Event: Round 8: Woodward, Andy - Azarov, Sergei
Date: 2025-05-24
White: Woodward, Andy
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2547
Black: Azarov, Sergei
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2596
Result: 1-0
ECO: A62
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:53] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:48] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:56] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:12] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:33:38] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:08] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:34:01] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:48] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:34:23] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:15] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:34:35] } 11... Bc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:49] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:45] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:02] } 13. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:17:00] } 13... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:34] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:53:33] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:22:39] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:52:13] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:10:27] } 16. Rab1 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:44:19] } 16... c4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:53:39] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:42:46] } 17... cxb3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:53:19] } 18. Nd4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:37:28] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:30:29] } 19. Rxb3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:36:52] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:30:28] } 20. Reb1 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:36:03] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:27:35] } 21. Rc1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:33:41] } 21... Rbc8 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:24:09] } 22. Qb2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:05] } 22... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:45] } 23. Qa2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:30:45] } 23... Bg7?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:17] } 24. e3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:22:54] } 24... Nh5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:08:51] } 25. Nce2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:22:51] } 25... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:08:53] } 26. gxf4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:23:10] } 26... Qa5? { [%eval 2.04] } { Mistake. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:05] } 27. Rxb7 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:22:55] } 27... Nxe3? { [%eval 3.35] } { Mistake. Qxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:18] } 28. Nc6 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:22:44] } 28... Rxc6 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:01:25] } 29. dxc6 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:23:04] } 29... Be6 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:01:51] } 30. Qxe6 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:20:39] } 30... fxe6 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:01:28] } 31. c7 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:20:44] } 31... Nd5?! { [%eval 4.8] } { Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 32. Bxd5 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:21:02] } 1-0