Event: Round 9: Kovchan, Alexander - Adams, Michael
Date: 2025-05-03
White: Kovchan, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2435
Black: Adams, Michael
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2661
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C84
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:23:53] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:12] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:24:30] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:54] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:15] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:16] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:25:21] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:22] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:45] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:39] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:38] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:35] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:25:47] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:12] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:43] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:23] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:25:00] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:15:56] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:23:53] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:15:16] } 13. Nf1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:23:09] } 13... Na5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:05:47] } 14. Bc2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:23:02] } 14... b4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:02:27] } 15. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:13:10] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:00:57] } 16. Ng3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:04:47] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:00:36] } 17. cxb4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:53:46] } 17... Rxb4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:58:10] } 18. dxe5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:53:28] } 18... dxe5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:58:22] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:53:30] } 19... Rb8 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:53:17] } 20. Bc3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:50:18] } 20... Nc6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:52:02] } 21. Bd3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:50:15] } 21... Bc8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:44:54] } 22. Bf1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:38:43] } 22... Nd4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:43:03] } 23. Nd2 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:36:42] } 23... g6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:41:03] } 24. Bc4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:30:03] } 24... h5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:39:23] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:26:43] } 25... Bh6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:37:47] } 26. Nc1 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:26:45] } 26... Bb7 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:25:58] } 27. f3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:23:50] } 27... h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:10] } 28. Nd3?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Ndb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:38] } 28... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:21] } 29. Nf1?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:37] } 29... Red8 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:14:41] } 30. Ne3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:22:38] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:51] } 31. Nd5?! { [%eval -0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Ba5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:25] } 1/2-1/2