Event: Round 1: Kroon, Ivo - Alekseenko, Kirill
Date: 2025-05-30
White: Kroon, Ivo
Black: Alekseenko, Kirill
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2632
Result: 0-1
ECO: A26
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 10+5

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:07] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:07] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:10:10] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:10:07] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:10:12] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:10:05] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:13] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:10:05] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:10:12] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:09:06] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:12] } 6... f5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:09:07] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:10:06] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:09:11] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:10:05] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:09:14] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:10:01] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:09:18] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:09:45] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:09:21] } 11. b5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:09:42] } 11... axb5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:09:24] } 12. axb5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:09:45] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:09:28] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:09:35] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:08:46] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:09:00] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:08:30] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:08:19] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:08:16] } 16. Nd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:08:13] } 16... b6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:07:56] } 17. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:39] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:07:53] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:42] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:31] } 19. cxd5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:07:36] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:35] } 20. Ba1?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:50] } 20... Qe8 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:07:36] } 21. Qc4 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:06:47] } 21... Ra8 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:07:37] } 22. Rb4 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:05:39] } 22... g5 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:06:01] } 23. Nb3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:05:01] } 23... Qh5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:05:44] } 24. e3? { [%eval -2.05] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:27] } 24... f4 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:05:48] } 25. Nxc5 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:04:00] } 25... bxc5 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:05:51] } 26. Rbb1 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:03:56] } 26... f3 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:05:42] } 27. Bh1 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:03:58] } 27... Rfb8 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:04:49] } 28. Bc3 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:03:29] } 28... g4 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:04:48] } 29. Rfc1 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:03:14] } 29... Qe8 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:04:46] } 30. Qe4 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:02:42] } 30... h5 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:04:46] } 31. h3 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:02:23] } 31... Qf7 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:04:37] } 32. Qc4 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:02:17] } 32... Bh6 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:04:30] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:02:09] } 33... Rb7 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:04:16] } 34. Rc2 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:02:13] } 34... Rba7 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:03:47] } 35. b6 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:01:52] } 35... Ra4 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:03:50] } 36. Qb3 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:01:50] } 36... Rb8 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:03:05] } 37. b7 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:01:25] } 37... h4 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:03:09] } 38. gxh4? { [%eval -4.52] } { Mistake. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 38... g3+ { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:02:19] } 39. fxg3 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:00:33] } 39... Bxe3 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:02:22] } 40. Rf1?? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 40... Qf5 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:02:20] } 41. Bg2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:00:21] } 41... fxg2 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:02:23] } 42. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 42... g1=Q# { [%clk 0:02:26] } 0-1