Event: SixDays Budapest January 2025 GM A
Site: Budapest
Date: 2025-01-27
White: Muthaiah AL
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2474
Black: Kovalev, Andrei
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2413
Result: 1-0
ECO: A45
Opening: Indian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:10] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:41] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:15] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:26:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:22:25] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:18] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:22:24] } 5. Qd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:27] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:22:27] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:34] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:12:08] } 7. Bh6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:39] } 7... Bg4?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:21] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:16:21] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:07:02] } 9. e5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:01:57] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:04:40] } 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:56:41] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:02:48] } 11. Bxg7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:56:40] } 11... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:02:04] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:54:38] } 12... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:58:41] } 13. gxf3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:55:00] } 13... exf3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:57:51] } 14. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:55:20] } 14... f6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:58:19] } 15. exf6+? { [%eval -0.15] } { Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:46:12] } 15... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:58:29] } 16. Be4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:46:26] } 16... Qd6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:51:12] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:38:58] } 17... Qe6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:40:01] } 18. f3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:30:40] } 18... Qxa2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:37:33] } 19. Qb4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:30:28] } 19... Na6?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:06] } 20. Qxb7 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:23:37] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:35:52] } 21. Qxe7+ { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:23:24] } 21... Rf7 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:36:00] } 22. Qa3 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:21:03] } 22... Nb4?! { [%eval 2.2] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:58] } 23. Qxa2 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:17:44] } 23... Nxa2+ { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:32:21] } 24. Kd2 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:18:09] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:32:46] } 25. b3 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:16:39] } 25... c5 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:22:13] } 26. d5 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:13:39] } 26... Nb4?! { [%eval 3.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:33] } 27. Kc3 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:12:34] } 27... Rb6 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:05:06] } 28. Kc4 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:03:25] } 28... Na6 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:05:24] } 29. Ra1 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:03:30] } 29... Rb4+ { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:05:07] } 30. Kd3 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:03:47] } 30... Rb6 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:04:29] } 31. Ra5 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:02:28] } 31... Kf6 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:02:41] } 32. Rha1 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:02:06] } 32... Rdd6 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:02:54] } 33. c3 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:01:53] } 33... g5 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:01:56] } 34. Kc2 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:01:50] } 34... h5 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:01:53] } 35. Bd3 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:01:58] } 35... Nc7 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:02:19] } 36. c4 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:01:17] } 36... Ra6 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:01:07] } 37. b4? { [%eval 1.86] } { Mistake. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 37... cxb4 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:00:54] } 38. Kb3? { [%eval 0.24] } { Mistake. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 38... Ke5?? { [%eval 4.87] } { Blunder. Rxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 39. Be4?? { [%eval -0.05] } { Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 39... Kd4?? { [%eval 5.04] } { Blunder. Rxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. c5 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:00:44] } 40... Rxa5?! { [%eval 6.73] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 41. cxd6 { [%eval 6.39] [%clk 0:00:35] } 41... Rxa1 { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:00:44] } 42. dxc7 { [%eval 7.25] [%clk 0:00:37] } 42... Rc1 { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 0:00:37] } 43. Bc2 { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:00:48] } 1-0