Event: Round 8: Gaivoronskii, Andrei - Alimpic, Aleksa
Date: 2025-05-10
White: Gaivoronskii, Andrei
WhiteElo: 2185
Black: Alimpic, Aleksa
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2276
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:37] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:01] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:24] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:49] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. Nce2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:11] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:24] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:35] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:51] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:58] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:54] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:23:35] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:45] } 9. Nf4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:59] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:46] } 10. Ra2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:24:08] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:58] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:24:31] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:30] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:24:51] } 12... a5? { [%eval 1.49] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:14] } 13. b5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 1:23:24] } 13... Na7?! { [%eval 2.79] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:06] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 1:21:09] } 14... Nxb5 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 1:05:19] } 15. Rb2 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 1:18:59] } 15... Nc3 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 1:05:27] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:58:19] } 16... Qc6 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 1:05:06] } 17. Rc2 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:57:25] } 17... Nb1 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 1:04:05] } 18. Bxh7+ { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:57:31] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 1:04:11] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:56:15] } 19... Qa4 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:51:10] } 20. Rxc8 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:44:11] } 20... Raxc8 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:49:58] } 21. Bxb1 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:44:32] } 21... Bb4+ { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:50:22] } 22. Ke2 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:39:36] } 22... Rc3 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:46:10] } 23. Bd3 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:39:17] } 23... Bxa3?! { [%eval 4.2] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:39] } 24. Ng5 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:37:39] } 24... Rfc8?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:45:21] } 25. Qh3+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:37:23] } 25... Kg8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:45:44] } 26. Qh7+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:37:35] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:46:10] } 27. Qh8+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:37:45] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:46:33] } 28. Ng6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:37:52] } 1-0