Event: Round 8: Firat, Burak - Melnikov, Fedor
Date: 2025-06-28
White: Firat, Burak
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2449
Black: Melnikov, Fedor
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2276
Result: 0-1
ECO: D32
Opening: Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:25] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:53] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:46] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:28] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:42] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:24:18] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:01] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:17:01] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:19] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:02:37] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:23:44] } 9. e5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:55:47] } 9... Nfd7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:22:46] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:50:06] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:23:09] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:41:53] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:15:45] } 12. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:36:51] } 12... bxc6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:16:02] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:37:14] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:15:48] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:36:43] } 14... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:12:30] } 15. h3 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:33:57] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:12:14] } 16. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:34:25] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:58:43] } 17. Qf5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:34:08] } 17... Re6 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:59:08] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:34:28] } 18... Qe7 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:58:41] } 19. f4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:30:42] } 19... f6 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:58:12] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:25:30] } 20... fxe5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:57:21] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:24:21] } 21... Rf6 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:52:19] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:22:17] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:47:20] } 23. Nf5? { [%eval -1.99] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:53] } 23... Qf8 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:45:29] } 24. Rxd5 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:12:03] } 24... cxd5 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:45:53] } 25. Qxc8 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:12:16] } 25... Qxc8 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:46:17] } 26. Ne7+ { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 0:12:44] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:45:39] } 27. Nxc8 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:13:12] } 27... Rxf4 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:45:49] } 28. Nxa7 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:13:41] } 28... Ra4 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:45:42] } 29. Nc6 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:13:21] } 29... Ke6 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:44:12] } 30. a3 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:13:31] } 30... Rc4 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:42:14] } 31. Nb4 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:13:40] } 31... Nc5 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:42:40] } 32. Kf1 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:09:58] } 32... d4 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:39:26] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 0:10:10] } 33... e4 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:38:21] } 34. Rf1 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:09:47] } 34... Nb3 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:38:45] } 35. Rf8 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:08:28] } 35... d3+ { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:38:12] } 36. Nxd3 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:06:08] } 36... Rc2+ { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:38:38] } 37. Ke3 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:06:35] } 37... exd3 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:39:02] } 38. Kxd3 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:07:04] } 38... Rxg2 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:39:25] } 0-1