Event: Round 9: Akshat, Khamparia - Saif, Ahmed
Date: 2025-05-15
White: Akshat, Khamparia
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2335
Black: Saif, Ahmed
BlackElo: 2053
Result: 1-0
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:29] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:12] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:38] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:34] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:24:03] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:15] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:26] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:44] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:24] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:48] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:44] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:15] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:07] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:24] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:08] } 9. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:38] } 9... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:33] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:30] } 10... Qc8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:20:36] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:25] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:21] } 12. f4?! { [%eval -0.43] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:18] } 12... c5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:11:50] } 13. Be1 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:21:20] } 13... Nc7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:58:56] } 14. Bh4?! { [%eval -0.71] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:13] } 14... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:58:00] } 15. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:56:19] } 15... Bxb2?? { [%eval 1.13] } { Blunder. gxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:51] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:50:37] } 16... Rxe5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:43:58] } 17. fxe5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:49:00] } 17... Ne6?! { [%eval 2.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bxa1 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:39] } 18. Rab1 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:45:01] } 18... Bc3 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:40:35] } 19. Rf3 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:34:30] } 19... cxd4? { [%eval 3.9] } { Mistake. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:32] } 20. Rbf1?? { [%eval 0.66] } { Blunder. Rh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:42] } 20... g6?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:46] } 21. Qxh7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:28:54] } 1-0