Event: Fagernes International 2025
Site: Fagernes, Norway
Date: 2025-04-18
White: Halvorsen, Benjamin
WhiteElo: 1966
Black: Strand, Amund Pihl
BlackElo: 1914
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 minutes/40 moves + 40 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment from move 1.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:38:32] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:37:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:38:56] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:38:21] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:39:20] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:38:40] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:43] } 4... e5?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:38:18] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:40:00] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:38:34] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:40:15] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:37:20] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:35:13] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:59] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:27] } 8... Bg4?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:58] } 9. Qd3? { [%eval -0.18] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:33] } 9... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:24:29] } 10. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:23:17] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:21:46] } 11. b4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:19:55] } 11... dxc3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:17:29] } 12. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:14:03] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:11:05] } 13. a3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:12:38] } 13... Nd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:59:53] } 14. Bd1 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:12:07] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:28] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:08] } 15... Ne6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:34:20] } 16. f4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:04:17] } 16... h6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:22:14] } 17. f5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:55:47] } 17... Ng5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:22:07] } 18. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:02] } 18... Ngh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:21] } 19. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:30] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:20:01] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:49:08] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:16:15] } 21. g4?! { [%eval -0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:46] } 21... Rxc3?? { [%eval 1.23] } { Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:48] } 22. Rxc3 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:28:39] } 22... d5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:02:10] } 23. Bc5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:28:30] } 23... d4 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:01:25] } 24. Bxe7?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:01] } 24... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:01:49] } 25. Rc2 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:21:51] } 25... Rd8?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 26. Bf3? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:31] } 26... Ne8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:51] } 27. Kg3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:21:04] } 27... Nd6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:11] } 28. Rec1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:20:52] } 28... Nb5?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 29. Rc8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:20:35] } 29... Re8 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:01:22] } 30. R1c5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:19:27] } 30... f6?? { [%eval 5.9] } { Blunder. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 31. Bd1?! { [%eval 4.28] } { Inaccuracy. Qc4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:19:07] } 31... Nf8? { [%eval 7.72] } { Mistake. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 32. Bb3+ { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:17:08] } 32... Kh8?? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 33. Qc4 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:16:49] } 33... Nd7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:11] } 34. Rxe8+ { [%clk 0:17:07] } 34... Qxe8 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 35. Rc8 { [%clk 0:17:27] } 1-0