Event: Malta Rapid Challenge 2025 - part of the World Chess Festival 2024-25
Site: Qormi, Malta
Date: 2025-06-08
White: Magini, Luca
WhiteElo: 2211
Black: Kosik, Vince
BlackElo: 1847
Result: 1-0
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Peresypkin's Sacrifice
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600+5

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:10:09] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:10:09] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:10:13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:10:13] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:10:17] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:10:17] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:21] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:10:21] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:10:25] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:10:25] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:10:29] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:10:33] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:10:33] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:37] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:10:37] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:10:40] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:10:41] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:10:44] } 10... f5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:10:45] } 11. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:40] } 11... axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:48] } 12. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:10:44] } 12... Ra4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:52] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:45] } 13... Nxb4?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:22] } 14. c3?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Nbc7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:59] } 14... Nxd5?? { [%eval 2.83] } { Blunder. Nc2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:19] } 15. Qxa4 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:08:00] } 15... Nb6?! { [%eval 4.19] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:23] } 16. Nxd6+ { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:07:19] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:05:28] } 17. Nxc8+?? { [%eval 0.16] } { Blunder. Qa7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:13] } 17... Qxc8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:05:29] } 18. Qb4+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:06:58] } 18... Ke8? { [%eval 1.73] } { Mistake. Kd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:33] } 19. Qb5+ { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:06:50] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:05:34] } 20. O-O { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:06:41] } 20... Qc5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:05:20] } 21. Qa4 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:06:39] } 21... Bd6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:03:14] } 22. Rad1?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qa8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:32] } 22... Ke7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:03:16] } 23. Rd5?! { [%eval -0.18] } { Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:23] } 23... Nb6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:03:03] } 24. Qa7+ { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:04:35] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:03:07] } 25. Ra5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:04:39] } 25... Ra8?? { [%eval 3.26] } { Blunder. fxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:40] } 26. Qxc7+ { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:04:28] } 26... Bxc7 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:02:44] } 27. Rxa8 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:04:30] } 27... Nxa8 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:02:48] } 28. exf5 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:04:33] } 28... Kd6?! { [%eval 4.03] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:41] } 29. Rd1+ { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:04:30] } 29... Kc6 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:02:45] } 30. g4 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:04:29] } 30... f6 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:02:26] } 31. Rd3 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:04:29] } 31... Nb6 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:01:14] } 32. Rh3 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:04:22] } 32... Nd5 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:00:54] } 33. Rxh7 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:04:18] } 33... e4 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:00:51] } 34. c4 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:04:01] } 34... Nf4 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:00:53] } 35. Rh6 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:03:57] } 35... Be5 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:00:28] } 36. g5 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:03:53] } 36... Ne2+ { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:00:24] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:03:52] } 37... Nd4 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:00:28] } 38. gxf6 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:03:28] } 38... Kd7 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:00:29] } 39. Rh7+ { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:03:18] } 39... Ke8 { [%eval 7.95] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. Re7+ { [%eval 7.72] [%clk 0:03:19] } 1-0