Event: Biel Chess Festival BTZ
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2024-07-21
White: Nesterov, Arseniy
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2535
Black: Harsha Bharathakoti
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2516
Result: 0-1
ECO: A40
Opening: English Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3' + 2''/mv from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:02:43] } 3... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. Bd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:02:44] } 4... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:45] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6. Qe3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:46] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:56] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:43] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:02:26] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:02:30] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:43] } 9. e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:20] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:01:48] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:02:07] } 10... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:01:49] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:01:38] } 11... c4?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 12. Bb1?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:26] } 12... O-O { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:00:43] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:01:13] } 13... Bc8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:00:44] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:00:52] } 14... cxb3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:00:31] } 15. axb3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:00:54] } 15... Bf5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:00:34] } 16. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:00:36] } 16... Nxf5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:00:35] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:37] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:31] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:00:09] } 18... g6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:00:07] } 19. g4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:00:08] } 19... Ng7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:00:06] } 20. h3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:00:08] } 20... Ne6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:00:07] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:00:09] } 21... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:08] } 22. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:10] } 22... a5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:00:09] } 23. Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:07] } 23... Rac8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:00:10] } 24. Rac1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:07] } 24... Rxc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:08] } 25. Rxc1?? { [%eval -3.01] } { Blunder. Qxc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 25... Nxf4 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:00:09] } 26. Qxf4 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:00:10] } 26... Nd3 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:00:10] } 27. Qh6 { [%eval -3.16] [%clk 0:00:08] } 27... Nxc1 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:00:11] } 28. Qxc1 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:00:09] } 28... Qe7 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:00:04] } 29. Qc6 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:00:08] } 29... Qe6 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:00:05] } 30. Qc7 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:00:09] } 30... f6 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:00:07] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:00:09] } 31... Qf7 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:00:06] } 32. Qc2 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:00:06] } 32... fxe5 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:00:06] } 33. Nxe5 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:00:07] } 33... Qf4 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:00:07] } 34. Nc6?! { [%eval -5.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 34... Qe4+ { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:00:04] } 35. Qxe4 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:00:04] } 35... dxe4 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:00:05] } 36. d5 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:00:06] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:00:07] } 37. Kg3 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:00:07] } 37... g5 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:00:07] } 38. f4 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:00:06] } 38... exf3 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:00:05] } 39. Kxf3 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:00:07] } 39... Ra8 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:00:04] } 40. Ke4 { [%eval -4.78] [%clk 0:00:07] } 40... b5 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:00:05] } 41. Ke5 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:00:05] } 41... a4 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:00:07] } 42. bxa4 { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:00:06] } 42... bxa4 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:00:08] } 43. d6 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 43... a3 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 0-1