Event: Round 3: Nihal Sarin - Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan
Date: 2025-04-23
White: Nihal Sarin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2687
Black: Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2462
Result: 1-0
ECO: A14
Opening: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:01] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:48] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:43] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:23:09] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:14] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:18] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:26] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:31] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:41] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:58] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:36] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:19:10] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:21:28] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:18:19] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:20:13] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:17:44] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:10:15] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:12:23] } 10... Na6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:07:40] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:09:24] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:04:46] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:55:54] } 12... Nc7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:00:45] } 13. dxc5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:45:32] } 13... bxc5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:00:24] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:44:35] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:25] } 15. Bxc7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:40:07] } 15... Qxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:10] } 16. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:33:12] } 16... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:46:05] } 17. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:33:35] } 17... Red8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:41:04] } 18. e4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:33:46] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:22] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:16] } 19... g6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:27:08] } 20. Bxf7+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:23:56] } 20... Kxf7?? { [%eval 3.15] } { Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:43] } 21. Qxh7+ { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:23:51] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:23:44] } 22. Rce1 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:12:07] } 22... Rd4 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:17:10] } 23. f3 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:09:45] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:16:29] } 24. Qh6+ { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:10:03] } 24... Ke8?! { [%eval 3.61] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:39] } 25. Ne5 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:09:51] } 25... Nd7? { [%eval 6.2] } { Mistake. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:07] } 26. Nxg6 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:08:46] } 1-0