Event: Round 3: Koniahli, Malek - Thomas, Jeremy
Date: 2025-05-30
White: Koniahli, Malek
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2338
Black: Thomas, Jeremy
BlackElo: 1959
Result: 1-0
ECO: D78
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:44] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:24:16] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:24:42] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:03] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:59] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:07] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:18] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:22] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:04:59] } 8. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:44] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:03:18] } 9. Qa4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:53] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:57:26] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:30:51] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:50:26] } 11. e4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:27:26] } 11... Nb6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:43:27] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:27:30] } 12... Qc8 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:41:46] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:25:12] } 13... Rd8 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:40:46] } 14. a4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:20:49] } 14... a5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:32:00] } 15. b3 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:20:54] } 15... Bh3 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:28:13] } 16. Ba3 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:12:24] } 16... Bxg2 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:25:07] } 17. Kxg2 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:12:51] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:25:06] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:10:19] } 18... Bf8? { [%eval 3.04] } { Mistake. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:19] } 19. e5 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 1:07:06] } 19... Nfd5 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:23:10] } 20. e6 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 1:07:23] } 20... f5 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:22:22] } 21. Ne5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 1:00:58] } 21... Kh7 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:21:01] } 22. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:53:59] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:13:21] } 23. g4 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:51:28] } 23... Nf4+?! { [%eval 3.88] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:40] } 24. Kf3 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:47:11] } 24... Nxe6 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:09:20] } 25. gxf5 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:47:28] } 25... Nxd4+ { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:09:03] } 26. Rxd4 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:47:51] } 26... Rxd4 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:09:29] } 27. f6 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:48:11] } 27... Rf4+?! { [%eval 5.78] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:40] } 28. Kxf4 { [%eval 7.98] [%clk 0:48:06] } 28... exf6? { [%eval #19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:06] } 29. Qxg6+ { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:47:42] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:06:32] } 30. Bxf8 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:42:20] } 30... fxe5+ { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:04:55] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:42:43] } 31... Qb6+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:05:03] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:43:05] } 32... Qa6+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:05:25] } 33. Kd2 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:43:28] } 33... Rxf8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:02:58] } 34. Qxh6+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:43:52] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:03:23] } 35. Rg1+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:44:10] } 1-0