Event: Round 9: Petrov, Martin - Kirk, Ezra
Date: 2024-04-01
White: Petrov, Martin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2520
Black: Kirk, Ezra
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2402
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:10] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:36] } 5. Nce2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:29] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:29] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:37] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:53] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:33] } 8. h4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:20:41] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:30:23] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:13:55] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:30:43] } 10... f6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:13:58] } 11. exf6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:29:18] } 11... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:13:32] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:27:57] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:12:32] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:19:46] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:11:48] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:16:37] } 14... Kh8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:05:48] } 15. Bg5?! { [%eval -0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:40] } 15... Be8?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:41] } 16. Re1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:34:31] } 16... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:37:54] } 17. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:33:03] } 17... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:37:28] } 18. Nb5? { [%eval -1.83] } { Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:17] } 18... Qb6?! { [%eval -1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:59] } 19. Be3 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:22:42] } 19... Bc5?! { [%eval -0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:32] } 20. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:21:36] } 20... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:28:56] } 21. Rc1? { [%eval -1.99] } { Mistake. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:01] } 21... Qb6 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:29:22] } 22. Nc7 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:22:19] } 22... Ne4 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:27:43] } 23. Bxe4?? { [%eval -4.25] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:09] } 23... Qxf2+ { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:27:32] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:21:16] } 24... Qxh4+ { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:18:54] } 25. Kg1 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:21:20] } 25... Qf2+ { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:18:52] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 0:21:44] } 26... Qh4+ { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:14:57] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:22:09] } 27... dxe4?? { [%eval -0.15] } { Blunder. Qf2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:11:30] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:21:21] } 28... Bc6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:07:19] } 29. Nxa8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:20:03] } 29... Rxa8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:07:39] } 30. Qd4?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:28] } 30... h6 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:07:08] } 31. Qe3 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:16:49] } 31... Qh5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:05:38] } 32. Rf2 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:11:43] } 32... a6 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:04:43] } 1/2-1/2