Event: Round 4: Tahay, Alexis - Kobalia, Mikhail
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Tahay, Alexis
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2375
Black: Kobalia, Mikhail
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2538
Result: 0-1
ECO: B47
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:46] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:16] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:43] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:08] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:29] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:54] } 6. Ncb5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:33] } 6... Qb8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:45] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:19] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:18:13] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:07] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:14:57] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:20] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:08:07] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:25] } 10... dxc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:08:29] } 11. Nd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:39] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:08:52] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:15] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:00:23] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:22:28] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:57:50] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:00:34] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:55:06] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:57:22] } 15... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:28] } 16. Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:30] } 16... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:22] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:54] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:16] } 18. Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:17] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:08] } 19. Bc1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:40:08] } 19... Nf4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:34:13] } 20. Nf5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:32:01] } 20... Bc5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:34:09] } 21. Be3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:32:05] } 21... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:42] } 22. fxe3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:31:01] } 22... Qa7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:23:18] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:26:08] } 23... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:54] } 24. Be2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:18:42] } 24... Nc5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:21:27] } 25. Nd6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:18:33] } 25... Qe7 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:20:44] } 26. Qe1 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:14:19] } 26... Nb7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:20:22] } 27. Nxb7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:13:42] } 27... Bxb7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:20:42] } 28. Qa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:11] } 28... c5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:17:20] } 29. a4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:09:08] } 29... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:15:38] } 30. axb5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:09:36] } 30... Bxc2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:15:24] } 31. Rc1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:07:35] } 31... axb5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:11:17] } 32. Qxb5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:07:59] } 32... Bf5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:11:11] } 33. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:07:27] } 33... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:10:00] } 34. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:07:56] } 34... Be4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:55] } 35. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:47] } 35... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:09] } 36. Bf3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:05:58] } 36... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:09:20] } 37. Rxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:25] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:44] } 38. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:07] } 38... Rb2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:07:28] } 39. Rb5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:01:23] } 39... e4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:05:03] } 40. Rg3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:00:51] } 40... Re2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:02:15] } 41. Rb6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:27:32] } 41... Re8 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:23:30] } 42. h5?! { [%eval -1.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:14:58] } 42... g5 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:17:20] } 43. h6+?! { [%eval -2.15] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:51] } 43... Kf7?! { [%eval -1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:21] } 44. Kh3?? { [%eval -3.37] } { Blunder. Rb7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:38] } 44... Kg6 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:13:25] } 45. Kh2 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:07:06] } 45... Re7 { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 0:12:11] } 46. b4 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:06:42] } 46... Rf7?! { [%eval -2.23] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:15] } 47. Re6 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:07:01] } 47... Kf5 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:09:32] } 48. Rc6 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:06:38] } 48... Rb2 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:09:20] } 49. Rc5+ { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:06:51] } 49... Kg6 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:09:46] } 50. Rc4? { [%eval -4.95] } { Mistake. Rh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:39] } 50... f5 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:09:13] } 51. Rh3 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:01:40] } 51... g4 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:09:07] } 52. Rh4 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:02:09] } 52... Kg5 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:08:22] } 53. Kg3 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:02:38] } 53... Rb3 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:08:12] } 54. Rh1 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:02:46] } 54... Rxe3+ { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:07:20] } 55. Kf2 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:02:47] } 55... Rb3 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:07:39] } 56. Rd1 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:03:07] } 56... Ra7 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:07:23] } 0-1