Event: Round 8: Saine, Zachary - Davies, Nigel R
Date: 2024-08-30
White: Saine, Zachary
WhiteElo: 2013
Black: Davies, Nigel R
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2328
Result: 0-1
ECO: B42
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:20] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:13] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:31:55] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:31:32] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:31:27] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:27:01] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:30:36] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:25:07] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:30:34] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:25:04] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:29:38] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:19:30] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:24:59] } 12. f4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:10:54] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:23:40] } 13. a5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:56:57] } 13... bxa5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:21:01] } 14. g4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:56:41] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:17:38] } 15. g5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:38:52] } 15... Ng4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:17:09] } 16. Qxg4 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:39:14] } 16... Rxb3 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 1:17:32] } 17. Rf3 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:39:16] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 1:10:56] } 18. Bb1 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 0:39:28] } 18... Rxb2 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:56:55] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:28:48] } 19... g6 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:52:39] } 20. Qh6 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:28:48] } 20... f5 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:48:39] } 21. Bd4 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:25:32] } 21... Bd8 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:48:36] } 22. exf5 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:22:17] } 22... Rxb1+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:24] } 23. Rxb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:40] } 23... Rxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:46] } 24. Rb8?? { [%eval -4.16] } { Blunder. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:05] } 24... e5 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:47:37] } 25. Bxc5 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:02:07] } 25... Qxb8 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:47:11] } 26. Rd3?! { [%eval -6.13] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:13] } 26... Be7?! { [%eval -4.23] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:39] } 27. Nd5?! { [%eval -5.56] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:18] } 27... Bf8 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:43:02] } 0-1