Event: Round 9: Kiril Katz - Avigdor Bykhovsky
Date: 2024-01-29
White: Kiril Katz
WhiteElo: 2031
Black: Avigdor Bykhovsky
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2349
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:57] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:22] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:09] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:17:41] } 5. d4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:25:02] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:02:42] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:24:49] } 6... Nge7?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:25] } 7. Qf3?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:58] } 7... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:56:15] } 8. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:16:44] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:56:16] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:17:09] } 9... Bb4+?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:05] } 10. c3?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:19] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:53:09] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:16:32] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.14] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:13:01] } 12... b5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:47:31] } 13. g3?! { [%eval -1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:03] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:45:08] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 1:00:10] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:40:42] } 15. Kb1 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:58:39] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:35:06] } 16. f4 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:36:11] } 16... d6?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:20] } 17. Bg2 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:23:50] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:29:27] } 18. g4 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:22:46] } 18... b4 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:25:20] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:23:15] } 19... bxc3 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:25:20] } 20. Bxc3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:23:44] } 20... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:25:11] } 21. Rxc3 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:24:13] } 21... d5 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:23:48] } 22. e5?! { [%eval -1.39] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:33] } 22... Rac8?! { [%eval -0.79] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:00] } 23. Rhc1 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:20:56] } 23... Qa5 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:19:47] } 24. Nf1?! { [%eval -1.53] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:07] } 24... Qb4 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:15:22] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:14:03] } 25... a5 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:11:26] } 26. Rh3?! { [%eval -2.27] } { Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:13] } 26... Ba6 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:09:53] } 27. Rhc3 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:04:34] } 27... Nd4? { [%eval -0.73] } { Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:27] } 28. Rxc8 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:04:46] } 28... Rxc8 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:07:47] } 29. Rxc8+ { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:05:12] } 29... Bxc8 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:08:16] } 30. Qxb4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:03:41] } 30... axb4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:08:45] } 31. Ng3 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:04:10] } 31... Ba6?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:36] } 32. Kb2?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:13] } 32... h6 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:07:16] } 33. a3 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:04:32] } 33... bxa3+ { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:07:17] } 34. Kxa3 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:05:01] } 34... g5 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:06:52] } 35. fxg5 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:03:24] } 35... hxg5 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:07:20] } 36. Ka4 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:03:53] } 36... Nc6 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:04:41] } 37. Bf1? { [%eval -2.66] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:01] } 37... Bxf1 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:03:30] } 38. Nxf1 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:03:31] } 38... Nxe5 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:03:58] } 39. b4 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:02:51] } 39... Nxg4 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:03:42] } 40. b5 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:02:59] } 40... Ne5 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:03:59] } 41. b6 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:02:51] } 41... Nd7 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:03:40] } 42. Kb5 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:03:15] } 42... Nxb6?? { [%eval -0.37] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:56] } 43. Kxb6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:03:44] } 43... Kg7 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:03:09] } 44. Kc5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:03:44] } 44... Kf6 { [%eval -0.36] } 45. Kd6?? { [%eval -2.37] } { Blunder. Kd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:44] } 45... g4?? { [%eval -0.32] } { Blunder. Kf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:29] } 46. Ne3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:26:27] } 46... Kg5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:31:58] } 47. Ke5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:26:56] } 47... Kh4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:28:11] } 48. Kf4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:27:25] } 48... f5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:28:11] } 49. Ke5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:27:48] } 49... Kh3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:27:28] } 50. Kxe6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:28:05] } 1/2-1/2