Event: Fagernes International 2025
Site: Fagernes, Norway
Date: 2025-04-19
White: Kulaots, Kaido
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2510
Black: Zhou, Yang-Fan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2418
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 minutes/40 moves + 40 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment from move 1.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:40:58] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:40:58] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:41:13] } 3. Nge2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:36:24] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:41:25] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:36:31] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:40:04] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:35:14] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:39:38] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:12] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:38:51] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:22:10] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:38:04] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:09:02] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:36:36] } 9. Nec3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:06:24] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:27:29] } 10. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:06:16] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:54] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:01:41] } 11... cxb4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:19] } 12. axb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:00:55] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:23:56] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:58:56] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:50] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:47:05] } 14... f5?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:08] } 15. exf5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:32:02] } 15... gxf5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:01:11] } 16. b5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:29:53] } 16... axb5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:01:08] } 17. Rb1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:28:34] } 17... f4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:53:30] } 18. c3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:18:15] } 18... b4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:50:54] } 19. Nxb4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:18:11] } 19... d5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:33:15] } 1/2-1/2