Event: Round 1: Espel, Luis - Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando
Date: 2025-03-21
White: Espel, Luis
WhiteElo: 1826
Black: Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2405
Result: 0-1
ECO: A16
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8... Ne8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:06] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:02:55] } 9... Nc7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:07] } 10. f4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:02:46] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:03:08] } 11. g4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:02:38] } 11... a6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:03:10] } 12. Ng3?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:29] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:03:02] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:02:20] } 13... b5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:03:00] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:02:15] } 14... Ned4 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:02:42] } 15. Nce2? { [%eval -2.05] } { Mistake. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 15... a5? { [%eval -0.8] } { Mistake. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:30] } 16. Qd2?! { [%eval -1.41] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:27] } 16... a4?! { [%eval -0.81] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 17. f5? { [%eval -2.38] } { Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:19] } 17... Qa5?! { [%eval -1.52] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:21] } 18. Qxa5 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:01:00] } 18... Nxe2+? { [%eval -0.11] } { Mistake. Nxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:15] } 19. Nxe2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:00:59] } 19... Nxa5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:02:15] } 20. cxb5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:00:51] } 20... Rxb5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:02:14] } 21. Nc3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:00:47] } 21... Rb4?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:15] } 22. Nd5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:00:47] } 22... Rb7 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:02:10] } 23. Bd2?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 23... Nc6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:09] } 24. b3?! { [%eval -0.71] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 24... Bd4+ { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:01:54] } 25. Kh2 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:00:33] } 25... e6 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:01:55] } 26. fxe6 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:00:30] } 26... fxe6 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:01:42] } 27. Rxf8+ { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:00:31] } 27... Kxf8 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:01:43] } 28. Nf4? { [%eval -2.86] } { Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 28... axb3?! { [%eval -2.02] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 29. axb3?! { [%eval -2.77] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 29... Ra7?! { [%eval -2.01] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 30. Bf3?? { [%eval -6.07] } { Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:20] } 30... Ra2 { [%eval -6.27] [%clk 0:01:33] } 31. Rd1 { [%eval -6.31] [%clk 0:00:20] } 31... Be3 { [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:01:31] } 0-1