Event: Round 3: Block, Joshua - Meshkovs, Nikita
Date: 2025-05-20
White: Block, Joshua
WhiteElo: 2003
Black: Meshkovs, Nikita
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2557
Result: 0-1
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:00] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:25:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:25:00] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:25:00] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:00] } 3... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:00] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:00] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:24:50] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:24:56] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:24:50] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:24:55] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:47] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:24:51] } 7... g5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:24:10] } 8. h3? { [%eval -0.98] } { Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:09] } 8... Bg7?? { [%eval 1.03] } { Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:10] } 9. a4?? { [%eval -0.7] } { Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:49] } 9... h6?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:40] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:22:18] } 10... Nge7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:23:40] } 11. Nh2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:21:33] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:23:40] } 12. Bh5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:20:53] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:23:16] } 13. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:20] } 13... fxg6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:23:16] } 14. f4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:20:20] } 14... gxf4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:21:20] } 15. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:50] } 15... d6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:33] } 16. Rxf8+ { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:19:27] } 16... Qxf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:33] } 17. Ng4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:19:02] } 17... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:36] } 18. Nh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:00] } 18... Bd4+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:17:12] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:18:57] } 19... Qf2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:16:57] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:12] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:45] } 21. Bf4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:14:33] } 21... Be5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:32] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:11:54] } 22... Bxf4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:15:24] } 23. Nxf4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:11:54] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:15:24] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:09:04] } 24... Qxd2 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:15:24] } 25. Nxd2 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:09:04] } 25... Rf8 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:15:24] } 26. g3?? { [%eval -3.32] } { Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:38] } 26... e5 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:14:44] } 27. Nd5 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:08:38] } 27... Rf2 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:14:24] } 28. Nc4?! { [%eval -4.82] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:38] } 28... Nd4 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:14:18] } 29. Kg1 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:08:27] } 29... Rxc2 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:14:09] } 30. Nde3?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:52] } 30... Nf3+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:14:09] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:07:52] } 31... Bxh3+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:14:09] } 0-1