White: Kovchan, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2491
Black: Derakhshani, Borna
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2380
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 min + 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:24] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:08] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:35] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:00] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:47] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:26] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:48] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:50] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:13] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:17] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:32] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:41] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:56] } 10... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:34:08] } 11. c3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:09] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:34:22] } 12. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:15] } 12... Bg5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:34:29] } 13. Nc2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:28] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:45] } 14. a3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:30:01] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:33:50] } 15. h4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:29:28] } 15... Bh6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:34:16] } 16. Ncb4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:28:55] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:33:24] } 17. Bh3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:28:02] } 17... Nc8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:31:09] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:26:54] } 18... a5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:30:35] } 19. Bxc8?! { [%eval -1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:04] } 19... Rxc8 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 20. Qxb5 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 1:19:18] } 20... Ba8 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 1:31:10] } 21. Nd3? { [%eval -2.68] } { Mistake. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:05] } 21... f5 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 1:31:17] } 22. f3 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 1:18:00] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 1:25:23] } 23. Nf2?! { [%eval -3.51] } { Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:04] } 1/2-1/2