Event: Round 8: Nihal Sarin - Sokolovsky, Yahli
Date: 2025-06-03
White: Nihal Sarin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2696
Black: Sokolovsky, Yahli
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2542
Result: 1-0
ECO: A15
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:23:57] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. b3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:23:42] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:24:07] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:56] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:24:30] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:53] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:24:54] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:49] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:19] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:57] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:25:24] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:44] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:23:26] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:27:57] } 10. c5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:14:06] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:05:57] } 11. cxd6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:12:55] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:05:45] } 12. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:13:16] } 12... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:06:13] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:13:37] } 13... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:05:18] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:12:44] } 14... Qe6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:04:02] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:07:10] } 15... Nd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:56:06] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:06:07] } 16... N5b6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:54:14] } 17. Rab1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:57:46] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:43:34] } 18. Bc1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:55:19] } 18... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:34:06] } 19. bxc4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:54:47] } 19... Nc5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:29:46] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:55:01] } 20... Bf8 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:30:06] } 21. Bxc5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:54:08] } 21... Bxc5 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:30:34] } 22. Rxb7 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:54:29] } 22... a4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:30:09] } 23. Rc7?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:33] } 23... Ra6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:29:52] } 24. Rb1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:43:30] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:28:39] } 25. Rxc8+ { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:38:42] } 25... Qxc8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:29:07] } 26. Qc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:37:56] } 26... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:23] } 27. e3 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:34:08] } 27... Qd6 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:16:31] } 28. Kg2?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:08] } 28... Ra7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:11:42] } 29. h4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:33:08] } 29... h5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:11:53] } 30. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:33] } 30... Bxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:35] } 31. Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:44] } 31... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:35] } 32. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:45] } 32... Qc7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:06:18] } 33. c5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:26:31] } 33... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:06:46] } 34. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:26:54] } 34... a3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:07:14] } 35. Rb1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:16:08] } 35... Ra6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:07:15] } 36. Ra1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:48] } 36... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:16] } 37. Qxa3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:12] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:01:40] } 38. Qb4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:14:11] } 38... Rf6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:01:51] } 39. Ra2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:12:41] } 39... Qc6+ { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:20] } 40. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:40] } 40... Qb6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:02:09] } 41. Qc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:13:01] } 41... Qe6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:23] } 42. Rb2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:10:34] } 42... Kh7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:53] } 43. Qd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:08:42] } 43... Qg4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:07] } 44. Qe3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:08:45] } 44... Rd6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:16] } 45. Rb8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:09:10] } 45... Rc6?? { [%eval 2.67] } { Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:50] } 46. Qg5 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:03:39] } 46... Qxg5 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:01:02] } 47. hxg5 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:04:08] } 47... Rd6 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:01:18] } 48. Rb3 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:04:36] } 48... Kg7 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:00:44] } 49. Kf3 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:04:55] } 49... Kf8?! { [%eval 3.52] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 50. Ke3 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:05:17] } 50... Ke7 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:01:17] } 51. f4 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:02:58] } 51... Ke6?? { [%eval 6.13] } { Blunder. exf4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:46] } 52. fxe5 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:02:58] } 52... Kxe5 { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:02:15] } 53. d4+ { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 0:03:21] } 53... Ke6 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:02:44] } 54. Rb7 { [%eval 6.4] [%clk 0:03:12] } 1-0