Event: Round 9: Baklan, Vladimir - Rotstein, Arkadij
Date: 2025-02-23
White: Baklan, Vladimir
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2553
Black: Rotstein, Arkadij
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2423
Result: 1-0
ECO: B42
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:44] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:30:33] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:33] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:23:35] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:07] } 8. g4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:01] } 8... g6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:24:27] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:12:29] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:15:24] } 10. gxh5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:04:09] } 10... Nxh5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:14:34] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:04:36] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:11:31] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:04:51] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:03:51] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:59:23] } 13... b5? { [%eval 1.69] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:31] } 14. b4 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:50:21] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:22:35] } 15. Nc6 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:47:29] } 15... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:22:39] } 16. hxg5 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:46:44] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:22:40] } 17. Na5 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:47:04] } 17... Ne5?! { [%eval 2.9] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:45] } 18. f4 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:29:15] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:15:16] } 19. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:24:53] } 19... Qxc6 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:15:44] } 20. Qd4 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:25:16] } 20... Rh7 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:09:18] } 21. Bxh5 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:15:57] } 21... gxh5 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:09:29] } 22. O-O-O { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:16:21] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:07:38] } 23. Rh3 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:15:56] } 23... Rc8?! { [%eval 4.05] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:25] } 24. f5 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:14:03] } 24... e5 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:02:42] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:12:07] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:01:24] } 26. g6 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:09:17] } 26... fxg6 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:01:51] } 27. fxg6 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:09:44] } 27... Rg7 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:02:14] } 28. Rxh5 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:10:00] } 28... Kd7 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:01:17] } 29. Rf5 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:06:22] } 29... Re8 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:01:12] } 30. Nd5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:03:48] } 30... Bxd5 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:01:37] } 31. Qxd5 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:04:15] } 31... Re6?! { [%eval 6.71] } { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:02] } 32. Rdf1 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:03:39] } 32... Ree7 { [%eval 8.09] [%clk 0:00:53] } 33. Rf7 { [%eval 7.84] [%clk 0:02:44] } 33... Qc4? { [%eval #19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 34. Qb7+ { [%eval #22] [%clk 0:02:25] } 1-0