Event: Round 3: Simescu, Radu-Adrian - Popescu, Alexandru-Mihai
Date: 2025-07-27
White: Simescu, Radu-Adrian
WhiteElo: 1805
Black: Popescu, Alexandru-Mihai
BlackElo: 1980
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A29
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:20] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:36] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:05] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:33:14] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:30] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:38] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:56] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:33:59] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:20] } 10. Ne4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:33:30] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:18:55] } 11. Bc5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:26] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:14:42] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:13] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:58:55] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:36] } 13... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:09] } 14. Bxd6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:05:59] } 14... cxd6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:50:35] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:04:33] } 15... e4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:50:41] } 16. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:59:44] } 16... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:50:50] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:58:51] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:46:30] } 18. Nc4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:47:54] } 18... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:46:39] } 19. Rxc4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:48:22] } 19... Qxb2 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:45:36] } 20. Qb1? { [%eval -2.43] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:00] } 20... Qxb1?? { [%eval -0.46] } { Blunder. Qxe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:45] } 21. Rxb1 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:45:27] } 21... Rf7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:40:03] } 22. f3 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:45:20] } 22... d5 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:38:54] } 23. Rc5? { [%eval -2.07] } { Mistake. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:05] } 23... Rd8?? { [%eval -0.06] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:29] } 24. e3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:42:15] } 24... exf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:11] } 25. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:16] } 25... Rfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:52] } 26. Rbb5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:38:02] } 26... Ne7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:29:05] } 27. g4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:37:09] } 27... b6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:28:44] } 28. Rc3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:36:36] } 28... g6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:28:20] } 29. a4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:36:03] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:28:02] } 30. a5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:36:15] } 30... bxa5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:28:20] } 31. Rxa5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:36:34] } 31... Rb7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:17:32] } 32. gxf5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:29:53] } 32... gxf5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:15:05] } 33. Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:38] } 33... Rg8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:10] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:27] } 34... Rb2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:51] } 35. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:11] } 35... Rg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:09] } 36. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:38] } 36... Re6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:09] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:36] } 37... f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:14] } 38. Bg4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:13:11] } 38... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:51] } 39. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:21] } 39... fxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:20] } 40. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:01] } 40... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:58] } 41. Ra6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:32] } 41... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:55] } 42. Re6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:11:42] } 42... e2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:07] } 43. Rxe2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:08:31] } 43... Rxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:20] } 44. Kxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:59] } 44... Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:46] } 45. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:46] } 45... Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:17] } 46. Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:46] } 1/2-1/2