Event: Round 1: Kovalchuk, Igor - Chirilov, James A
Date: 2024-08-30
White: Kovalchuk, Igor
WhiteElo: 2057
Black: Chirilov, James A
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2339
Result: 0-1
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. f4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:17] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:38] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:29:29] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:37] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:28:46] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:46] } 7. d3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:28:10] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:53] } 8. Qe1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:28:26] } 8... a6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:17] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:28:40] } 9... b5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:30:34] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:22:16] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:27:41] } 11. Kh1?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:48] } 11... Bd7? { [%eval 1.0] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:21:53] } 12. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } 12... b4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:18:18] } 13. axb4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:15:26] } 13... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:17:25] } 14. Bb1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:14:26] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:17:13] } 15. Nd1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:13:55] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:15:05] } 16. Bc3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:13:03] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:13:10] } 17. d4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:10:42] } 17... cxd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:12:21] } 18. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:10:31] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:09:28] } 19. Ba2?! { [%eval -0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:28] } 19... Nxa2 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:06:06] } 20. Rxa2 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 1:02:51] } 20... a4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:00:49] } 21. Qd2?! { [%eval -1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:50] } 21... d5 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:58:22] } 22. exd5?! { [%eval -2.53] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:40] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:57:37] } 23. Ne3?! { [%eval -4.06] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:33] } 23... Nxe3 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:55:37] } 24. Qxe3 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:44:00] } 24... e5 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:55:23] } 25. fxe5 { [%eval -4.74] [%clk 0:43:20] } 25... fxe5 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 0:55:45] } 26. Rxf8+ { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:43:42] } 26... Rxf8 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:55:52] } 27. Nf5 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:43:48] } 27... Qe6 { [%eval -4.72] [%clk 0:55:59] } 0-1