Event: Round 2: Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Gaponenko, Inna
Date: 2025-01-10
White: Kosteniuk, Alexandra
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2430
Black: Gaponenko, Inna
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2218
Result: 0-1
ECO: B21
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:02] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:09] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:09] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:02:51] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:09] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:30] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:08] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:26] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:02] } 11... e6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:01:31] } 12. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:45] } 12... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:01:32] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:45] } 13... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:01:32] } 14. Qxd6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:46] } 14... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:01:00] } 15. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:02:45] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:01:01] } 16. Be2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:02:19] } 16... Rcd8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:00:39] } 17. Qb4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:20] } 17... Rd2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:00:40] } 18. Rae1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:17] } 18... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:32] } 19. f4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:02:11] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:22] } 20. Bb5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:00:37] } 20... Nc5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:00:22] } 21. Re2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:00:37] } 21... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:00:22] } 22. h3? { [%eval -1.72] } { Mistake. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:25] } 22... Rxe2 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:00:22] } 23. Bxe2 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:00:26] } 23... Rd2 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:00:23] } 24. Rf2?! { [%eval -3.26] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:21] } 24... Qd8?? { [%eval -0.54] } { Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:15] } 25. e5?? { [%eval -5.26] } { Blunder. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 25... Rxe2 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:00:11] } 26. Rxe2 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:00:17] } 26... Qd1+ { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:00:12] } 27. Kh2 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:00:15] } 27... Qxe2 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:00:13] } 28. Qd4 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:00:17] } 28... Qd3 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:00:13] } 29. Qf2 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:00:16] } 29... Ne4 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:00:14] } 30. Qh4 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:00:16] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:00:11] } 31. a4 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:00:17] } 31... a5 { [%eval -5.55] [%clk 0:00:13] } 32. Qg4 { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:00:06] } 32... h6 { [%eval -6.12] [%clk 0:00:11] } 33. Qh4 { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:00:05] } 33... Qe3 { [%eval -6.34] [%clk 0:00:08] } 34. Qg4 { [%eval -6.61] [%clk 0:00:05] } 34... Qe1 { [%eval -6.34] [%clk 0:00:08] } 35. Qf3?! { [%eval -9.31] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 35... Nd2 { [%eval -8.81] [%clk 0:00:07] } 36. Qd3 { [%eval -10.74] [%clk 0:00:03] } 36... Nf1+ { [%eval -10.58] [%clk 0:00:07] } 37. Kg1 { [%eval -10.19] [%clk 0:00:04] } 37... Ng3+ { [%eval -9.73] [%clk 0:00:07] } 38. Kh2 { [%eval -9.2] [%clk 0:00:06] } 38... Nf5?! { [%eval -5.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nf1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 39. b4 { [%eval -7.07] [%clk 0:00:05] } 39... axb4 { [%eval -6.97] [%clk 0:00:09] } 40. cxb4 { [%eval -6.91] [%clk 0:00:07] } 40... Qxb4 { [%eval -6.68] [%clk 0:00:10] } 41. Qf3 { [%eval -7.02] [%clk 0:00:05] } 41... Qxa4 { [%eval -7.09] [%clk 0:00:10] } 42. g4 { [%eval -7.34] [%clk 0:00:07] } 42... Ne7 { [%eval -6.62] [%clk 0:00:11] } 43. Qb7 { [%eval -7.89] [%clk 0:00:07] } 0-1