Event: Round 9: Felgaer, Ruben - Needleman, Alejandro
Date: 2024-03-30
White: Felgaer, Ruben
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2565
Black: Needleman, Alejandro
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2215
Result: 1-0
ECO: B47
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:31] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:49] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:10] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:32] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:32] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:51] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:17] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:04] } 8... dxc6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:39] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:33] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:22] } 10. e5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:30:59] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:32:26] } 11. Ne4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:31:17] } 11... c5?! { [%eval 1.57] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:16] } 12. Bf3?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:41] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:29:38] } 13. Qe1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:26:19] } 13... c4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:27:50] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:26:04] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:24:37] } 15. Kh1 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:23:48] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:21:45] } 16. Ba5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:23:46] } 16... Qb8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:20:49] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:15:09] } 17... Bc6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:14:56] } 18. Nd6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:06:52] } 18... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:12:04] } 19. exd6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:07:20] } 19... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:12:21] } 20. f5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:05:34] } 20... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:49:17] } 21. f6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:05:53] } 21... gxf6? { [%eval 2.56] } { Mistake. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:00] } 22. Qh4 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:55:38] } 22... Qe5? { [%eval 4.44] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:35] } 23. Bxd5 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:47:16] } 23... Bxd5 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:44:56] } 24. Rxf6 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:45:53] } 24... Qe4 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:26:31] } 25. Qg5+ { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:39:46] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:23:34] } 26. Rxf7 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:38:47] } 26... Qe5?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg2+ was best. } 27. Qh4? { [%eval 7.96] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe5+ was best. } 27... Kg8? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxg2+ was best. } 28. Rf6?? { [%eval 3.85] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh7# was best. } 1-0