Event: Round 5: Nikac, Predrag - Petrovic, Slavko
Date: 2025-05-04
White: Nikac, Predrag
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2234
Black: Petrovic, Slavko
BlackElo: 1872
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.09] } 4... h5 { [%eval 0.2] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.15] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.5] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.09] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.56] } 8. Ng3 { [%eval 0.3] } 8... Bg6?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.95] } 9... cxd5 { [%eval 1.1] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 1.01] } 10... Kf8?! { [%eval 1.68] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } 11. Bxh5 { [%eval 1.42] } 11... Bxh5 { [%eval 1.52] } 12. Nxh5 { [%eval 1.29] } 12... g6 { [%eval 1.88] } 13. Nf4 { [%eval 1.85] } 13... Rxh4 { [%eval 1.9] } 14. Rxh4 { [%eval 1.92] } 14... Bxh4 { [%eval 2.0] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval 1.83] } 15... Ke8 { [%eval 2.02] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 2.11] } 16... a6 { [%eval 2.42] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval 2.37] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 2.74] } 18. Rh1 { [%eval 2.89] } 18... Nxe5?! { [%eval 3.87] } { Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } 19. dxe5 { [%eval 4.09] } 19... d4 { [%eval 4.14] } 20. g3 { [%eval 4.09] } 20... dxc3 { [%eval 3.58] } 21. Bxc3?! { [%eval 2.38] } { Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } 21... Bg5 { [%eval 2.37] } 22. Qxb7 { [%eval 2.24] } 22... a5 { [%eval 2.14] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 2.25] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval 2.4] } 24. Qb5+ { [%eval 2.19] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval 2.3] } 25. Kb1 { [%eval 1.99] } 25... Bxf4?! { [%eval 2.87] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } 26. gxf4 { [%eval 2.87] } 26... Qc4?! { [%eval 4.03] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } 27. Rd8+ { [%eval 3.91] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval 3.87] } 28. Qxc4 { [%eval 3.93] } 28... Rc7?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc4 was best. } 29. Qc5?? { [%eval 4.03] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc7 was best. } 29... Rxc5 { [%eval 3.91] } 30. Rd6?! { [%eval 3.04] } { Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } 30... Rc4?! { [%eval 4.05] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } 31. Rd4 { [%eval 4.07] } 31... Rxd4?! { [%eval 5.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } 32. Bxd4 { [%eval 5.11] } 32... Ne7 { [%eval 5.06] } 33. a4 { [%eval 4.81] } 33... Nc6 { [%eval 4.71] } 34. Bc5 { [%eval 4.68] } 34... g5 { [%eval 5.23] } 35. fxg5 { [%eval 5.08] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval 4.89] } 36. f4 { [%eval 4.94] } 36... Kf5 { [%eval 4.67] } 37. Be3 { [%eval 5.15] } 37... Ke4 { [%eval 4.84] } 38. Bd2 { [%eval 5.07] } 38... Kd3 { [%eval 4.77] } 39. Kc1 { [%eval 4.97] } 39... Kc4 { [%eval 5.16] } 40. Kc2 { [%eval 4.68] } 40... Nd4+ { [%eval 5.25] } 41. Kd1 { [%eval 4.95] } 41... Nc6 { [%eval 5.31] } 42. Ke2 { [%eval 5.1] } 42... Kb3 { [%eval 5.77] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval 5.53] } 43... Kxa4?! { [%eval 10.27] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } 44. Kc4 { [%eval 10.56] } 44... Ne7?! { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } 45. Bc1 { [%eval #1] } 1-0