Event: Round 7: Niemann, Hans Moke - Shankland, Sam
Date: 2024-05-20
White: Niemann, Hans Moke
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2688
Black: Shankland, Sam
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2671
Result: 0-1
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.39] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.43] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.46] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.18] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.24] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.29] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 10. Qh5 { [%eval -0.02] } 10... Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval -0.04] } 11... Bc5 { [%eval -0.02] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 0.1] } 12... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.31] } 13. fxe3?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6+ was best. } 13... Qe7 { [%eval -0.76] } 14. a3 { [%eval -0.89] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.91] } 15. b4 { [%eval -0.74] } 15... f6 { [%eval -0.49] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -0.38] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval -0.27] } 17. Rfb1 { [%eval -0.39] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.57] } 18. a4 { [%eval -0.5] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval -0.23] } 19. a5 { [%eval -0.22] } 19... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Qxc4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Qf7 { [%eval -0.02] } 22. Qxf7+ { [%eval -0.17] } 22... Kxf7 { [%eval -0.17] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval -0.17] } 23... Ke7 { [%eval -0.21] } 24. c4 { [%eval -0.22] } 24... Rxd1+ { [%eval -0.16] } 25. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.16] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval -0.17] } 26. Rxd8 { [%eval -0.18] } 26... Kxd8 { [%eval -0.24] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval -0.14] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval -0.12] } 28. g4 { [%eval -0.14] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval -0.11] } 29. Kg3 { [%eval -0.21] } 29... b6 { [%eval -0.04] } 30. a6 { [%eval -0.08] } 30... b5 { [%eval -0.03] } 31. c5 { [%eval -0.05] } 31... Kg6 { [%eval -0.05] } 32. h4?? { [%eval -7.38] } { Blunder. Kh4 was best. } 32... h5 { [%eval -7.33] } 33. Kh3 { [%eval -7.08] } 33... Kh6 { [%eval -7.07] } 34. Kg3 { [%eval -6.82] } 34... hxg4 { [%eval -7.6] } 35. Kxg4 { [%eval -7.6] } 35... g6 { [%eval -7.59] } 36. h5 { [%eval -7.54] } 36... gxh5+ { [%eval -6.92] } 37. Kf5 { [%eval -7.34] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval -7.22] } 38. Ke6 { [%eval -7.15] } 38... h4 { [%eval -6.96] } 39. Kd6 { [%eval -6.96] } 39... h3 { [%eval -8.86] } 40. Kxc6 { [%eval -6.73] } 40... h2 { [%eval -6.78] } 41. Kb7 { [%eval -4.41] } 41... h1=Q { [%eval -9.51] } 42. Kxa7 { [%eval -8.95] } 42... Qxe4 { [%eval -8.56] } 43. Kb8? { [%eval #-18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } 43... Qxb4 { [%eval #-18] } 44. c6 { [%eval #-13] } 44... Qc5 { [%eval #-12] } 45. Kb7?? { [%eval #-12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. c7 was best. } 45... b4 { [%eval #-11] } 46. a7 { [%eval #-11] } 46... Qb5+ { [%eval #-10] } 0-1