Event: Round 1: Nikookar, Mahdi - Zhao, Yuanhe
Date: 2025-05-07
White: Nikookar, Mahdi
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2202
Black: Zhao, Yuanhe
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2482
Result: 0-1
ECO: A15
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian Formation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.47] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.36] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.36] } 4. b3 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.16] } 5. Bb2 { [%eval 0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.04] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.18] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.19] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.24] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 9... Rb8 { [%eval 0.21] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.19] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.26] } 11. Nd5 { [%eval 0.25] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.62] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval 0.62] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval 0.56] } 13. e3 { [%eval 0.51] } 13... Nf5 { [%eval 0.6] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.37] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 0.38] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.19] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.51] } 16. bxc5 { [%eval 0.56] } 16... dxc5 { [%eval 0.57] } 17. a4 { [%eval 0.57] } 17... b5 { [%eval 0.72] } 18. axb5 { [%eval 0.49] } 18... axb5 { [%eval 0.55] } 19. Ra7 { [%eval 0.52] } 19... Nd6 { [%eval 1.0] } 20. Qa1 { [%eval 0.97] } 20... Re8?! { [%eval 2.03] } { Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } 21. f4 { [%eval 2.0] } 21... f6 { [%eval 2.02] } 22. fxe5?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } 22... fxe5 { [%eval 0.96] } 23. Qa6?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } 23... Rc7 { [%eval 0.68] } 24. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } 24... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.21] } 25. Rxc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Qxc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... c4 { [%eval 0.09] } 27. d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Qc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Qb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Qxe3+ { [%eval 0.07] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval 0.08] } 29... Qe2 { [%eval 0.09] } 30. Rf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 30... Be6?? { [%eval 2.42] } { Blunder. Qe1+ was best. } 31. d7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } 31... Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. d8=Q? { [%eval -1.44] } { Mistake. Bxe5 was best. } 32... Qd1+ { [%eval -1.4] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval -1.3] } 33... Qc2+ { [%eval -1.63] } 34. Kf1?? { [%eval -6.69] } { Blunder. Kg1 was best. } 34... Bh3+ { [%eval -6.5] } 35. Ke1 Qb1+ 36. Ke2 Qxb2+ 37. Kd1 0-1