Event: Round 2: Nikolov, Momchil - Ballas, Athanasios-panagiotis
Date: 2025-07-20
White: Nikolov, Momchil
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2440
Black: Ballas, Athanasios-panagiotis
BlackElo: 2160
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:16] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:16] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:32] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:33] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:12] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:50] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:05] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:28] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:17:52] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:39] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:17:52] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:24:36] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:14:17] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:22:34] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:03:58] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:19] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:04:19] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:21:02] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:02:08] } 12. Nde2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:38] } 12... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:44] } 13. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:27] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:55:06] } 14. Nb5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:59:40] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:44:13] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:55:09] } 15... Bf8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:41:05] } 16. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:51:29] } 16... Be4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:37:50] } 17. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:50:52] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:38:12] } 18. Qxd8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:48:20] } 18... Raxd8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:38:18] } 19. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:46:00] } 19... Nd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:33:03] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:42:16] } 20... Bc5?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:06] } 21. Kg1?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:06] } 21... Bb6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:25:03] } 22. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:24] } 22... Nf3+ { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:19:52] } 23. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:31:45] } 23... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:17] } 24. Bxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:03] } 24... exf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:43] } 25. Be3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:27:08] } 25... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:44] } 26. fxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:28] } 26... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:10] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:26:33] } 27... Re5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:15:50] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:33] } 28... Ne4+ { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:13:44] } 29. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:27:41] } 29... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:14:10] } 30. Kxf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:27:15] } 30... Re7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:09:09] } 31. Rd8+ { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:23:40] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:09:34] } 32. c4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:23:56] } 32... Kg6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:07:37] } 33. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:32] } 33... Kf5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:06:11] } 34. b4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:22:37] } 34... h5?? { [%eval 1.96] } { Blunder. Ke5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:05] } 35. Ra8 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:09:24] } 35... b6? { [%eval 3.23] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:05] } 36. c6 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:09:06] } 36... Ke6?! { [%eval 4.01] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 37. b5 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:08:23] } 37... Kd6 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:00:36] } 38. a4 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:08:16] } 38... a5?! { [%eval 5.21] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 39. Rb8 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:06:05] } 39... f6?! { [%eval 6.22] } { Inaccuracy. Kc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 40. Rxb6 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:21:22] } 40... Kc5 { [%eval 7.68] [%clk 0:00:13] } 41. Rb7 { [%eval 7.29] [%clk 0:21:40] } 41... Kd5 { [%clk 0:15:36] } 1-0