Event: Round 8: Kukushkin, Ivan - Burns, Michael
Date: 2025-03-04
White: Kukushkin, Ivan
WhiteElo: 2129
Black: Burns, Michael
BlackElo: 1982
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B20
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:35] } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:25:56] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:28:20] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:23:56] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:19:53] } 4... e6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:19:47] } 5. f4 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:19:03] } 5... b5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:17:54] } 6. Qf3 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:13:45] } 6... Nd4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:59:53] } 7. Qd3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:13:31] } 7... d6?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:04] } 8. Nge2?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:29] } 8... Nxe2?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:21] } 9. Nxe2?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:34] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:54:56] } 10. Qe3?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:57] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:43:17] } 11. Ng3?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:34] } 11... Be7?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:06] } 12. Be2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:57:20] } 12... d5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:41:26] } 13. d3 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:55:42] } 13... h5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:23:15] } 14. Bf3 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:49:05] } 14... d4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:22:39] } 15. Qf2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:47:42] } 15... h4 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:21:06] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:44:49] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:21:17] } 17. a4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:35:40] } 17... b4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:18:20] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:34:06] } 18... O-O-O { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:17:46] } 19. g4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:31:15] } 19... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:23] } 20. fxg5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:26:30] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:15:21] } 21. Kb1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:26:43] } 21... Bxg5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:15:39] } 22. Bc1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:27:04] } 22... Qe5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:47] } 23. Rhf1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:25:55] } 23... Rdf8 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:14:47] } 24. Bh1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:25:29] } 24... Bxc1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:14:06] } 25. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:25:01] } 25... f5?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:30] } 26. exf5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:24:42] } 26... Bxh1 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:10:25] } 27. Rxh1 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:23:06] } 27... exf5 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:10:53] } 28. gxf5?? { [%eval -0.6] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:32] } 28... Qxf5 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:08:38] } 29. Qg2 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:21:30] } 29... Qf3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:08:43] } 30. Qg6? { [%eval -2.24] } { Mistake. Rcg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:29] } 30... Rf6 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 1:30:30] } 31. Qg7 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:16:29] } 1/2-1/2