Event: Round 7: Martinovici, Ilia - Xu, Grant
Date: 2025-05-01
White: Martinovici, Ilia
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2460
Black: Xu, Grant
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2291
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A80
Opening: Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Bg5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... h6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3. Bh4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... g5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. Bg3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:17] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:41] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:41] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:28:43] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:04] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:52] } 7... cxd4?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:27] } 8. Nc4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:25:21] } 8... Qe6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:42] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:24:31] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:04] } 10. Bxb8?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:58] } 10... Rxb8 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:30:23] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:22:13] } 11... b5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:25:13] } 12. Na5?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:41] } 12... Qb6?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:57] } 13. b4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:14:37] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:19:47] } 14. Nxb7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:12:30] } 14... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:10] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:12:48] } 15... e6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:19:29] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:13:05] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:11] } 17. Qb3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:09:32] } 17... Qd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:08:24] } 18. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:09:11] } 18... Qxb3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:07:42] } 19. axb3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:09:39] } 19... Rb7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:08:05] } 20. Ra5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:23] } 20... Rfb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:15] } 21. Rc5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:57:58] } 21... Bf8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:08:34] } 22. Rcxb5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:58:11] } 22... Bxb4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:08:33] } 23. Rxb7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:58:28] } 23... Rxb7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:09:01] } 24. Ra6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:58:44] } 24... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:48] } 25. g3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:57:14] } 25... d6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:40:13] } 26. d5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:50:03] } 26... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:40:05] } 27. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:02] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:40:18] } 28. Nb5? { [%eval -1.46] } { Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:15] } 28... Rc1+ { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:39:14] } 29. Kg2?! { [%eval -2.8] } { Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:43] } 29... Bc5 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:39:28] } 30. Nxd6+ { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:43:09] } 30... Kf8?? { [%eval -0.9] } { Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:31] } 31. Nb7 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:36:52] } 31... Bb6 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:22:19] } 32. Ra4?! { [%eval -1.86] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:27] } 32... Rd1 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:20:49] } 33. Bc4 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:33:21] } 33... Nc3 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:18:48] } 34. Ra6?! { [%eval -2.38] } { Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:59] } 34... Ke7?? { [%eval -0.35] } { Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:00] } 35. Na5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:29:42] } 35... Kd7 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:14:56] } 36. b4 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:27:50] } 36... Ra1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:14:49] } 37. Nc6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:27:17] } 37... Rxa6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:14:49] } 38. Nb8+ { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:27:46] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:13:33] } 39. Nxa6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:28:07] } 39... g4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:12:43] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:24:10] } 40... Ne4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:11:17] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:23:07] } 41... Ng5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:07:27] } 42. Bb3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:20:41] } 42... Nf3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:02:39] } 43. h4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:18:22] } 43... Nd2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:29:55] } 1/2-1/2