Event: Chestnut Horse Open Final
Site: Kyiv
Date: 2025-04-06
White: Starozhilov, Leonid
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2351
Black: Trushko, Andrii
BlackElo: 2275
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 10+5

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... Ba5 { [%eval 0.64] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.28] } 7... Nf5 { [%eval 0.6] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.34] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.42] } 9... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.38] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.41] } 10... Qa5 { [%eval 0.66] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.41] } 11... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.46] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.46] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.49] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.62] } 13... a5?! { [%eval 1.47] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } 14. g4 { [%eval 1.49] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 1.43] } 15. Nd4 { [%eval 1.46] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval 1.33] } 16. f5 { [%eval 1.39] } 16... exf5 { [%eval 1.71] } 17. e6 { [%eval 1.73] } 17... f6 { [%eval 2.01] } 18. gxf5 { [%eval 1.76] } 18... Bxd3 { [%eval 1.69] } 19. cxd3 { [%eval 1.64] } 19... Nbc6 { [%eval 1.64] } 20. Qg4 { [%eval 1.68] } 20... O-O-O?! { [%eval 2.38] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } 21. Rb1 { [%eval 2.2] } 21... g6 { [%eval 2.69] } 22. Rb5 { [%eval 2.56] } 22... Qxa3 { [%eval 2.71] } 23. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.63] } 23... Nxc6 { [%eval 2.28] } 24. fxg6?? { [%eval -0.1] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } 24... Ne5 { [%eval -0.15] } 25. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... hxg6?? { [%eval 3.19] } { Blunder. Qa1+ was best. } 26. Rxb6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } 26... Rde8?? { [%eval 4.63] } { Blunder. Qa1+ was best. } 27. O-O { [%eval 4.46] } 27... Rh3?! { [%eval 6.9] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5+ was best. } 28. Rfb1? { [%eval 3.89] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } 28... Reh8?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf3+ was best. } 29. Rb8+?? { [%eval 4.65] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe5 was best. } 29... Kc7 { [%eval 4.97] } 30. R1b7+ { [%eval 4.55] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval 4.56] } 31. Rb6+ { [%eval 4.55] } 31... Kc7 { [%eval 4.54] } 32. R8b7+ { [%eval 3.97] } 32... Kc8 { [%eval 4.78] } 33. Rb8+ { [%eval 5.63] } 33... Kc7 { [%eval 5.55] } 34. R8b7+ { [%eval 5.12] } 34... Kc8 { [%eval 5.09] } 1/2-1/2