Event: Round 1: Shoker, Samy - De Balmann, Marc
Date: 2025-05-29
White: Shoker, Samy
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2456
Black: De Balmann, Marc
BlackElo: 2178
Result: 1-0
ECO: A15
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:19] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:11] } 6. Rb1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:53] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:07] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:17] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:20:48] } 8. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:56] } 8... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:41] } 9. axb4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:21] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:15:51] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:25:39] } 10... c6 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:12:01] } 11. Qb3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:20:20] } 11... Na6 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:00:04] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:15:30] } 12... d5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:52:27] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:11:22] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:44:54] } 14. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:07:48] } 14... cxd5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:41:52] } 15. O-O { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:06:48] } 15... Qd6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:23] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:50:13] } 16... Nc7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:36:47] } 17. f4?! { [%eval -0.67] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:06] } 17... h6 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:32:12] } 18. Nf3?! { [%eval -1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:56] } 18... exf4 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:29:49] } 19. Bxg7 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:41:36] } 19... Kxg7 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:30:17] } 20. Qb2+ { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:41:22] } 20... Kg8 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:29:38] } 21. gxf4 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:41:42] } 21... Qxf4 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:27:57] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:41:57] } 22... Nb5 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:24:30] } 23. Rbc1 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:40:28] } 23... Bd7 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:22:05] } 24. Rc5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:37:59] } 24... Bc6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:21:37] } 25. e4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:37:08] } 25... Nc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:54] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:45] } 26... Qe5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:12:22] } 27. Qf2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:30:14] } 27... Qe7?? { [%eval 2.53] } { Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:36] } 28. exd5 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:26:43] } 28... Na6?? { [%eval 5.09] } { Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:11] } 29. dxc6 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:26:00] } 29... Nxc5 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:04:52] } 30. bxc5 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:26:26] } 1-0