Event: Chessengland.com Grandmasters Festival - GM Group A
Site: Mindsports Centre, Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-12-09
White: Davtyan, Artur
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2473
Black: Makkar, Rajat
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2465
Result: 1-0
ECO: D44
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 min + 30 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:30:46] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:32:59] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:10] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:25] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:31:38] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:33:49] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:32:06] } 9. Nxg5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:34:13] } 9... hxg5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:32:33] } 10. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:34:36] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:33:02] } 11. exf6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:34:58] } 11... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:33:29] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:35:22] } 12... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:33:57] } 13. g3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:35:45] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:33:40] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:36:10] } 14... Na6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:34:03] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:36:03] } 15... O-O-O { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:22:35] } 16. axb5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:36:26] } 16... Rxd4 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 1:16:29] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 1:24:04] } 17... cxb5 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 1:16:01] } 18. Bxb7+ { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:24:25] } 18... Kxb7 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 1:16:26] } 19. Nxb5 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 1:23:36] } 19... Rd5 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 1:03:24] } 20. Nc3 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 1:23:34] } 20... Re5 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:57:26] } 21. Ne4 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 1:24:02] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:54:32] } 22. O-O { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 1:24:23] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:53:27] } 23. Nxc5+ { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 1:23:56] } 23... Rxc5 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:52:05] } 24. Ra4 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 1:24:16] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:40:59] } 25. Qf3+ { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 1:22:05] } 25... Kb6 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:37:42] } 26. b4 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 1:12:54] } 26... Re5 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:27:53] } 27. Rfa1 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 1:12:52] } 27... Qb7? { [%eval 34.53] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:00] } 28. Qc3?! { [%eval 6.43] } { Inaccuracy. Ra6+ was best. } { [%clk 1:11:30] } 1-0