Event: Round 7: Patel, Keatan - Malinovskii, Ilia
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Patel, Keatan
WhiteElo: 1957
Black: Malinovskii, Ilia
BlackElo: 2073
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:16] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:50] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:30] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:01] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:10] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:20] } 8... Qd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:12] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:39] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:17:24] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:19] } 10... f6?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:39] } 11. b4?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:06] } 11... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:09:23] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:21] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:09:19] } 13. a4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:06] } 13... g5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:07:09] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:11:59] } 14... h5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:03:26] } 15. a5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:06:26] } 15... h4? { [%eval 2.5] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:44] } 16. b5 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:05:19] } 16... Nb8 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 1:04:08] } 17. h3 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 1:04:18] } 17... Rhg8 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 1:01:03] } 18. c4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:50:47] } 18... Bf4 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:41:18] } 19. Ng4 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:44:28] } 19... Rdf8?! { [%eval 3.83] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:43] } 20. Ba3 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:44:00] } 20... Rg7 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:40:36] } 21. Rxe7?! { [%eval 2.88] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:24] } 21... Rxe7 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:40:52] } 22. Bxe7 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:24:50] } 22... Qxe7 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:41:17] } 23. Qf5+?? { [%eval 0.58] } { Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:40] } 23... Qd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:40:09] } 24. Nxh4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:20:29] } 24... gxh4?? { [%eval 2.58] } { Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:03] } 25. Qxf4 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:20:46] } 1/2-1/2