Event: WSTCC
Date: 2025-02-19
White: Kotsur, Pavel
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2478
Black: Schulenburg, Bernd
BlackElo: 2144
Result: 1-0
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:50] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:59] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:21] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:07] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:34] } 6. f3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:26:24] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:32:10] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:25:03] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:30:46] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:25:16] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:30:59] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:23:44] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:24:36] } 10... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:24:06] } 11. Bh6?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:24:57] } 11... Bxh6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:10:28] } 12. Qxh6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:22] } 12... e5?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:43] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:20:33] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:09:57] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:11:58] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:54:49] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:03:31] } 15... Kb8 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:49:04] } 16. Rd2 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:01:17] } 16... Rd7 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:39:30] } 17. Rhd1 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:54:03] } 17... Ne8 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:38:32] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:47:19] } 18... Qd8 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:28:24] } 19. g3 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:44:33] } 19... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:22:35] } 20. cxd5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:43:59] } 20... Rc7 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:21:33] } 21. Bb5 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:42:31] } 21... f5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:21:53] } 22. f4?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:50] } 22... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:35] } 23. exf5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:31:29] } 23... gxf5 { [%clk 0:19:10] } 24. fxe5 { [%clk 0:31:14] } 24... Ne4 { [%clk 0:19:37] } 25. exd6 { [%clk 0:27:59] } 25... Nxd2+ { [%clk 0:18:28] } 26. Rxd2 { [%clk 0:28:15] } 26... Rc5 { [%clk 0:18:51] } 27. Bc6 { [%clk 0:28:26] } 27... Qf8 { [%clk 0:14:56] } 28. Qf4 { [%clk 0:27:35] } 1-0