Event: Round 8: Zaven Andriasian - Richard Balansag Bitoon
Date: 2023-12-30
White: Zaven Andriasian
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Richard Balansag Bitoon
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 1-0
ECO: C41
Opening: Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... d6?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:29:57] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:57] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:30:00] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:57] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:29:29] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:57] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:40] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:29:57] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:28:29] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:57] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:28:29] } 8... Rb8 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:25:56] } 9. Ba2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:23:17] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:22:26] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:22:32] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:10:01] } 11. axb5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:10:22] } 11... cxb5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:10:01] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:09:42] } 12... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:08:25] } 13. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:09:32] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:07:27] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:02:56] } 14... a4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:02:33] } 15. Bb4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:57:40] } 15... Nf6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:02:33] } 16. Ra3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:47:14] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:27:19] } 17. exd5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:47:03] } 17... e4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:26:49] } 18. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:44:55] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:26:15] } 19. Rc3? { [%eval -0.05] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:34] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:25:48] } 20. Rce3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:19:16] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:25] } 21. Ne5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:18:35] } 21... dxe5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:18:36] } 22. Bxf8 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:18:35] } 22... exd4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:46] } 23. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:35] } 23... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:17] } 24. Rg3+ { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:17:29] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:08] } 25. Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:38] } 25... Bxd5?? { [%eval 4.69] } { Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 26. Rh4 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:13:02] } 26... Bxh4?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:01] } 27. Qe5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:13:02] } 1-0