Event: Round 5: Ghazarian, Kirk - Ali Marandi, Cemil Can
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Ghazarian, Kirk
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2508
Black: Ali Marandi, Cemil Can
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2523
Result: 1-0
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:38] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:12] } 7. g4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:42] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:36] } 8. Qd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:20] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:12:56] } 9. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:25:42] } 9... dxe4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:11:23] } 10. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:26:08] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:11:34] } 11. Nxd4?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:59] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:11:08] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:06:46] } 12... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:05:50] } 13. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:07:13] } 13... e5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:06:13] } 14. Qe4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:03:21] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:03:26] } 15. Rg1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:03:37] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:59:24] } 16. Qf5?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:56] } 16... g6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:56:04] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:54:25] } 17... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:51] } 18. Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:11] } 18... Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:44] } 19. e3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:49:36] } 19... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:53:25] } 20. Bc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:42:51] } 20... Qe6?? { [%eval 1.92] } { Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:46] } 21. h4? { [%eval 0.51] } { Mistake. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:14] } 21... a6? { [%eval 1.76] } { Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:32] } 22. Qf5 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:35:55] } 22... Re8 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:40:24] } 23. Qxe6 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:32:40] } 23... Rxe6 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:40:54] } 24. O-O-O { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:32:13] } 24... Bf8 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:39:32] } 25. g5 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:31:33] } 25... hxg5 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:37:30] } 26. hxg5 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:30:30] } 26... b5 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:37:38] } 27. Be2 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:28:38] } 27... bxc4 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:34:41] } 28. Bxc4 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:28:48] } 28... Ree8 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:34:56] } 29. Kb1 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:21:04] } 29... Rab8 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:27:18] } 30. Ka2 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:19:24] } 30... Bb5 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:25:42] } 31. Rg4 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:17:23] } 31... e4 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:24:09] } 32. Bd5 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:14:21] } 32... Be2 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:19:44] } 33. Rh4 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:11:27] } 33... Bg7 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:19:59] } 34. Rdh1 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:10:21] } 34... Bxc3 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:18:40] } 35. bxc3 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:10:39] } 35... Bh5 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:19:04] } 36. Rxe4 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:08:40] } 36... Rec8 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:17:26] } 37. Rc4 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:07:47] } 37... Rd8 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:17:01] } 38. Rd4 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:08:03] } 38... Rxd5 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:15:43] } 39. Rxd5 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:08:26] } 39... Bf3 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:16:08] } 40. Rhd1 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:08:35] } 1-0