Event: sofia25
Date: 2025-05-23
White: Tsolov, Aleksandar
WhiteElo: 2002
Black: Ninov, Nikolai
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2325
Result: 0-1
ECO: B46
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:15] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:34] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:34] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:27] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:39] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:41] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:19:23] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:36] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:08:44] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:22:26] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:07:27] } 9. Qd2?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:25] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:54:53] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:12:23] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:54:14] } 11. Qb6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:12:37] } 11... Qxb6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:42:26] } 12. Bxb6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:12:32] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:42:45] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:11:55] } 13... Bf4+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:34:06] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:11:03] } 14... Be5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:33:36] } 15. Na2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:10:47] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:33:06] } 16. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:59] } 16... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:35] } 17. exd5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:03:33] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:31:01] } 18. Bd4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:03:28] } 18... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:30:17] } 19. Rxd4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:03:52] } 19... e5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:28:11] } 20. Rd2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:59:35] } 20... Nf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:18:20] } 21. Bd1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:57:52] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:17:47] } 22. Rd3?? { [%eval -4.76] } { Blunder. Rxd8+ was best. } 22... Rd7?? { [%eval -0.61] } { Blunder. Nxd3 was best. } 23. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:57:53] } 0-1