Event: Round 6: Salman, Haytham - Stokes, Richard
Date: 2025-03-01
White: Salman, Haytham
WhiteElo: 1785
Black: Stokes, Richard
BlackElo: 1650
Result: 1-0
ECO: B50
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:16] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:24] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:32] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:15:29] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:33] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:31] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:41] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:38] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:47] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:15:40] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:15:53] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:42] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:15:51] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:15:44] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:15:58] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:15:28] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:15:58] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:15:30] } 11... a6? { [%eval 2.24] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:56] } 12. e5 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:15:18] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:15:52] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:15:24] } 13... Ne8 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:14:17] } 14. Bxh7+ { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:15:15] } 14... Kh8 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:14:26] } 15. Be4 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:14:57] } 15... f5 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:14:07] } 16. exf6 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:14:19] } 16... Nxf6 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:14:02] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:13:37] } 17... Nxe4 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:13:46] } 18. Qxe4 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:13:44] } 18... Na5? { [%eval 4.54] } { Mistake. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:56] } 19. Ne5 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:12:27] } 19... Be8 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:11:45] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:11:53] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:11:43] } 21. Bf4? { [%eval 2.89] } { Mistake. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:43] } 21... Qb6 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:10:09] } 22. Rab1 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:08:41] } 22... Bc6?? { [%eval 9.35] } { Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:37] } 23. Ng6+ { [%eval 8.7] [%clk 0:08:08] } 23... Kg8 { [%eval 9.3] [%clk 0:09:09] } 24. Nxe7+ { [%eval 8.72] [%clk 0:08:09] } 24... Kf7? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:54] } 25. Nxc8? { [%eval 7.28] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:51] } 25... Bxe4 { [%eval 8.2] [%clk 0:08:44] } 26. Nxb6 { [%eval 8.1] [%clk 0:07:58] } 26... Bxb1 { [%eval 8.06] [%clk 0:08:45] } 27. Rxb1 { [%eval 8.04] [%clk 0:07:42] } 27... Kg8 { [%eval 7.97] [%clk 0:08:45] } 28. Be3 { [%eval 7.94] [%clk 0:07:32] } 28... Nc6 { [%eval 8.06] [%clk 0:08:32] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval 8.2] [%clk 0:07:33] } 29... Ne5 { [%eval 8.75] [%clk 0:08:15] } 30. Nd7 { [%eval 8.61] [%clk 0:07:27] } 30... Nxd7 { [%eval 8.52] [%clk 0:08:12] } 31. Rxd7 { [%eval 8.44] [%clk 0:07:34] } 1-0