Event: Round 3: Vetokhin, Savva - Saif, Ahmed
Date: 2025-05-09
White: Vetokhin, Savva
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2558
Black: Saif, Ahmed
BlackElo: 2053
Result: 1-0
ECO: E52
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:19] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:45] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:43] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:58] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:12] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:55] } 9. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:49] } 9... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:16] } 10. Qa4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:48] } 10... Qc8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:15] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:58] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:30] } 12. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:28:55] } 12... Qb7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:28] } 13. Rac1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:49] } 13... Bf8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:21:47] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:12:14] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:16:23] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:12:15] } 15... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:15:16] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:11:46] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:13:18] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:11:02] } 17... Nce4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:11:33] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:07:51] } 18... Bc5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:02:19] } 19. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:05:43] } 19... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:53:38] } 20. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:05:52] } 20... Bb4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:49:51] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:03:21] } 21... Rxc1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:47:26] } 22. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:03:45] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:46:52] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:04:09] } 23... Bf8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:42:29] } 24. h3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:04:02] } 24... b5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:42:25] } 25. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:02:54] } 25... Rc5?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:00] } 26. b4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:00:38] } 26... Rc4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:33:58] } 27. a3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:01:02] } 27... a5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:33:51] } 28. bxa5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:58:46] } 28... Bd6?? { [%eval 3.13] } { Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:28] } 29. Nd4?! { [%eval 2.2] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:03] } 29... b4?! { [%eval 2.98] } { Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:03] } 30. Ncb5 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:54:02] } 30... Be5?! { [%eval 3.94] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:21] } 31. axb4 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:54:19] } 31... Bxd4?! { [%eval 4.71] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:21] } 32. Nd6 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:53:40] } 1-0