Event: Blitz Open 2
Site: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Date: 2023-12-30
White: Markov, Mikhail
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2266
Black: Xie, Felix
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2164
Result: 1-0
ECO: D76
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. c4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.31] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:01] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:09] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:57] } 7... Nb6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:10] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:54] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:03:11] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:40] } 9... Nb4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:02:53] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:02:41] } 10... e6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:02:54] } 11. a3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:02:35] } 11... Na6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:02:55] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:02:30] } 12... Qe8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:02:44] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:02:28] } 13... Nc5?! { [%eval 1.86] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:02:23] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:01:47] } 15. b4 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:02:23] } 15... Na6 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:01:49] } 16. d6? { [%eval 0.89] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:08] } 16... f6 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:01:22] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:02:04] } 17... Rc8?! { [%eval 3.0] } { Inaccuracy. cxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:12] } 18. Qd3? { [%eval 1.31] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } 18... c5?! { [%eval 2.48] } { Inaccuracy. cxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:10] } 19. e5 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:01:22] } 19... cxb4 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:00:38] } 20. Ne4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:01:22] } 20... fxe5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:00:34] } 21. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:01:02] } 21... Qxc8 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:00:34] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:01:03] } 22... Qd8 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:00:34] } 23. Bg5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:00:59] } 23... Qb8 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:00:27] } 24. Be7 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:00:58] } 24... Rf7?? { [%eval 3.54] } { Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 25. Nfg5 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:00:52] } 25... Nd5?! { [%eval 5.78] } { Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 26. Nxf7 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:00:51] } 26... Kxf7?! { [%eval 8.61] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 27. Ng5+ { [%eval 8.25] [%clk 0:00:51] } 27... Ke8? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 28. Bxd5 { [%eval 11.48] [%clk 0:00:51] } 28... exd5?! { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 29. Qxd5 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:51] } 29... Bf5 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:08] } 30. Qf7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:49] } 30... Kd7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:10] } 31. Bf8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:00:48] } 31... Kd8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:00:11] } 32. Qe7# { [%clk 0:00:49] } 1-0