Event: Qatar Masters 2024
Site: Doha, Qatar
Date: 2024-12-03
White: Nihal Sarin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2676
Black: Bukreev, Stanislav
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2384
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:38] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:32] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:05] } 7. Rb1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:55] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:31] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:19] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:57] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:44] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:34:24] } 10. h5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:29] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:34:51] } 11. Rh3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:52] } 11... Kh8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:35:19] } 12. Rg3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:38] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:35:45] } 13. cxd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:02] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:36:14] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:23] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:36:41] } 15. e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:46] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:37:08] } 16. Kf1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:25:37] } 16... f5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:25:38] } 17. exf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:22:20] } 17... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:29] } 18. Bf4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:56:32] } 18... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:50:18] } 19. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:50:05] } 19... Bh4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:40:41] } 20. Rg6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:39:39] } 20... Rc3?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:48] } 21. g3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:35] } 21... Nc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:23:09] } 22. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:10] } 22... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:09] } 23. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:19] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:47] } 24. cxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:35] } 24... Qd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:04] } 25. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:01] } 25... axb6? { [%eval 1.57] } { Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:00] } 26. Bxh6 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:17:39] } 26... Rd4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:10:06] } 27. Bf4 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:18:03] } 27... e5?? { [%eval 4.47] } { Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:53] } 28. h6 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:17:53] } 28... exf4?! { [%eval 6.95] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:37] } 29. Rxf6 { [%eval 6.79] [%clk 0:17:55] } 29... Rg8?? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:04] } 30. hxg7+ { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:17:54] } 30... Rxg7 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:03:17] } 31. Rf8+ { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:18:14] } 31... Rg8 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:03:36] } 32. Qh4+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:18:33] } 1-0