Event: Round 4: Craciun, Sasha-Matei - Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter
Date: 2025-02-18
White: Craciun, Sasha-Matei
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2257
Black: Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2596
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B81
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:21] } 6. g4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:15] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7. Rg1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:07] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:49] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:31:29] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:52] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:29:44] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:28:17] } 10. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:30:02] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:28:44] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:30:28] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:03:09] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:06:40] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:03:32] } 13. Qb5+ { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:05:02] } 13... Kf8 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:55:54] } 14. f3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:57:26] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:50:34] } 15. Nd5? { [%eval -0.22] } { Mistake. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:04] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:46:38] } 16. exd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:42:33] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:47:01] } 17. Qb4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:39:12] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:43:09] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:37:14] } 18... Bg5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:43:33] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:31:25] } 19... Qc5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:40:55] } 20. Bxg5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:25:13] } 20... hxg5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:41:17] } 21. Qxg5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:16:28] } 21... Rxh2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:38:16] } 22. Rh1?? { [%eval -3.03] } { Blunder. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:14] } 22... Qf2?? { [%eval 0.2] } { Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:45] } 23. Rxh2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:14:44] } 23... Qxh2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:32:08] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:12:50] } 24... Qxd2+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:22:53] } 1/2-1/2