Event: Fagernes International 2025
Site: Fagernes, Norway
Date: 2025-04-14
White: Kulaots, Kaido
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2510
Black: Gandrud, Vegar Koi
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2273
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B94
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 minutes/40 moves + 40 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment from move 1.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:51] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:40:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:41:08] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:41:18] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:41:28] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:41:43] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:41:54] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:42:07] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:42:19] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:42:30] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:35] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:42:43] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:41:48] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:59] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:37:59] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:45] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:35:13] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:49] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:23:03] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:25:39] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:22:31] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:22:57] } 12. g4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:43:34] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:23:17] } 13. h4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:41:53] } 13... d5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:19:56] } 14. exd5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:43] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:20:13] } 15. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:21:37] } 15... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:30] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:19:30] } 16... Qb7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:04:16] } 17. Be2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:16:51] } 17... Nb6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:59:30] } 18. Kb1?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:45] } 18... f6? { [%eval 0.25] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:48:22] } 19. Bg3?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:34] } 19... Nc4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:29:24] } 20. Bxc4?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:03] } 20... bxc4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:29:10] } 21. Qc3 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:01:54] } 21... e5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:13:18] } 22. Nf5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:02:06] } 22... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:13:41] } 23. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:01:39] } 23... Bxh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:12] } 24. Nxg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:40] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:41] } 25. Ne6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:01] } 25... Ke8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:08] } 26. Nc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:36] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:29] } 27. Ne6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:40] } 27... Ke8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:57] } 28. Ng7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:36] } 28... Kf8 { [%clk 0:15:20] } 29. Ne6+ { [%clk 0:00:37] } 29... Ke8 { [%clk 0:15:06] } 1/2-1/2