Event: Round 4: Palczert, Matyas - Ponomariov, Ruslan
Date: 2025-03-18
White: Palczert, Matyas
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2434
Black: Ponomariov, Ruslan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2628
Result: 0-1
ECO: B32
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Godiva Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Qb6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5. Nb3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:31:24] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:32] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:29:09] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:22:20] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:45] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:44] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:27:08] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:47] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:22] } 10. Kb1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:14:33] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:10:06] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:02:57] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:03:03] } 12. Na2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:02:18] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:02:49] } 13. f3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:55:01] } 13... d5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:54:10] } 14. Nxb4?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:57] } 14... dxe4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:52:56] } 15. f4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:38:32] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:45:44] } 16. Qf2 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:26:06] } 16... Bd6 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:43:00] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:24:07] } 17... Nxf4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:35:26] } 18. Na2? { [%eval -2.84] } { Mistake. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:13] } 18... O-O { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:29:34] } 19. Bxf6 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:11:27] } 19... gxf6 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:29:21] } 20. Rg1 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:09:27] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:25:12] } 21. c4 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:08:39] } 21... Be5 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:18:38] } 22. g3 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 0:01:04] } 22... Ng6 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:14:16] } 23. Be2 { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:00:41] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:14:14] } 24. Nc5 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:00:49] } 24... Qb6 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:13:45] } 25. b4 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:00:41] } 25... a5 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:08:21] } 0-1