Event: Round 7: Zhou, Yang-Fan - Kovalskyi, Roman
Date: 2024-12-05
White: Zhou, Yang-Fan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2424
Black: Kovalskyi, Roman
BlackElo: 2213
Result: 1-0
ECO: B94
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:10] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:33] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:59] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:17] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:04] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:29] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:49] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:53] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:44] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:26:13] } 8. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:27:30] } 8... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:26:35] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:27:58] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:24:04] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:26:38] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:23:35] } 11. Bb3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:23:42] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:19:41] } 12. f4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:17:56] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:12:26] } 13. e5? { [%eval -0.4] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:01] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:12:33] } 14. fxe5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:13:24] } 14... Nd7?? { [%eval 1.92] } { Blunder. Nh7 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:59] } 15. Qg4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bxe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:18] } 15... Bg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:04] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:43] } 16... O-O { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:04:28] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:41:44] } 17... Qe3? { [%eval 1.24] } { Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:02] } 18. h4 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:37:37] } 18... Qf4?! { [%eval 2.16] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:54] } 19. Qh3 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:37:42] } 19... Be7 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:45:13] } 20. Rd4 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:36:37] } 20... Qf5 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:42:25] } 21. Qxf5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:36:02] } 21... exf5 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:42:50] } 22. e6 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:36:30] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:42:04] } 23. exf7+ { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:33:52] } 23... Kh7 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:42:23] } 24. Bd5 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:33:01] } 24... Ra7?! { [%eval 3.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:46] } 25. Re1 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:27:09] } 25... Bf6?! { [%eval 4.46] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:55] } 26. Re8 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:24:12] } 26... Nd7 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:24:29] } 27. Be6 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:20:30] } 27... Bxd4 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:17:33] } 28. Nxd4 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:18:28] } 28... Rh8? { [%eval 9.49] } { Mistake. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:41] } 29. Bxd7 { [%eval 8.04] [%clk 0:17:52] } 29... Rxd7 { [%eval 8.39] [%clk 0:16:35] } 30. Rxh8+ { [%eval 8.02] [%clk 0:18:17] } 30... Kg6? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:58] } 31. f8=Q { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:17:53] } 31... Rxd4 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:17:21] } 32. Qe8+ { [%clk 0:18:03] } 1-0