Event: Round 8: Romanov, Evgeny - Manafov, Vugar
Date: 2025-07-10
White: Romanov, Evgeny
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2585
Black: Manafov, Vugar
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2419
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:09] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:26:26] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:20] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:51] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:05] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:39] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:48] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:23:51] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:07] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:37] } 9... Bc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:33] } 10. Re1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:23:07] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:14] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:14:53] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:10:02] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:14:39] } 12... Nb6?! { [%eval 1.12] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:43] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:11:51] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:57:32] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:11:57] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:54:00] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:06:44] } 15... N8d7 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:52:46] } 16. Nd4 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:00:27] } 16... Nf8?! { [%eval 2.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:08] } 17. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:57:43] } 17... bxc6 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:44:33] } 18. Qg4 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:57:19] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:38:24] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:57:01] } 19... Kg8?! { [%eval 3.01] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:24] } 20. Bxh6 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:53:57] } 20... gxh6 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:38:34] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:46:58] } 21... Nd5 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:36:05] } 22. Qxh6 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:45:43] } 22... Bg5 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:33:06] } 23. Qh5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:45:52] } 23... f5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:30:37] } 24. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:40:35] } 24... cxd5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:26:06] } 25. Ba4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:37:33] } 25... Nh7?! { [%eval 1.93] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:53] } 26. h4 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:37:20] } 26... Be7?? { [%eval 4.09] } { Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:00] } 27. Qg6+ { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:36:48] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:19:26] } 28. Bxe8 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:37:07] } 28... Qxe8 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:19:53] } 29. Qxe6 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:37:26] } 29... Qf8 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:17:52] } 30. Rxd5 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:36:49] } 30... Bxh4 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:17:50] } 31. Rd7 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:35:47] } 31... Qc5 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:17:21] } 32. Qxf5 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:34:17] } 1-0