Event: Round 7: Hopman, Pieter - Spraggett, Kevin
Date: 2025-03-05
White: Hopman, Pieter
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2310
Black: Spraggett, Kevin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2424
Result: 0-1
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:54] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:38] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:34] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:20] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:49] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:27] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:53] } 7... Ba5?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:53] } 8. e3?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:07] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:20:48] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:20:57] } 9... Bc7 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:17:59] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:15:57] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:18:11] } 11. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:13:43] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:17:22] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:10:40] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:16:07] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:11:04] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:16:28] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:05:02] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:15:54] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:49:08] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:10:26] } 16. Re1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:44:51] } 16... Bb8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:09:26] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:42:23] } 17... h6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:12] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:41:30] } 18... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:05:14] } 19. Qb1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:41:11] } 19... Nc5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:02:56] } 20. f4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:35:44] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:58:31] } 21. Rc1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:33:51] } 21... Ncd7?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:57] } 22. Nd1?! { [%eval -0.36] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:25] } 22... Ba7?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:15] } 23. b4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:27:29] } 23... Nf8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:48:21] } 24. b5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:26:43] } 24... Bb7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:47:14] } 25. Nf2?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:20] } 25... axb5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:39:16] } 26. cxb5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:18:50] } 26... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:39:21] } 27. e5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:17:21] } 27... Qxa3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:36:46] } 28. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:30] } 28... N6d7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:35:40] } 29. Nb3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:11:42] } 29... Bb8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:32:42] } 30. Nd4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:10:45] } 30... Rxc1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:29:39] } 31. Rxc1 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:10:11] } 31... Nc5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:29:57] } 32. Nc2 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:08:43] } 32... Qa4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:28:22] } 33. Be2 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:08:26] } 33... Nb3 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:26:49] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:08:35] } 34... Rc8 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:26:30] } 35. Qb2 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:07:51] } 35... Nd7 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:23:58] } 36. Rb1?? { [%eval -2.72] } { Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:25] } 36... Nd2 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:22:44] } 37. Rc1 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:05:24] } 37... Nc4? { [%eval -1.09] } { Mistake. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:14] } 38. Qd4? { [%eval -2.75] } { Mistake. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:53] } 38... Qb3 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:21:55] } 39. Nd1 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:04:23] } 39... Nxe3?! { [%eval -1.91] } { Inaccuracy. Ncxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:30] } 40. Ndxe3 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:04:30] } 40... Qc3 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:20:27] } 41. Rd1 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:03:46] } 41... Qxd4 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:18:18] } 42. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:04:07] } 42... Rc3 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:18:31] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:03:37] } 43... Nc5 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:18:49] } 44. g3 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:03:28] } 44... f6 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:17:51] } 45. exf6 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:02:43] } 45... gxf6 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:18:03] } 46. Bf3 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:02:43] } 46... f5?! { [%eval -0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:08] } 47. Nc6?? { [%eval -2.91] } { Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:00] } 47... Bxc6 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 0:15:57] } 48. bxc6 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:02:26] } 48... Bd6 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:16:11] } 49. Nxd5 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:02:18] } 49... exd5 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:10:16] } 50. Rxd5 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:02:38] } 50... Ne4+ { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:09:16] } 51. Bxe4 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:02:40] } 51... Bc5+ { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 0:09:44] } 52. Kg2?! { [%eval -4.06] } { Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:26] } 52... fxe4 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:10:08] } 53. Rd8+ { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:02:49] } 53... Bf8 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:10:34] } 0-1