Event: Qatar Masters 2024
Site: Doha, Qatar
Date: 2024-12-10
White: Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2578
Black: Bukreev, Stanislav
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2384
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:47] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:11] } 6... Nh6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:11] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:24] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:31] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:37] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:53] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:24] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:34:20] } 10. Ra2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:33] } 10... dxc3?! { [%eval 0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:47] } 11. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:30:57] } 11... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:18:52] } 12. axb4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:31:03] } 12... Rxc3 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:19:11] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:30:55] } 13... Qxb4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:16:23] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:31:15] } 14... Rxd3?! { [%eval 2.16] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:10] } 15. Qxd3 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 1:31:24] } 15... Qb5?! { [%eval 3.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:28] } 16. Qb1 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 1:22:00] } 16... a5 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:31:29] } 17. Rb2 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 1:17:59] } 17... Bb4 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:31:05] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 1:18:20] } 18... Bc6 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:24:40] } 19. Nd4 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 1:15:26] } 19... Qc5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:24:32] } 20. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 1:12:57] } 20... bxc6 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:24:19] } 21. Rc1 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 1:08:57] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:24:02] } 22. Bxb4? { [%eval 0.16] } { Mistake. Bxh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:21] } 22... axb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:24:23] } 23. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:05:41] } 23... O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:24:48] } 24. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:06:03] } 24... Nf5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:23:29] } 25. Rb7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:01:06] } 25... Qa3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:17:10] } 26. h3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:59:39] } 26... h5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:25] } 27. Rcc7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:59:41] } 27... h4?? { [%eval 4.95] } { Blunder. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:35] } 28. Ra7 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:59:23] } 1-0