Event: Round 5: Gusain, Himal - Kotronias, Vasilios
Date: 2025-06-06
White: Gusain, Himal
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2490
Black: Kotronias, Vasilios
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2429
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E60
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:17:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:17] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:17:39] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:35] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:18:00] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:56] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:18:17] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:04] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:18:38] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:57] } 6. d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:18:58] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:15] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:19] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:32] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:19:43] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:43] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:19:58] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:29:42] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:10:00] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:27:08] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:09:39] } 11... Ne5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:21:22] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:09:40] } 12... g5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:20:58] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:06:23] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:11:30] } 14. Nf1 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:59:05] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:05:59] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:57:57] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:57:49] } 16. Qc2?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:09] } 16... Nf4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:53:20] } 17. Bd2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:42:39] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:50:34] } 18. Bf1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:37:27] } 18... Ng4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:50:33] } 19. Nd1?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:56] } 19... Bd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:50:26] } 20. Bc3?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:56] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:46:59] } 21. Qd2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:28:45] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:47:04] } 22. Ne3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:29:08] } 22... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:39:36] } 23. Nxg4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:27:03] } 23... Bxg4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:38:41] } 1/2-1/2