Event: Round 8: Vavulin, Maxim - Koepke, Christian
Date: 2025-05-22
White: Vavulin, Maxim
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2542
Black: Koepke, Christian
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2328
Result: 1-0
ECO: B57
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:46] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:57] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:25] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:45] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:08] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:58] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:04] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:14] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:40] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:43] } 8. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:24] } 8... Qb8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:29] } 9. a4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:19:09] } 9... Be7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:10:35] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:15:41] } 10... a6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:06:25] } 11. Na3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:11:08] } 11... Na5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:04:08] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:04:09] } 12... Nxb3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:36:39] } 13. cxb3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:04:37] } 13... Bc6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:36:45] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:52:51] } 14... b5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:33:28] } 15. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:50:06] } 15... gxf6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:29:23] } 16. axb5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:50:01] } 16... axb5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:28:41] } 17. Na5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:49:53] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:28:17] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:49:56] } 18... O-O { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:26:29] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:44:55] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:26:01] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:31:58] } 20... Be8 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:19:29] } 21. Rd3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:23:58] } 21... Rg8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:19:45] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:22:19] } 22... Rg5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:16:22] } 23. Qd1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:21:53] } 23... Qb6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:10:51] } 24. Ree3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:20:50] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:09:59] } 25. Rg3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:09:04] } 25... Rxg3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:09:55] } 26. Rxg3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:08:50] } 26... Rg8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:10:06] } 27. Rf3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:07:59] } 27... Rg5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:05:29] } 28. Qd3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:08:10] } 28... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:57] } 29. Qd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:05:33] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:02:58] } 30. Rd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:04:13] } 30... Kg8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:01:47] } 31. Qe3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:02:16] } 31... Rg6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:01:25] } 32. Rd1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:26] } 32... d5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:01:36] } 33. Qd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:00:37] } 33... Qf4?! { [%eval 1.16] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:08] } 34. Ne2? { [%eval -0.04] } { Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 34... Qg4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:01:08] } 35. Ng3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:01:00] } 35... Bd6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:00:45] } 36. exd5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:00:42] } 36... Bxb4? { [%eval 2.11] } { Mistake. Qxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 37. Nb3?? { [%eval -0.15] } { Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 37... Bf8?? { [%eval 4.07] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 38. d6 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:00:38] } 38... Qxd4 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:00:48] } 39. Rxd4 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:01:01] } 39... e5 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:01:00] } 40. Rd1 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:01:00] } 40... f5 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:00:35] } 41. Nc5 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:29:14] } 41... f4 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:29:32] } 42. Nxd7 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:29:14] } 42... fxg3 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 0:26:33] } 43. Nxf8 { [%eval 7.18] [%clk 0:29:34] } 43... gxf2+ { [%eval 7.89] [%clk 0:26:46] } 44. Kxf2 { [%eval 7.37] [%clk 0:29:54] } 44... Kxf8 { [%eval 9.29] [%clk 0:26:56] } 45. d7 { [%eval 8.7] [%clk 0:30:18] } 1-0