Event: Round 8: Nikolov, Momchil - Sasikiran, Krishnan
Date: 2024-03-07
White: Nikolov, Momchil
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2453
Black: Sasikiran, Krishnan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2578
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:20] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:20] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:26] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:30] } 6... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:20:54] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:19] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:07] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:16:28] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:17:32] } 9. b4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:16:33] } 9... d4?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:48] } 10. bxc5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:13:25] } 10... dxc3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:11:46] } 11. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:13:44] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:08:38] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:08:40] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:05:22] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:04:58] } 13... Nd4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:45:08] } 14. Qb2 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:03:05] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:41:33] } 15. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:00:15] } 15... exd4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:41:37] } 16. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:00:23] } 16... Rd8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:40:00] } 17. Qc3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:59:53] } 17... Be4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:37:09] } 18. f3?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:54] } 18... Bg6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:35:14] } 19. Be2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:45:48] } 19... O-O { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:34:45] } 20. O-O?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:44] } 20... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:21:46] } 21. Nb3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:27:23] } 21... Nd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:21:09] } 22. Qxg7+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:23:00] } 22... Kxg7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:20:49] } 23. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:23:24] } 23... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:18:41] } 24. Rf2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:22:02] } 24... b6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:16:11] } 25. Na6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:21:47] } 25... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:13:57] } 26. c5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:18:59] } 26... bxc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:09:23] } 27. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:18:48] } 27... Re5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:08:57] } 28. Rc1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:12:41] } 28... Nc2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:05:25] } 29. Ne4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:33] } 29... Nxa3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:05:11] } 30. Bf1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:10:10] } 30... Nb5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:04:46] } 1/2-1/2