Event: Round 3: Nitish Nathan - Yi Xu
Date: 2024-01-04
White: Nitish Nathan
WhiteTitle: CM
Black: Yi Xu
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 0-1
ECO: A40
Opening: Horwitz Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:25] } 3... Qb6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:02] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:27] } 5. Rb1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:11:50] } 5... a6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:25:34] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:10:22] } 6... d5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:25:11] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:18] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:12] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:06:52] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:22:38] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:06:21] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:19:58] } 10. h3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:04:52] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:04:44] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:00:31] } 11... Bc6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:03:17] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:56:59] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:02:38] } 13. Nxd7 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:54:37] } 13... Nxd7 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:02:16] } 14. Bh2 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:53:42] } 14... Nc5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:57:04] } 15. Qe2 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:50:43] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:50:50] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:49:38] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:49:25] } 17. Qg4 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:44:36] } 17... Nxd3 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:39:23] } 18. cxd3 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:40:52] } 18... d4 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:38:54] } 19. Ne4 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:39:15] } 19... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:39:06] } 20. Qxe4 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:39:39] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:39:25] } 21. Rd2?! { [%eval -1.6] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:23] } 21... Qa5 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:31:41] } 22. Rdd1 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:36:43] } 22... Rc6 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:25:19] } 23. a3 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:36:05] } 23... Qb6 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:23:14] } 24. Bg3 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:27:27] } 24... h6 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:22:43] } 25. b4 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:22:25] } 25... Rc3 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:19:56] } 26. a4 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:22:19] } 26... dxe3 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:20:07] } 27. fxe3 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:22:11] } 27... Bg5 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:20:21] } 28. Bf2 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:21:57] } 28... f5 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:19:04] } 29. Qe5 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:19:01] } 29... Rcxd3 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:19:25] } 30. Rxd3 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:18:12] } 30... Rxd3 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:19:52] } 31. a5 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:18:09] } 31... Qc6 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:13:55] } 32. b5 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:17:56] } 32... axb5 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:13:39] } 33. Qxb5 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:17:28] } 33... Qe4 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:04:44] } 34. Rb4 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:06:48] } 34... Rd1+ { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:05:05] } 35. Kh2 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:07:14] } 35... Qc2 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:05:10] } 36. Rb2 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:06:02] } 36... Qc7+? { [%eval -1.88] } { Mistake. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:56] } 37. Bg3?? { [%eval -6.01] } { Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 37... Qc1 { [%eval -5.87] [%clk 0:04:49] } 38. Bf2 { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:01:34] } 38... f4 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:04:39] } 39. exf4?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } 39... Rh1+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:04:49] } 40. Kg3 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:02:15] } 40... Qxf4# { [%clk 0:05:00] } 0-1