Event: Round 7: Joshua Sheng - Nitish Nathan
Date: 2023-12-30
White: Joshua Sheng
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Nitish Nathan
BlackTitle: CM
Result: 1-0
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:53] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:20] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:46] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:19] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:13] } 6... Ng6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:15] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:33:36] } 7... h5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:26:22] } 8. e5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:41] } 8... Be7?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:56] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:27:08] } 9... d5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:12:43] } 10. exd6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:26:48] } 10... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:11:51] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:25:28] } 11... f6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:06:42] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:24:33] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:05:14] } 13. Nfd2 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:23:41] } 13... e5 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:58:17] } 14. Qf3 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:23:14] } 14... Qd5 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:52:50] } 15. Qg3 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:17:07] } 15... Nf4 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:48:51] } 16. Ne3 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:17:01] } 16... Qf7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:48:42] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:17:20] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:46:34] } 18. Ndc4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:14:07] } 18... O-O { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:43:40] } 19. O-O-O { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:14:04] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:41:51] } 20. g4 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:07:13] } 20... hxg4 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:30:56] } 21. Nxg4 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:07:41] } 21... Kh8?! { [%eval 2.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:48] } 22. h5 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 1:05:27] } 22... Bxg4 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:27:55] } 23. Qxg4 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 1:04:37] } 23... Rg8 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:27:35] } 24. Rdg1 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 1:03:47] } 24... Raf8?! { [%eval 4.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rgf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:45] } 25. Kb1 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 1:00:36] } 25... Re8?! { [%eval 6.01] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:50] } 26. Qf5 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:54:06] } 26... Ref8 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:19:16] } 27. Rg6 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:53:12] } 27... Nf4 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:19:09] } 28. Bc1 { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 0:53:18] } 28... Qe6?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:30] } 29. h6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:53:45] } 29... Qxf5 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:19:09] } 30. hxg7# { [%clk 0:53:05] } 1-0