Event: Round 8: Zeltsan, Joseph - Paragua, Mark
Date: 2024-07-21
White: Zeltsan, Joseph
WhiteElo: 2401
Black: Paragua, Mark
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2447
Result: 0-1
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:24] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:02] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:38] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:18:59] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:17:28] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:19:23] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:17:38] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:45] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:58] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:14] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:34] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:50] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:10:02] } 8. e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:17:54] } 8... Ne8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:10:26] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:07:51] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:10:13] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:58:50] } 10... b4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:08:40] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:59:11] } 11... Nc7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:04:01] } 12. Rac1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:48:36] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:58:45] } 13. c4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:37:23] } 13... bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:45] } 14. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:50] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:09] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:31:52] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:55:27] } 16. c4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:27:18] } 16... Nd4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:52:12] } 17. Qh5?! { [%eval -0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:45] } 17... h6 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:52:14] } 18. Nh3 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:26:45] } 18... Rb2 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:50:59] } 19. Nf3?? { [%eval -3.14] } { Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:36] } 19... g6 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 0:51:02] } 20. Nxd4 { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:18:47] } 20... gxh5 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:51:26] } 21. Nc6 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:19:14] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:51:34] } 22. Nxe7+ { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:19:32] } 22... Qxe7 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:51:59] } 23. Bxh6 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:20:00] } 23... Rfb8 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:51:13] } 24. Bg5 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:20:17] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:49:46] } 25. Nf4 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:20:42] } 25... d4 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:47:30] } 26. Nxh5 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:21:03] } 26... Ne8 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:47:52] } 27. Rce1 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:20:05] } 27... Bb7 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:48:04] } 28. Bh3 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:20:22] } 28... Bf3 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:47:15] } 29. Nf4 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:19:12] } 29... Qa4 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:47:08] } 30. g4 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:17:29] } 30... Qxa2 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:46:04] } 31. Ra1 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:17:39] } 31... Qb3 { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:40:59] } 32. Rxa5 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:18:05] } 32... Rb1 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:41:17] } 33. Rxb1?? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:20] } 33... Qxb1+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:41:42] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:16:48] } 34... Rb2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:40:24] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:16:55] } 35... Qg1+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:40:46] } 36. Kxf3 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:17:14] } 36... Qxf2+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:41:11] } 37. Ke4 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:17:42] } 37... Qe3# { [%clk 0:41:35] } 0-1