Event: Round 7: Bates, Richard A - Malinovskii, Ilia
Date: 2025-04-21
White: Bates, Richard A
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2311
Black: Malinovskii, Ilia
BlackElo: 2064
Result: 0-1
ECO: E05
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:07] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:33] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:54] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:15] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:15] } 8... b4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:38] } 9. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:29:02] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:33:53] } 10. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:27:56] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:33:25] } 11. dxc5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:22:30] } 11... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:33:28] } 12. Nbd2?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:36] } 12... Bb7?? { [%eval 2.2] } { Blunder. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:35] } 13. Nb3?! { [%eval 1.56] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:53] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 1:18:15] } 14. e4 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 1:01:55] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 1:17:22] } 15. Nca5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:51:51] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:08:03] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:52:05] } 16... Qe8?! { [%eval 2.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:15] } 17. e5?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:14] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:07:30] } 18. Rxd5?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:25] } 18... exd5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:07:22] } 19. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:34:48] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:07:12] } 20. Bxa8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:29:26] } 20... Qxa8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:07:35] } 21. Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:21] } 21... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:44] } 22. Qxa8?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:23] } 22... Rxa8 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:05:07] } 23. Be3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:24:05] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:54:38] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:20:20] } 24... h5 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:52:40] } 25. Nc5?! { [%eval -1.53] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:16] } 25... Be2 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:51:56] } 26. Ne4? { [%eval -2.93] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:39] } 26... Nf3+ { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:48:52] } 27. Kh1?! { [%eval -3.76] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:38] } 27... Bxb2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:45:40] } 28. Rc2 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:15:59] } 28... Bd3 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:45:57] } 29. Rxb2 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:16:24] } 29... Bxe4 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:46:21] } 30. Rxb4 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:16:50] } 30... f5 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:45:18] } 31. Bf4? { [%eval -5.42] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:11] } 31... Rd8 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:43:14] } 32. Rb8 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:07:37] } 32... Ne5+ { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:43:28] } 0-1