Event: Round 1: Joshua Sheng - Nitish Nathan
Date: 2024-01-03
White: Joshua Sheng
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Nitish Nathan
BlackTitle: CM
Result: 1-0
ECO: B32
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:17] } 5. Nb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:24] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:31:19] } 7. N5c3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:25] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:25] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:52] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:59] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:20] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:42] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:33:31] } 10... Bg5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:24:38] } 11. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:33:42] } 11... Bxc1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:20:29] } 12. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:34:09] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:19:05] } 13. Bb1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:32:24] } 13... Ne6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:15:54] } 14. b4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:27:26] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:12:47] } 15. g3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:23:58] } 15... Ncd4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:09:59] } 16. f4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:22:39] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:06:59] } 17. f5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:20:20] } 17... Nc7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:56:54] } 18. Nxc7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:17:20] } 18... Qxc7 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:57:12] } 19. Nb5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:17:48] } 19... Nxb5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:41:11] } 20. cxb5 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:18:10] } 20... Qb8 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:41:30] } 21. Qd5+ { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:12:02] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:40:49] } 22. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:12:18] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:36:16] } 23. g4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:58:07] } 23... h6?? { [%eval 3.84] } { Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:16] } 24. Qf7 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:54:38] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:30:10] } 25. g5 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:55:02] } 25... Bxb5 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:27:06] } 26. gxf6 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:54:32] } 26... Rg8 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:26:17] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:54:59] } 27... Be8 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:22:41] } 28. Qe7 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:54:55] } 28... Bh5 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:21:16] } 29. Rxd6 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:46:35] } 29... Qf8 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:21:19] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:46:58] } 30... Qxe7 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:18:17] } 31. Rxe7 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:47:24] } 31... Rac8 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:17:28] } 32. fxg7+ { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:47:27] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:17:48] } 33. f6 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:47:53] } 33... Bg6 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:17:03] } 34. Rxa7 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:46:43] } 34... Rgd8 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:17:24] } 35. Rxd8 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:47:06] } 35... Rxd8 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:17:50] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:46:06] } 36... Bh5 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:18:03] } 37. Bc2 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:46:19] } 37... Bd1?! { [%eval 34.37] } { Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:58] } 38. Bxd1 { [%eval 17.64] [%clk 0:46:45] } 38... Rxd1?! { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:22] } 39. Ra8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:47:14] } 1-0