Event: Round 3: Kolthoff, Siegmund - Nikolov, Jordan
Date: 2025-03-31
White: Kolthoff, Siegmund
WhiteElo: 2121
Black: Nikolov, Jordan
BlackElo: 1968
Result: 1-0
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 130+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 2:10:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 2:10:41] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 2:11:12] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 2:10:36] } 3. Nd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 2:07:32] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 2:08:52] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 2:03:47] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 2:07:39] } 5. Nxe7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 2:03:43] } 5... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 2:07:59] } 6. e3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 2:01:35] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 2:05:49] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 2:01:14] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 2:05:37] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 2:01:40] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 2:01:37] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 2:01:14] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 2:02:04] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:57:54] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:57:18] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:56:49] } 11... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:49:13] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:54:39] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:39:38] } 13. b3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:54:15] } 13... f6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:39:28] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:51:10] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:14] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:47:16] } 15... Qf7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:30:40] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:44:06] } 16... Nce7?! { [%eval 1.45] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:32] } 17. Nc5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:38:50] } 17... b6 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:18:13] } 18. Nxe6 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:39:11] } 18... Qxe6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:18:41] } 19. Qc4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:32:46] } 19... c5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:16:03] } 20. Bg4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:25:37] } 20... f5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:14:30] } 21. Bh3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:25:29] } 21... Nc7 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:10:25] } 22. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:24:34] } 22... b5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:05:46] } 23. Qc3 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:18:42] } 23... b4?! { [%eval 2.16] } { Inaccuracy. Ncd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:43] } 24. Qc4 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 1:14:41] } 24... Qxc4 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 1:03:58] } 25. dxc4 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 1:14:59] } 25... Rd3?! { [%eval 3.08] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:41] } 26. axb4 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 1:12:27] } 26... cxb4 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 1:01:24] } 27. Rfd1 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:58:02] } 27... Rxd1+ { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:54:23] } 28. Rxd1 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:58:23] } 28... Ne6 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:53:29] } 29. Rd7 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:54:01] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:53:06] } 30. Rxd8+ { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:53:41] } 30... Nxd8 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:53:34] } 31. Bd6 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:49:44] } 31... Ndc6 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:51:25] } 32. g4 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:49:02] } 32... a4 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:46:05] } 33. bxa4 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:48:36] } 33... Nc8 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:40:36] } 34. Bc5 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:47:48] } 34... b3 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:40:52] } 35. Bf1 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:46:26] } 35... Ne5 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:38:22] } 36. Ba3 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:46:39] } 36... fxg4 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:32:08] } 37. c5 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:44:36] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:27:16] } 38. Be2 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:39:10] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:18:07] } 39. Bb2 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:34:49] } 39... Nf3+ { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:11:21] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:33:02] } 40... Ne1+ { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:10:22] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:32:41] } 41... h5 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:10:32] } 42. Bxg7 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:31:00] } 42... Na7 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:10:41] } 43. Bc3 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:30:08] } 1-0