Event: The Sligo Tournament 2025 - Masters
Site: Sligo, Ireland
Date: 2025-02-02
White: Arun, Nitish
WhiteElo: 1990
Black: Nikiforov, Sergey
BlackElo: 1915
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A43
Opening: Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... Na6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:31:02] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:32:25] } 7. e4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:29:43] } 7... Nc7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:32:43] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:28:48] } 8... g6 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:32:50] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:28:34] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:33:14] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:27:04] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:33:13] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:26:08] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:31:08] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:20:18] } 12... Rb8? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:57] } 13. Nb6? { [%eval 0.11] } { Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:44] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:24] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:09:44] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:11] } 15. Nb6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:04:20] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:22:01] } 16. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:28] } 16... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:47] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:49:44] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:16:43] } 18. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:44:53] } 18... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:17:03] } 19. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:40:54] } 19... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:17:28] } 20. Re1?! { [%eval -0.07] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:13] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:03:33] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:25:07] } 21... Rbe8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:57:07] } 22. Qb3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:22:40] } 22... Bc8?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:07] } 23. Rf1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:52] } 23... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:18] } 24. Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:30] } 24... Na8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:33] } 25. Qa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:49] } 25... Nc7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:40:00] } 26. Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:13] } 26... Re7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:39:26] } 27. exf5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:16:24] } 27... gxf5?! { [%eval 0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:32] } 28. Bf3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:16:21] } 28... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:31:15] } 29. Bh5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:16:20] } 29... Rf8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:31:38] } 30. Bf3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:16:45] } 30... Na8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:31:25] } 31. Qb3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:16:48] } 31... Nc7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:31:13] } 32. Qb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:17:12] } 32... Rfe8?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. Na8 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:59] } 33. Bh5?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:13] } 1/2-1/2