Event: Reykjavik Open 2025
Site: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: 2025-04-14
White: Kirk, Ezra
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2394
Black: Shafer, Logan C
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2193
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B52
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30 +30 after 40 moves

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3... Bd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:59] } 4... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:38] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:41] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:09] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:47] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:08] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:04] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:29:19] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:33:27] } 10. e5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:12] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:33:52] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:29] } 11... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:34:16] } 12. Bxd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:29:53] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:34:38] } 13. h4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:48] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:37] } 14. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:48] } 14... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:26:25] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:17:54] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:23:02] } 16. Qd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:14:41] } 16... Qd8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:17:19] } 17. g4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:09:12] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:54:27] } 18. Kg2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:07:04] } 18... Bf8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:49:07] } 19. Re2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:59:07] } 19... a4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:48:04] } 20. g5? { [%eval -0.98] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:58] } 20... Ne7 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:46:56] } 21. gxh6 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:56:10] } 21... gxh6 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:47:18] } 22. Rg1 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:55:01] } 22... Nf5 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:46:10] } 23. Kh3+ { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:48:38] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:46:17] } 24. Ree1 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:44:23] } 24... Qb6 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:44:35] } 25. Bc3 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:41:50] } 25... Be7 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:43:16] } 26. Rg4 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:27:54] } 26... Rg8 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:40:25] } 27. Reg1 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:27:43] } 27... Rxg4 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:40:25] } 28. Rxg4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:27:33] } 28... Rg8?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:33] } 29. Rxg8+ { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:26:55] } 29... Kxg8 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:41:01] } 30. h5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:26:14] } 1/2-1/2