Event: Round 3: Kovchan, Alexander - Golding, Alex
Date: 2024-07-19
White: Kovchan, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2455
Black: Golding, Alex
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2296
Result: 1-0
ECO: A62
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:44] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:07] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:12] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:55] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:35] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:19] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:43] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:03] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:42] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:17] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:27:28] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:15] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:18] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:27] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:16] } 13. Rac1 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:26:52] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:18:57] } 14. b4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:22:47] } 14... Ne4? { [%eval 2.07] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:56] } 15. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 1:22:47] } 15... Rxe4 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:00:18] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:16:30] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:39:05] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 1:14:55] } 17... Rxe4 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:37:17] } 18. Bxe4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:15:07] } 18... c4 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:37:29] } 19. b5 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 1:12:51] } 19... axb5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:37:50] } 20. axb5 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 1:13:19] } 20... c3 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:37:49] } 21. Qe3 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 1:09:43] } 21... Nb6 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:36:59] } 22. Rxc3 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:00:22] } 22... Bxc3 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:37:19] } 23. Rc1 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 1:00:49] } 23... Na4 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:33:39] } 24. Qa7 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 1:00:40] } 24... Bh3 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:29:22] } 25. Qxa4 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 1:00:23] } 25... Rc8?! { [%eval 3.31] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:46] } 26. Bd2?! { [%eval 2.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:38] } 26... Bxd2 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:30:08] } 27. Rxc7 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:51:02] } 27... Rxc7 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:30:33] } 28. Bc2 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:51:25] } 28... Bg5 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:30:41] } 29. f4 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:49:40] } 29... Bf6?! { [%eval 2.87] } { Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:04] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:48:43] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:31:13] } 31. Bd3 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:45:56] } 31... b6 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:30:51] } 32. e4 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:41:50] } 32... Rc3 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:31:01] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:41:48] } 33... Rc1 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:29:44] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:32:39] } 34... Re1+ { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:23:46] } 35. Kf3 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:33:06] } 35... Bc3?! { [%eval 2.88] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:22] } 36. Qc4 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:29:11] } 36... Bf6 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:20:21] } 37. Qb4 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:28:54] } 37... Rd1 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:20:33] } 38. Be2 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:28:27] } 38... Rc1 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:20:13] } 39. Bd3 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:25:06] } 39... Rc5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:19:15] } 40. Ke3 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:25:06] } 40... h5 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:17:54] } 41. Qa3 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:23:38] } 41... Bc3 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:18:01] } 42. Qa7 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:23:02] } 42... Ba5 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:18:12] } 43. Qe7 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:22:52] } 43... Rc3?! { [%eval 5.16] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:15] } 44. f5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:19:59] } 44... Bf1?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:49] } 45. f6+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:19:45] } 45... Kh6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:17:01] } 46. h4 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:19:36] } 1-0