Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 Masters Final
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-22
White: Murzin, Volodar
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2671
Black: Salem, A.R. Saleh
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2627
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B31
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 120 min 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec as of move 41

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:02] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:48] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:58:55] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:59:32] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:58:40] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:57:47] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:58:20] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:57:41] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:58:01] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:57:35] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:56:18] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:54:45] } 7. a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:47:54] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:53:31] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:44:20] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:49:10] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:43:31] } 9... e5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:47:29] } 10. Nc4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:43:12] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:47:21] } 11. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:35:27] } 11... Nb8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:45:12] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:13] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:44:02] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:21:06] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:43:05] } 14. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:20:33] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:42:20] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:09:50] } 15... b5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:23:39] } 16. axb6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:09:40] } 16... axb6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:23:37] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:08:36] } 17... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:12:39] } 18. Qf1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:01:11] } 18... Bf8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:07:29] } 19. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:50:05] } 19... Rxa8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:07:10] } 20. Ra1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:50:00] } 20... Qd8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:05:47] } 21. Nb3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:45:38] } 21... Be7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:01:58] } 22. Ncd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:18] } 22... Bf7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:54:53] } 23. f3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:29:19] } 23... Bd6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:48:52] } 24. Rxa8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:25:59] } 24... Qxa8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:47:36] } 25. Qa1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:25:53] } 25... Qb7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:41:09] } 26. Nc1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:25:28] } 26... Nf8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:36:45] } 27. Kf1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:21:33] } 27... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:47] } 28. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:02] } 28... Nd4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:33:21] } 29. Qa2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:56] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:24] } 30. Ne2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:19:28] } 30... h5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:31:51] } 31. Bf2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:15:51] } 31... Qb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:37] } 32. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:45] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:51] } 33. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:50] } 33... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:04] } 34. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:29] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:40] } 35. Kd1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:08:05] } 35... Qb7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:17:58] } 36. Ke1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:07:47] } 36... Qb8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:17:15] } 37. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:39] } 37... Qb7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:17:04] } 38. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:14] } 38... Qb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:41] } 1/2-1/2