Event: Round 3: Sergey Nikiforov - Vivaan Verlekar
Date: 2024-02-03
White: Sergey Nikiforov
Black: Vivaan Verlekar
Result: 1-0
ECO: B75
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:05] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:07] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5... g6?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:18] } 6. f3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:28:02] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:50] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:26:05] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:03] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:24:07] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:32:09] } 9... O-O { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:22:01] } 10. Kb1 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:30:43] } 10... a6 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:17:13] } 11. h4 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:29:43] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:12:41] } 12. g4 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:29:15] } 12... h5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:10:39] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:22:59] } 13... hxg4 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:03:26] } 14. Rdg1? { [%eval -0.04] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:30] } 14... gxf3? { [%eval 1.08] } { Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:06] } 15. Bxf3 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:22:35] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:56:30] } 16. h5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:18:53] } 16... Nxf3 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:54:48] } 17. Nxf3 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 1:19:19] } 17... gxh5?? { [%eval 7.75] } { Blunder. Rxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:44] } 18. Bh6 { [%eval 8.15] [%clk 1:19:11] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval 7.75] [%clk 0:47:55] } 19. Qg5 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 1:18:02] } 19... Ne8 { [%eval 8.26] [%clk 0:47:21] } 20. Bxg7 { [%eval 7.62] [%clk 1:17:51] } 20... Nxg7? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:07] } 21. Rxh5?? { [%eval 5.91] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:04] } 21... f5 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:39:41] } 22. exf5 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 1:17:20] } 22... e5? { [%eval 14.28] } { Mistake. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:41] } 23. Qxg4 { [%eval 11.97] [%clk 1:17:16] } 23... Qd7?! { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:26] } 24. Rg5? { [%eval 8.0] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:15] } 24... Rf7 { [%eval 12.81] [%clk 0:23:39] } 25. Nd5 { [%eval 12.66] [%clk 1:17:00] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval 13.28] [%clk 0:22:22] } 26. Qh4 { [%eval 12.26] [%clk 1:14:42] } 26... Rxf5?! { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:42] } 27. Qh8+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:14:47] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:21:48] } 28. Qxg7+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 1:15:06] } 28... Ke6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:22:05] } 29. Qxd7+? { [%eval 9.66] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg6+ was best. } { [%clk 1:14:50] } 29... Kxd7 { [%eval 9.91] [%clk 0:22:24] } 30. Rxf5 { [%eval 9.61] [%clk 1:15:09] } 30... Ke6 { [%eval 10.82] [%clk 0:22:37] } 31. Ne3 { [%eval 10.25] [%clk 1:15:03] } 31... Rh8 { [%eval 11.23] [%clk 0:22:36] } 32. Rg6+ { [%eval 11.16] [%clk 1:15:08] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 11.21] [%clk 0:22:44] } 33. a4 { [%eval 9.83] [%clk 1:14:50] } 33... Rh3? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:56] } 34. Rf7+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:15:07] } 34... Kc6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:21:48] } 35. b4 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:15:25] } 35... a5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:21:19] } 36. Nxe5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:15:42] } 36... Kb6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:21:23] } 37. Nd5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:15:50] } 37... Ka7?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:39] } 38. Nc6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:15:35] } 38... Ka6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:21:49] } 39. b5# { [%clk 1:15:25] } 1-0