Event: Israel Team Championship 2025
Date: 2025-01-11
White: Sokolovsky, Yahli
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2552
Black: Gelfand, Boris
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2649
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.33] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.24] } 6. dxc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.13] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.21] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.2] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.22] } 11. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.2] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.21] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.26] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 0.23] } 13. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.21] } 13... Rxe7 { [%eval 0.25] } 14. Be4 { [%eval 0.21] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.24] } 15. h3 { [%eval 0.26] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.36] } 16. Nd4 { [%eval 0.2] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] } 17. Bf3 { [%eval 0.24] } 17... Re5 { [%eval 0.59] } 18. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.57] } 18... dxe5 { [%eval 0.64] } 19. Nf5 { [%eval 0.59] } 19... Qf8 { [%eval 0.61] } 20. Ng3 { [%eval 0.69] } 20... Be6? { [%eval 1.98] } { Mistake. b6 was best. } 21. Qe3 { [%eval 1.85] } 21... c6 { [%eval 1.91] } 22. a3?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa7 was best. } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 1.16] } 23. Qxa7 { [%eval 1.05] } 23... f5 { [%eval 1.2] } 24. Be2 { [%eval 0.66] } 24... Qc5 { [%eval 0.6] } 25. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.59] } 25... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.72] } 26. f3 { [%eval 0.3] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval 0.28] } 27. b3 { [%eval 0.22] } 27... f4?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } 28. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best. } 28... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. fxe4 { [%eval 0.05] } 29... Kf6 { [%eval 0.13] } 30. a4 { [%eval 0.13] } 30... Kg5 { [%eval 0.66] } 31. Rd6 { [%eval 0.57] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 0.43] } 32. Kd2 { [%eval 0.53] } 32... Kh4 { [%eval 0.47] } 33. Ke1 { [%eval 0.51] } 33... h5 { [%eval 0.45] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval 0.46] } 34... g5 { [%eval 0.46] } 35. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Ra8 { [%eval 0.44] } 36. c4 { [%eval 0.07] } 36... c5 { [%eval 0.04] } 37. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Rh1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Kg5 { [%eval -0.02] } 40. Rh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Ke1 { [%eval -0.03] } 1/2-1/2