Event: Round 6: Davies, Nigel R - Popov, Serguei
Date: 2024-08-28
White: Davies, Nigel R
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2328
Black: Popov, Serguei
BlackElo: 1940
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A05
Opening: King's Indian Attack
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:43] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:41] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:45] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:33] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:24] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:32] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:31:55] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:54] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:20] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:00] } 8. Re1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:32:23] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:24:20] } 9. e5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:30:06] } 9... Nh7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:24:43] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:29:48] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:20:12] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:35] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:19:56] } 12. c3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:23:20] } 12... a5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:18:13] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:10:45] } 13... b4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:14:11] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:09:57] } 14... bxc3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:12:06] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:09:26] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:11:33] } 16. N1h2 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:06:37] } 16... a4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:09:17] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:05:34] } 17... a3 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 1:06:00] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 1:00:05] } 18... Qa5 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:01:51] } 19. c4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:58:51] } 19... dxc4 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:59:21] } 20. dxc4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:59:15] } 20... Qa4 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:57:22] } 21. Bf1 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:58:12] } 21... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:54:54] } 22. Ng4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:56:50] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:47:53] } 23. Qe4?! { [%eval -1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:18] } 23... Nb4?! { [%eval -0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:49] } 24. Bxh6 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:44:21] } 24... gxh6?! { [%eval -0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:34] } 25. Qf4? { [%eval -2.16] } { Mistake. Nxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:20] } 25... Qe8? { [%eval -0.7] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:57] } 26. Nxh6 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:43:01] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:40:23] } 27. Ng4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:42:31] } 27... Qf8?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:27] } 28. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:37] } 28... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:39] } 29. Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:00] } 29... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:55] } 30. Rxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:45] } 30... Rxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:15] } 31. Rxb4?? { [%eval -3.18] } { Blunder. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:26] } 31... cxb4 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:34:40] } 32. Bd3 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:30:48] } 32... Kh8 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:32:47] } 33. Nh6 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:25:37] } 33... f5 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:25:37] } 34. Nd4 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:24:07] } 34... Rxa2?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:07] } 35. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:24] } 35... Ra1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:32] } 36. Bf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:48] } 36... Qc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:08] } 37. Nf7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:56] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:31] } 38. Nh6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:15] } 38... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:53] } 39. Nf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 1/2-1/2