Event: Round 8: Pfau, Beate - Dolzhykova, Kateryna
Date: 2025-05-24
White: Pfau, Beate
WhiteElo: 1879
Black: Dolzhykova, Kateryna
BlackTitle: WGM
BlackElo: 2247
Result: 0-1
ECO: A20
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5... O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:02:53] } 6... c6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:03:04] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:02:52] } 7... d5 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:02:40] } 8... Nbd7?! { [%eval 0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:41] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:02:39] } 9... d4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:38] } 10. Ne4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:02:33] } 10... Bxd2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:02:38] } 11. Nfxd2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:02:28] } 11... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:02:39] } 12. dxe4?! { [%eval -1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 12... a5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:02:38] } 13. b3?! { [%eval -1.2] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:26] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:02:39] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:02:10] } 14... Bg4 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:02:40] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:02:01] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:02:35] } 16. h3 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:01:53] } 16... Bh5 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:02:35] } 17. Ne1 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:01:45] } 17... Bg6 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:02:19] } 18. f3 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:01:38] } 18... f5 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:02:18] } 19. Kh2?? { [%eval -3.77] } { Blunder. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 19... fxe4 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:02:18] } 20. f4 { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 0:00:57] } 20... d3 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:02:10] } 21. exd3 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:00:41] } 21... exd3 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:02:09] } 22. Qd2 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:00:32] } 22... exf4 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:02:06] } 23. Rxf4 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:00:25] } 23... Rxf4 { [%eval -4.01] [%clk 0:02:00] } 24. Qxf4 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:00:19] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:02:00] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:00:04] } 25... Qe2 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:01:55] } 0-1