Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-01-01
White: Kovchan, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2455
Black: Xue, Haowen
BlackElo: 2502
Result: 0-1
ECO: E03
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:04] } 5. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:36] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:30] } 6. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:44] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:16:37] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:06] } 7... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:16:30] } 8. Nh3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:20:40] } 8... Rb8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:02:12] } 9. a4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:11:03] } 9... b6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:58:55] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 1:07:02] } 10... e5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:56:39] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:06:20] } 11... h6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:48:33] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:00:49] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:44:50] } 13. g4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:56:49] } 13... Bd4 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:27:11] } 14. g5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:47:17] } 14... hxg5 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:27:28] } 15. Nxg5?! { [%eval -1.55] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:25] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:27:00] } 16. Nd5?! { [%eval -2.64] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:45:21] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:19:25] } 17. Nxf6+ { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 0:36:23] } 17... Qxf6 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:19:43] } 18. O-O { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:27:18] } 18... e4 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:19:50] } 19. h4?! { [%eval -3.52] } { Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:17] } 19... Ba6 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:18:34] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:22:21] } 20... Bxe2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:18:20] } 21. Bxe4 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:17:30] } 21... g6 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:16:06] } 22. Ra3 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:13:36] } 22... Nxe4 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:08:20] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:13:44] } 23... Qf5 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:08:42] } 24. Bh6?! { [%eval -5.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:44] } 24... Bxf1 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:08:57] } 25. Bxf8 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:05:48] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:08:23] } 26. Qb1 { [%eval -6.02] [%clk 0:04:40] } 26... Bxf2+ { [%eval -6.03] [%clk 0:08:05] } 27. Kxf1 { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 0:04:54] } 27... Rc1+ { [%eval -6.16] [%clk 0:07:55] } 28. Qxc1 { [%eval -6.08] [%clk 0:05:14] } 28... Be3+ { [%eval -5.88] [%clk 0:08:21] } 0-1