Event: Round 5: Kantor, Gergely - Ponomariov, Ruslan
Date: 2024-08-04
White: Kantor, Gergely
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2498
Black: Ponomariov, Ruslan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2652
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:05] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:09] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:08] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:13] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:12] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:16] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:15] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:20] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:16] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:23] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:19] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:19] } 7. Nde2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:21] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:14:59] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:23] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:14:11] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:15:25] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:14:01] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:14:54] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:13:34] } 11. exd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:57] } 11... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:13:38] } 12. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:14:45] } 12... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:11:37] } 13. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:41] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:11:23] } 14. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:14:22] } 14... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:11:28] } 15. Qd5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:14:17] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:11:10] } 16. c3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:12:52] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:11:12] } 17. a5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:12:28] } 17... Rfb8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:10:58] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:11:33] } 18... Rb5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:10:55] } 19. Qd3 { [%eval 0.53] } 19... d5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:10:50] } 20. a6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:10:15] } 20... e4? { [%eval 1.6] } { Mistake. R5b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:46] } 21. Qh3 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:09:46] } 21... f5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:09:55] } 22. Be3 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:09:27] } 22... Bf6 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:08:39] } 23. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:08:35] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:08:32] } 24. Ra2? { [%eval 0.32] } { Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:39] } 24... g6?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:19] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:06:36] } 25... Be5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:06:53] } 26. Bf4 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:06:37] } 26... Bf6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:06:53] } 27. Bd6?! { [%eval 0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:19] } 27... Bh4?? { [%eval 2.29] } { Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:46] } 28. Qxh4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:05:00] } 28... Qxd6 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:05:50] } 29. Qg3?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:52] } 29... Qe7?! { [%eval 1.78] } { Inaccuracy. Qxg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:39] } 30. Nf4 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:03:57] } 30... d4 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:05:40] } 31. c4 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:03:41] } 31... Rxb4 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:03:36] } 32. Nd5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:03:45] } 32... Qd8? { [%eval 3.27] } { Mistake. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:40] } 33. Nxb4 { [%eval 2.91] } 33... Nxb4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:03:44] } 34. Ra4? { [%eval 0.97] } { Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 34... Nxa6?? { [%eval 2.94] } { Blunder. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:47] } 35. Qe5 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:01:51] } 35... d3 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:03:46] } 36. Qe6+ { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:01:39] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:03:12] } 37. Rxa6 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:01:43] } 37... Qg5+ { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:03:15] } 38. Kf1 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:01:29] } 38... Qg4?? { [%eval 5.39] } { Blunder. Rxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:59] } 39. Rxd3 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:00:10] } 39... Rxa6 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:02:46] } 40. Rd7+ { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:00:10] } 40... Kh6 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:02:50] } 41. Qxa6 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:00:13] } 41... Qd1+?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:54] } 42. Rxd1 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:00:16] } 1-0