Event: Round 9: Polster, Christian - Sydykov, Bayastan
Date: 2025-07-13
White: Polster, Christian
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2291
Black: Sydykov, Bayastan
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2273
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:16] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:41] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:39] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:06] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:12] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:07] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:37] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:50] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:48] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:08] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:24:19] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:14:40] } 11. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:22:25] } 11... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:14:54] } 12. Nd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:58] } 12... Rd8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:07:16] } 13. h4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:14:22] } 13... Ne4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:02:24] } 14. Qe3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:12:57] } 14... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:02:13] } 15. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:07:10] } 15... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:34:15] } 16. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:06:56] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:34:07] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:04:08] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:30:00] } 18. h5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:00:58] } 18... Rc5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:25:18] } 19. h6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:50:32] } 19... g6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:21:52] } 20. Kb1 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:41:15] } 20... Rdc8 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:21:30] } 21. c4?? { [%eval -1.08] } { Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:34] } 21... Bb5 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:16:49] } 22. f5?! { [%eval -1.6] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:30] } 22... dxc4?! { [%eval -0.71] } { Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:07] } 23. fxg6 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:12:46] } 23... fxg6?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:16] } 24. Rd6?? { [%eval -3.36] } { Blunder. Ka1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:22] } 24... c3 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:05:29] } 25. Qc2 { [%eval -3.59] [%clk 0:09:53] } 25... Bc6 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:05:03] } 26. b3?! { [%eval -3.72] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:06] } 26... Rxe5 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:04:25] } 27. Bd3?! { [%eval -4.71] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:38] } 27... Qc5 { [%eval -4.77] [%clk 0:00:57] } 28. Rxc6 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:04:05] } 1/2-1/2