Event: Malta Rapid Challenge 2025 - part of the World Chess Festival 2024-25
Site: Qormi, Malta
Date: 2025-06-08
White: Santagati, Alessandro
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2170
Black: Dobbin, Andrei
BlackElo: 1734
Result: 1-0
ECO: C47
Opening: Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600+5

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:10:08] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:10:01] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:10:11] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:10:15] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:10:16] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:12] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:09:47] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:10:22] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:09:49] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:10:25] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:09:32] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:10:28] } 7... Qe7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:09:32] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:10:09] } 8... h6?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:10:21] } 9... g5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:09:19] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:10:22] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:09:16] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:10:06] } 11... O-O-O { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:08:51] } 12. Ncb5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:09:29] } 12... d5?? { [%eval 4.98] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:52] } 13. Nxc6 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:09:08] } 13... Bxc6 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:07:00] } 14. Nxa7+ { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:09:06] } 14... Kd7 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:06:11] } 15. Nxc6 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:08:49] } 15... bxc6 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:06:06] } 16. Qc3 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:07:49] } 16... Rhg8 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:05:27] } 17. Bd4 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:07:52] } 17... Nh5?! { [%eval 6.14] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:17] } 18. exd5 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:07:54] } 18... Bxd4?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:39] } 19. Qxc6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:07:52] } 1-0