Event: Blackpool Open 2025
Site: BLackpool, Lancashire
Date: 2025-02-07
White: Sarakauskas, Gediminas
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2323
Black: Maack, Kjartan
BlackElo: 2043
Result: 1-0
ECO: E09
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 110+10

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:50:19] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:49:59] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:49:16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:45:17] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:49:08] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:44:34] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:49:14] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:44:13] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:49:21] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:43:12] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:49:27] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:40:39] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:46:22] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:40:09] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:45:53] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:36:36] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:44:27] } 9... dxe4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:36:02] } 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:44:36] } 10... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:34:19] } 11. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:44:43] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:24:25] } 12. b3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:33:03] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:50:02] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:17:05] } 13... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.6] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:55] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:13:49] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:37:22] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:05:16] } 15... Bd6 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:37:10] } 16. Bxd6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:04:01] } 16... Qxd6 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:37:14] } 17. c5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:04:03] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:34:41] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:02:22] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:33:39] } 19. Nc4? { [%eval 0.09] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:59] } 19... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:31:25] } 20. bxc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:50:44] } 20... Ne7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:30:27] } 21. cxb6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:47:26] } 21... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:23:43] } 22. Be4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:43:30] } 22... h6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:21:07] } 23. Qa4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:41:57] } 23... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:19:24] } 24. Rab1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:42:01] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:19:28] } 25. Qa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:35] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:18:48] } 26. Qc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:32:27] } 26... Qd7?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:21] } 27. Rb3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:31:32] } 27... Rb7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:11:18] } 28. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:24:47] } 28... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:11:26] } 29. Rd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:24:29] } 29... Qd7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:10:36] } 30. Ra3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:23:45] } 30... Nc8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:09:21] } 31. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:17:33] } 31... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:09:17] } 32. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:17:38] } 32... Rxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:09:23] } 33. c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:17:43] } 33... Rc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:07:52] } 34. Ra5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:17:52] } 34... g6?! { [%eval 1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:07] } 35. Bd7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:15:08] } 35... Ne7 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:03:15] } 36. Rxa7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:14:56] } 36... Rxc5 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:02:08] } 37. Bxe6 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:15:01] } 37... fxe6 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:00:51] } 38. Rxe7 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:15:07] } 38... Rc6?! { [%eval 2.72] } { Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 39. Ra7 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:15:06] } 39... Rc1+ { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:00:13] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:15:14] } 40... Rc3 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:00:21] } 41. h4 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:14:53] } 41... Rd3 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:00:20] } 42. a4 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:08:36] } 42... Rc3 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:00:19] } 43. a5 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:08:39] } 43... Ra3 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:00:24] } 44. f4 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:08:19] } 44... Ra2+ { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:00:25] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:07:49] } 45... Ra4 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:00:26] } 46. a6 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:07:50] } 46... Kh8 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:00:29] } 47. Ke3 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:07:47] } 47... Kg8 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:00:23] } 48. Kd3 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:07:52] } 48... Kf8 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:00:15] } 49. Kc3 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:07:58] } 49... Ra3+ { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:00:13] } 50. Kb4 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:07:59] } 50... Rxg3 { [%eval 7.22] [%clk 0:00:12] } 51. Ra8+ { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:05:24] } 51... Kf7 { [%eval 7.41] [%clk 0:00:21] } 52. a7 { [%eval 6.92] [%clk 0:05:28] } 52... Rg1?? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 53. Rf8+ { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:05:26] } 53... Kxf8 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:00:16] } 54. a8=Q+ { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:05:29] } 1-0