Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025
Date: 2025-07-22
White: Ruchat, Blaise
WhiteElo: 1874
Black: Kulikov, Mikhail L
BlackElo: 1907
Result: 1-0
ECO: B54
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:48] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:13] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:42] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:17] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:26:07] } 5. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:41] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:26:02] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:44] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:06] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:27] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:26:25] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:00] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:39] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:29:21] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:26:51] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:28:50] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:26:52] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:26:35] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:26:49] } 12. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:21:47] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:25:48] } 13. Bf1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:21:11] } 13... Rac8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:47] } 14. Rab1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:11:04] } 14... Qb8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:22:49] } 15. Kh1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:56:47] } 15... Bd8 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:19:09] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:37:44] } 16... Bc7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:19:29] } 17. Bf2 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:31:20] } 17... Rcd8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:05:26] } 18. g4?? { [%eval -0.81] } { Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:31] } 18... d5 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 1:03:56] } 19. g5?? { [%eval -2.9] } { Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:58] } 19... Bf4?? { [%eval 0.77] } { Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:40] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:22:51] } 20... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:55:52] } 21. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:23:18] } 21... e5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:56:06] } 22. gxf6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:17:00] } 22... exd4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:53:49] } 23. Qg5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:17:17] } 23... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:53:28] } 24. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:16:34] } 24... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:51:36] } 25. cxd5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:16:46] } 25... Nd7 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:46:39] } 26. f4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:13:57] } 26... Nc5 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:43:18] } 27. Re1? { [%eval 0.45] } { Mistake. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:14] } 27... f5?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:29] } 28. e5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:13:27] } 28... Ne4? { [%eval 3.1] } { Mistake. Rxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:01] } 29. Qg2? { [%eval 1.27] } { Mistake. Qg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:51] } 29... Rxd5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:15:23] } 30. Bc4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:10:04] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:14:58] } 31. Rxe4 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:04:29] } 31... fxe4 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:15:21] } 32. Qxe4 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:04:03] } 32... Qa8 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:14:30] } 33. b4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:43] } 33... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:55] } 34. Qf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:17] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:05] } 35. Kg1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:01:41] } 35... Kh8?? { [%eval 4.35] } { Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:01] } 36. Rb3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 36... R5d7?? { [%eval 6.12] } { Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:22] } 37. Rh3 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:00:41] } 37... g6?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:49] } 38. Qf6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:46] } 38... Rg7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:06:11] } 39. Rxh7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:00:42] } 1-0