Event: Round 1: Armen Petrosyan - Verdier, Patrice
Date: 2025-05-29
White: Armen Petrosyan
Black: Verdier, Patrice
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 1965
Result: 1-0
ECO: B42
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:18] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:45] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:30] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:32:59] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:29:04] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:33:02] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:27:44] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:32:59] } 9... Bb7?! { [%eval 1.83] } { Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:35] } 10. Be3?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:19] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:27:33] } 11. Rac1 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:30:22] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:24:14] } 12. Kh1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:15] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:22:50] } 13. f4?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bb1 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:14] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:20:04] } 14. Bg1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:26:38] } 14... Nxd3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:19:22] } 15. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:27:04] } 15... Rac8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:17:14] } 16. b3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:26:52] } 16... Qb8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:16:12] } 17. f5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:24:36] } 17... d5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:03:44] } 18. fxe6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:23:42] } 18... dxe4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:02:30] } 19. Qh3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:22:58] } 19... g6 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:45:02] } 20. Nd5?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:14] } 20... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:44:28] } 21. cxd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:07:32] } 21... Rxc1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:42:34] } 22. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:07:48] } 22... Nxd5?? { [%eval 4.02] } { Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:45] } 23. exf7+ { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 1:07:25] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:30:02] } 24. Qe6 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:53:15] } 24... Qd8? { [%eval 9.0] } { Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:22] } 25. Nc6 { [%eval 9.23] [%clk 0:53:25] } 25... Qd6? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:21] } 26. Nd4?? { [%eval 3.8] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:22] } 1-0