Event: Round 2: Schmitz, Thorsten - Shirov, Alexei
Date: 2025-04-18
White: Schmitz, Thorsten
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2246
Black: Shirov, Alexei
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2650
Result: 0-1
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:53] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:35] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:56] } 5. Qe2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:29:58] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:21:07] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:26:12] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:28] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:33] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:03:41] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:10:57] } 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:01:39] } 9. exd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:11:18] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:02:07] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:09:36] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:02:20] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:04:06] } 11... Bf6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:58:09] } 12. c4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:55:26] } 12... b5? { [%eval 1.25] } { Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:43] } 13. cxb5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:42:44] } 13... a6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:22:34] } 14. d6 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:39:10] } 14... Ra7 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:22:56] } 15. bxa6?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:37] } 15... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:23:07] } 16. d3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:30:47] } 16... Rxd6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:22:14] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:30:10] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:20:19] } 18. Bf4?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:40] } 18... Re6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:20:43] } 19. Bd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:27:55] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:13:20] } 20. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:13:51] } 20... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:12:31] } 21. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:19] } 21... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:32] } 22. Rac1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:08:51] } 22... Qxa2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:11:45] } 23. Ra1 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:01:21] } 23... Qb3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:09:45] } 24. Red1 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:01:15] } 24... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:08:17] } 25. Qc7? { [%eval -1.87] } { Mistake. Rab1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 25... Qd5 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:05:30] } 26. Bd2?! { [%eval -2.94] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 26... h5 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:04:59] } 27. h4?? { [%eval -5.89] } { Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 27... Be5 { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 0:04:30] } 28. Qc4 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:00:54] } 28... Qf3 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:05:09] } 29. Be1?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 29... Bxg3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:05:10] } 0-1