Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Kovchan, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2455
Black: Kolka, David
BlackElo: 2020
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:01] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:06] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:46] } 7. Bd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:03] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:20:06] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:42] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:20:34] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:46] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:14:38] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:41] } 10... Ba6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:09:58] } 11. f4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:21:58] } 11... Qb8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:03:33] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:47] } 12... g5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:45:53] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:02:20] } 13... axb4?! { [%eval 0.88] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:38] } 14. axb4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:00:28] } 14... gxf4?! { [%eval 1.94] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:33] } 15. Kf2 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:57:20] } 15... h5?! { [%eval 2.7] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:29] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:51:08] } 16... Bh6 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:09:57] } 17. Na4 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:47:24] } 17... Qb7 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:02:32] } 18. Nb6 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:46:45] } 18... Nxb6 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:02:01] } 19. cxb6 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:47:12] } 19... Kd7 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:01:44] } 20. Bc5 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:44:25] } 20... Rhg8 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:01:32] } 21. Ra5 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:43:55] } 21... Bc4 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:01:10] } 22. Rha1 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:41:33] } 22... Rxa5 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:00:52] } 23. Rxa5 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:40:38] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:01:13] } 24. Nd4 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:38:20] } 24... Ra6?? { [%eval 7.88] } { Blunder. Rxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:04] } 25. Qd1 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:37:17] } 25... Rxa5 { [%eval 8.04] [%clk 0:00:48] } 26. bxa5 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:37:39] } 1-0