Event: Round 2: Nihal Sarin - Bacrot, Etienne
Date: 2024-05-31
White: Nihal Sarin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2680
Black: Bacrot, Etienne
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2684
Result: 1-0
ECO: B47
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:19] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:12] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:21:37] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:14] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:01] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:40] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:25] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:06] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:22:50] } 6. Ncb5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:58] } 6... Qb8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:21:35] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:21] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:20:54] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:24] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:21:02] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:24:54] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:10:31] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:21] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:03:51] } 11. Nd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:22:44] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:04:14] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:10] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:52:40] } 13. b3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:09:18] } 13... d6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:45:17] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:48] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:35:49] } 15. Qe3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:51:10] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:35:27] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:44:29] } 16... Nf4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:30:10] } 17. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:10] } 17... Qc8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:24:56] } 18. Ne1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:33:45] } 18... Qg4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:23:49] } 19. f3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:33:36] } 19... Qg6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:24:02] } 20. Qd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:33:25] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:18:38] } 21. Nd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:33:06] } 21... Ne6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:18:00] } 22. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:18] } 22... dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:22] } 23. Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:44] } 23... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:19] } 24. g3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:12:08] } 24... Nh5?? { [%eval 3.37] } { Blunder. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:49] } 25. Qxe7 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:06:55] } 25... Nxg3 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:04:42] } 26. Qxb7 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:07:13] } 26... Rab8?! { [%eval 4.34] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 27. Qd7 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:03:12] } 27... Nxf1+ { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:02:49] } 28. Kxf1 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:03:28] } 28... f5 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:03:16] } 29. Bxe5 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:03:20] } 29... fxe4 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:00:54] } 30. f4 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:03:49] } 30... Rbe8 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:00:36] } 31. Rd6 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:03:29] } 1-0