Event: Round 1: Kovacs, Balazs - Nihal Sarin
Date: 2024-06-13
White: Kovacs, Balazs
WhiteElo: 1729
Black: Nihal Sarin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2653
Result: 0-1
ECO: B17
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:08] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:15:07] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:10] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:09] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:11] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:10] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:13] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:12] } 5. Ng5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:14:56] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:00] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:14:54] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:14:56] } 7. N1f3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:14:11] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:14:51] } 8. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:04] } 8... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:14:47] } 9. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:14:07] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:14:49] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:13:04] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:14:50] } 11. c4?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:13] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:40] } 12. d5? { [%eval -1.36] } { Mistake. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:22] } 12... exd5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:14:31] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:10:22] } 13... O-O { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:14:32] } 14. Bc4? { [%eval -2.73] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:07:04] } 14... Re8+ { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:13:59] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:06:56] } 15... b5 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:12:59] } 16. Be2 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:06:24] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:12:33] } 17. h3?! { [%eval -3.6] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:04:34] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:11:50] } 18. Bxh6 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:03:43] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:11:02] } 19. Bd2?! { [%eval -4.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:42] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:10:53] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:00:34] } 20... Rbd8 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:10:35] } 21. Rc2 { [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:00:22] } 21... Nf4 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:10:17] } 22. Be3 { [%eval -6.29] [%clk 0:00:13] } 22... Nxg2+ { [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:10:14] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:00:15] } 23... Nxe3+ { [%eval -6.16] [%clk 0:10:16] } 24. fxe3 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:00:17] } 24... Qxe3 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:10:07] } 25. Rc3 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:00:08] } 25... Qf4 { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 0:10:08] } 26. Rg1 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:00:10] } 26... c4 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:10:03] } 27. Qe1 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:00:08] } 27... Bb4 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:09:56] } 28. Qg3 { [%eval -5.78] [%clk 0:00:08] } 28... Qxg3 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:09:54] } 29. Rxg3 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:00:11] } 29... Bxc3 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:09:56] } 30. bxc3 { [%eval -5.47] [%clk 0:00:15] } 30... Rxe2 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:09:41] } 31. Kxe2 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:00:16] } 31... Rd3 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:09:43] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -6.37] [%clk 0:00:12] } 32... Rxf3+ { [%eval -6.24] [%clk 0:09:44] } 33. Rxf3 { [%eval -6.19] [%clk 0:00:15] } 33... Bxf3 { [%eval -6.01] [%clk 0:09:47] } 34. Kxf3 { [%eval -6.82] [%clk 0:00:18] } 34... f5 { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:09:47] } 35. Kf4 { [%eval -7.6] [%clk 0:00:18] } 35... b4 { [%eval -7.6] [%clk 0:09:47] } 36. cxb4 { [%eval -7.32] [%clk 0:00:19] } 36... c3 { [%eval -9.4] [%clk 0:09:50] } 37. Ke3 { [%eval -7.67] [%clk 0:00:23] } 37... f4+ { [%eval -7.67] [%clk 0:09:53] } 38. Kd3 { [%eval -7.66] [%clk 0:00:26] } 38... f3 { [%eval -7.57] [%clk 0:09:56] } 39. b5? { [%eval #-33] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:21] } 39... f2 { [%eval #-36] [%clk 0:09:59] } 40. Kxc3 { [%eval -11.57] [%clk 0:00:18] } 40... f1=Q { [%eval -9.82] [%clk 0:09:57] } 41. a4 { [%eval -7.82] [%clk 0:00:21] } 41... Qxh3+ { [%clk 0:09:58] } 42. Kb4 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 42... Qg4+ { [%clk 0:10:01] } 43. Ka5 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 43... Qd4 { [%clk 0:10:04] } 44. Ka6 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 44... Qb6# { [%clk 0:10:06] } 0-1