Event: Round 9: Sanikidze, Tornike - Nigalidze, Gaioz
Date: 2025-02-12
White: Sanikidze, Tornike
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2442
Black: Nigalidze, Gaioz
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2378
Result: 1-0
ECO: E12
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:38] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:33] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:33] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:01] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:03] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:18] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:58] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:40] } 6... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:13] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:53] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:33] } 8. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:05] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:53] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:30] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:14] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:49] } 10... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:35] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:12] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:25:44] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:26:09] } 12... Qc8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:23:11] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:17:55] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:19:59] } 14. Rd1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:17:57] } 14... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:59] } 15. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:18:14] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:15] } 16. e5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:08:44] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:12:11] } 17. cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:08:39] } 17... Qc4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:10:07] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:58:27] } 18... f6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:05:16] } 19. exf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:55:16] } 19... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:58:23] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:52:28] } 20... Qd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:58:43] } 21. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:46:28] } 21... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:51:42] } 22. Rdc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:46:34] } 22... h6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:46:47] } 23. Rc7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:39:13] } 23... Rf7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:39:57] } 24. Rxf7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:38:33] } 24... Kxf7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:40:21] } 25. Rc7+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:36:57] } 25... Kg8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:39:42] } 26. h4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:32:02] } 26... a5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:33:38] } 27. a4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:29:24] } 27... Qd6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:32:37] } 28. Qc2 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:26:49] } 28... Nd5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:32:46] } 29. Rc6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:23:16] } 29... Qe7 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:33:07] } 30. Qg6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:22:30] } 30... Re8?! { [%eval 1.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:57] } 31. Ne5 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:19:06] } 31... Nf4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:29:58] } 32. Qg4 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:18:17] } 32... Nd5 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:27:26] } 33. h5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:16:25] } 33... Qf6 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:13:57] } 34. Qg6 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:15:16] } 34... Qxg6 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:27:09] } 35. hxg6 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:15:12] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:24:59] } 36. Rd6 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:11:10] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:24:58] } 37. Rd7+ { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:11:33] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:25:14] } 38. g3 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:07:05] } 38... Nc3?! { [%eval 2.49] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:14] } 39. Nc6 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:05:04] } 39... Nxa4?! { [%eval 3.55] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:07] } 40. Rf7+ { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:35:22] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:54:32] } 41. Ne7+ { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:35:12] } 41... Kh8 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:54:42] } 42. d5 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:35:24] } 42... exd5?! { [%eval 4.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:59] } 43. Nf5 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:35:39] } 43... Rg8 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:54:53] } 44. Nxh6 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:36:04] } 44... Rd8?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:52] } 45. Nf5 { [%eval 10.47] [%clk 0:36:09] } 45... Rg8?! { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:07] } 46. Ne7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:36:19] } 46... Re8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:55:29] } 47. Rf5 { [%clk 0:36:06] } 47... Rxe7 { [%clk 0:55:54] } 48. Rf8# { [%clk 0:36:32] } 1-0