Event: Qatar Masters 2024
Site: Doha, Qatar
Date: 2024-12-09
White: Sankalp Gupta
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2545
Black: Uskov, Artem
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2430
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E48
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:10] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:33] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:18] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:00] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:33:08] } 8... c6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:22:23] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:31:46] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:19] } 10. f3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:24:58] } 10... c5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:21:26] } 11. g4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:21:04] } 11... c4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:18:53] } 12. Bf5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:21:28] } 12... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:19:13] } 13. Qxf5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:19:48] } 13... g6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:18:45] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:19:29] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:14:55] } 15. h4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:59:18] } 15... b5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:45:52] } 16. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:53:14] } 16... Qa5+?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:46] } 17. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:53:16] } 17... Nb4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:45:54] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:52:52] } 18... Qxa1 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:46:14] } 19. g5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:53:14] } 19... Nh5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:46:23] } 20. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:52:56] } 20... Qa6?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Rab8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:29] } 21. Kf2?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:43] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:11:23] } 22. Bd2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:43:53] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:10:53] } 23. Nec3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:41:55] } 23... Qb7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:09:34] } 24. Qa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:54] } 24... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:16] } 25. Kg2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:39:46] } 25... Bf8 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:07:45] } 26. e4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:32:13] } 26... fxe4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:08:06] } 27. fxe4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:32:41] } 27... Rb8?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:42] } 28. b5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:30:01] } 28... Qd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:07:34] } 29. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:24:16] } 29... Qg4+ { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:07:47] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:24:45] } 30... Qg3+ { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:07:20] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:25:11] } 31... Kh8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:07:13] } 32. Re1 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:18:06] } 32... Qxh4?! { [%eval 1.53] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:36] } 33. Kd1 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:18:18] } 33... Bg7 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:06:05] } 34. Qd3 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:15:05] } 34... Qg4+ { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:04:56] } 35. Kc2 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:15:02] } 35... Qd7?! { [%eval 3.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rbc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:49] } 36. Kb1?! { [%eval 2.3] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:02] } 36... Qe6 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:04:29] } 37. Kc2 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:10:59] } 37... Rbc8 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:02:57] } 38. Ra1 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:10:54] } 38... Ng3 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:02:10] } 39. Rxa7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 39... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:01:52] } 40. Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:45] } 40... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:57] } 41. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:01:06] } 41... Qxe4+ { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:24:48] } 1/2-1/2