Event: Round 8: Petrov, Martin - Pirvulescu, Ekaterina
Date: 2025-06-06
White: Petrov, Martin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2530
Black: Pirvulescu, Ekaterina
BlackTitle: WFM
BlackElo: 2100
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:26] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:40] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:00] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:58] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:00] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:44] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:24] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:06] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:03] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:31] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:45] } 9. Ne1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:45] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:00] } 10. Nc2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:09] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:22:53] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:31:53] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:20:01] } 12. d3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:29:39] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:17:52] } 13. bxc5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:20:45] } 13... bxc5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:13:02] } 14. Rxb8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:14:51] } 14... Qxb8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:13:02] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:14:05] } 15... Nd4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:07:16] } 16. Ned5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:09:41] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:03:47] } 17. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:10:05] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:54:13] } 18. e3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:07:31] } 18... Nb3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:48:10] } 19. Bb2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:06:46] } 19... a4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:47:39] } 20. Ne4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:07:06] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:44:09] } 21. f4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:56:38] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:42:24] } 22. Ng5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:56:06] } 22... Qe8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:42:27] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:50:34] } 23... h6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:40:55] } 24. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:49:36] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:38:43] } 25. h4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:47:04] } 25... Re8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:31:23] } 26. fxe5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:45:01] } 26... dxe5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:31:45] } 27. Qh2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:45:07] } 27... Bf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:28:36] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:36:00] } 28... Kg7?? { [%eval 3.38] } { Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:11] } 29. g4 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:35:41] } 29... f4?! { [%eval 4.88] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:20] } 30. g5 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:35:22] } 30... hxg5 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:12:13] } 31. hxg5 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:35:21] } 31... Bxg5 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:10:23] } 32. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:33:19] } 32... Nd4 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:07:08] } 33. exd4 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:33:05] } 1-0