Event: Round 3: Nihal Sarin - Mahdavi, Reza
Date: 2025-05-09
White: Nihal Sarin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2693
Black: Mahdavi, Reza
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2445
Result: 1-0
ECO: D11
Opening: Slav Defense: Breyer Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:40] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:56] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:22:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:31] } 4. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:22:03] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:23:41] } 5. Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:08] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:20:29] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:55] } 6... Bh5?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:51] } 7. g4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:09:45] } 7... Bg6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:20:41] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:06:25] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:19:01] } 9. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:06:02] } 9... hxg6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:19:23] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:06:21] } 10... Bb4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:49] } 11. exd5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:48:58] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:03:06] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:49:19] } 12... Bxd2?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:40] } 13. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:43:06] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:52:23] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:41:08] } 14... dxc4?! { [%eval 1.03] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:42:29] } 15. bxc4 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:34:31] } 15... Nxd4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:41:31] } 16. Qb2?! { [%eval 0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:07] } 16... Rc8?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:37] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:12:23] } 17... Nc6?! { [%eval 2.16] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:39] } 18. Qxb7 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:04:14] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:17:33] } 19. Qxc7 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:04:40] } 19... Rxc7 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:18:00] } 20. Rab1 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:04:08] } 20... O-O { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:17:39] } 21. Rb5?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:35] } 21... Rfc8 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:16:01] } 22. Rfb1?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:12] } 22... e5? { [%eval 1.7] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:54] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:02:57] } 23... a6 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:12:12] } 24. Rc5 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:02:27] } 24... Nb4 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:12:36] } 25. Rd8+ { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:00:51] } 25... Rxd8 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:12:59] } 26. Rxc7 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:01:19] } 26... Rd7? { [%eval 2.99] } { Mistake. Nxa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:08] } 27. Rc8+ { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:00:42] } 27... Kh7 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:09:36] } 28. a4 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:00:55] } 28... Nc2 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:09:19] } 29. g5 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:00:39] } 29... Ng8?! { [%eval 3.22] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:48] } 30. Bb6 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:00:38] } 30... Ne7? { [%eval 5.27] } { Mistake. Rd1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:12] } 31. Rd8 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:00:40] } 31... Rxd8 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:07:54] } 32. Bxd8 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:01:08] } 32... Nf5 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:06:48] } 33. c5 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:01:33] } 33... Na3 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:07:06] } 34. Bb7 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:00:39] } 1-0