Event: Round 7: Kulaots, Kaido - Niemi, Kalle
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Kulaots, Kaido
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2504
Black: Niemi, Kalle
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2308
Result: 1-0
ECO: C70
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:46] } 5... Nge7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:45] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:07] } 6... Ba7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:23] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:22] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:27] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:26:15] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:58] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:25:56] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:32] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:14:51] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:27:26] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:12:05] } 11... exd4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:26:12] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:12:09] } 12... Nce7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:28] } 13. d5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:08:43] } 13... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:26:34] } 14. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:09:08] } 14... f5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:03] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:54:21] } 15... Nf4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:21:47] } 16. Bb3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:50:13] } 16... fxe4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:14:21] } 17. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:45:23] } 17... Nf5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:09:38] } 18. Re1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:39:21] } 18... Qd7? { [%eval 1.96] } { Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:32] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:27:47] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:51:00] } 20. Ne5? { [%eval 0.83] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:36] } 20... Qf5?? { [%eval 3.46] } { Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:10] } 21. Rxc7 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:17:21] } 21... Neg6 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:21:55] } 22. Ng3 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:11:07] } 22... Qg5 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:14:03] } 23. Nxg6 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:11:16] } 23... Nxh3+ { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:04:44] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:11:35] } 24... Qxd2?? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:02] } 25. Ree7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:11:55] } 25... Qd4 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:01:32] } 26. Nh5 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:12:10] } 1-0