Event: Round 9: Rodshtein, Maxim - Ivanchuk, Vasyl
Date: 2025-03-24
White: Rodshtein, Maxim
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2623
Black: Ivanchuk, Vasyl
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2604
Result: 1-0
ECO: E07
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed, Botvinnik Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:42] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:08] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:47] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:46] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:54] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:13] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:59] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:37] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:01] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:45] } 7. Qd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:58] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:22:16] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:43] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:21:14] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:34] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:21:23] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:21:08] } 10... Ba6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:18:59] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:21:16] } 11... Ne8 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:19:11] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:20:03] } 12... Nc7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:19:27] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:17:48] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:02:17] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:51:48] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:47:26] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:42:03] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:41:21] } 16. axb5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:41:02] } 16... cxb5?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:39] } 17. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:40:35] } 17... exd5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:19:07] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:40:52] } 18... Bb4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:19:36] } 19. d6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:37:32] } 19... Ne6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:20:05] } 20. Nf1 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:32:09] } 20... Bb7 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:18:39] } 21. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:31:46] } 21... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:19:08] } 22. Ne3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:31:58] } 22... Nb6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:18:28] } 23. Qxb5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:20:49] } 23... Qb8?! { [%eval 1.69] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:46] } 24. Nf5?! { [%eval 0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:23] } 24... Re8?? { [%eval 2.69] } { Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:52] } 25. Rac1 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:17:01] } 25... Nd7 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:17:26] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:16:31] } 26... Nb6?! { [%eval 3.94] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:48] } 27. d5 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:16:00] } 27... Nc5?! { [%eval 6.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:13] } 28. Qg4 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:13:42] } 28... Nxb3?? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:37] } 29. Qxg7# { [%clk 0:14:05] } 1-0