Event: Reykjavik Open 2025
Site: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: 2025-04-11
White: Willems, Niels
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2394
Black: Arruebarrena Rodriguez, Rafael
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2129
Result: 1-0
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30 +30 after 40 moves

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. Qc2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:49] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:13] } 5. bxc3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:54] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:51] } 7. g3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:15] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:19] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:19] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:21:26] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:23] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:13:48] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:41] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:09:19] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:42] } 11... Na5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:03:37] } 12. Nh4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:59] } 12... c6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:59:09] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:22:39] } 13... d5?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:17] } 14. cxd5?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:13] } 14... cxd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:52:37] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:30] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:27] } 16. Bb6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:48:56] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:45:42] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:47:18] } 17... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:43:07] } 18. Qb2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:46:30] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:37:25] } 19. a5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:45:28] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:34:35] } 20. h3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:42:39] } 20... dxe4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:31:15] } 21. dxe4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:43:01] } 21... Nd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:31:10] } 22. Nf5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:42:21] } 22... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:31:26] } 23. exf5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:42:49] } 23... Nxb6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:31:46] } 24. Qxb6?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. axb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:15] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:26:41] } 25. Rd5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:39:18] } 25... Ne7 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:22:04] } 26. Qxc7 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:39:27] } 26... Rxc7 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:22:32] } 27. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:39:49] } 27... f6?? { [%eval 3.48] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:57] } 28. Re6 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:39:38] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:18:49] } 29. Reb6 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:38:11] } 29... Rc5 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:16:12] } 30. Bxb7 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:38:24] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:13:50] } 31. Rxa6 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:38:09] } 31... Rd2 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:13:16] } 32. Be4 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:36:29] } 32... Ra2 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:12:58] } 33. Rb7 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:31:41] } 33... Raxa5?! { [%eval 6.89] } { Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:42] } 34. Re6 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:32:01] } 1-0