Event: Round 9: Ghasi, Ameet K - Lupulescu, Constantin
Date: 2025-05-03
White: Ghasi, Ameet K
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2502
Black: Lupulescu, Constantin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2574
Result: 1-0
ECO: A35
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:25] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:26] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:25] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:48] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:19] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:04] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:13] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:13] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:30] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:28] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:55] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:27] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:48] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:23] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:13] } 9. Nc2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:18:48] } 9... Qc8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:43] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:05:22] } 10... Bh3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:18:13] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:03:18] } 11... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:10:10] } 12. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:03:33] } 12... Ne5?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:21] } 13. Ne3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:56:32] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:02:23] } 14. f3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:47:45] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:53:34] } 15. b3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:45:31] } 15... Qb7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:53:40] } 16. Bb2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:45:17] } 16... a6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:47:15] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:39:50] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:43:02] } 18. Rd2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:35:05] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:37:21] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:34:01] } 19... Ned7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:36:42] } 20. g4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:30:16] } 20... Nc5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:25:36] } 21. h4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:26:32] } 21... Ne6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:24:15] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:24:27] } 22... Nc7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:18:44] } 23. h5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:20:29] } 23... b5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:15:18] } 24. c5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:15:58] } 24... b4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:11:42] } 25. Na4 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:15:31] } 25... Nb5 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:12:04] } 26. cxd6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:11:02] } 26... exd6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:12:20] } 27. Qg2 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:07:30] } 27... Nd7?! { [%eval 1.69] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:21] } 28. Bxg7 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:05:55] } 28... Kxg7 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:05:49] } 29. Nd5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:04:04] } 29... a5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:05:12] } 30. Qg3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:03:35] } 30... g5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:04:26] } 31. h6+ { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:03:01] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:03:52] } 32. Ne3 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:03:12] } 32... Nc5?! { [%eval 2.19] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:31] } 33. Nxc5 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:02:32] } 33... Rxc5 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:03:57] } 34. Nf5 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:01:52] } 34... Re6 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:03:58] } 35. Rd5 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:01:51] } 35... Rc8?! { [%eval 3.48] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:41] } 36. R1d2?! { [%eval 2.73] } { Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:08] } 36... Qb8?! { [%eval 3.59] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 37. Qg1 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:01:32] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:01:05] } 38. Qe3?! { [%eval 2.56] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 38... f6 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:01:10] } 39. Qd3 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:01:11] } 39... Re5 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:01:15] } 40. Rxe5 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:00:57] } 40... fxe5 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:01:39] } 41. Qe3 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:27:37] } 41... Rc1+ { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:29:39] } 42. Kh2 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:23:10] } 42... Qd8 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:29:56] } 43. Rd5 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:21:09] } 43... Rc2+ { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:29:16] } 44. Kh3 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:19:56] } 44... Rc3? { [%eval 5.59] } { Mistake. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:39] } 45. Qe2 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:17:47] } 45... Nd4 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:28:00] } 46. Nxd4 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:18:07] } 46... exd4 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:28:26] } 47. Rf5+ { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:17:26] } 47... Kg8 { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:22:58] } 48. Qd2 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:16:07] } 48... d3 { [%eval 8.25] [%clk 0:23:18] } 49. Rxg5+ { [%eval 7.99] [%clk 0:16:00] } 49... Kh8? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:40] } 50. Qe3 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:14:46] } 50... Qf6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:23:27] } 51. Rf5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:15:05] } 1-0