Event: Round 8: Sochacki, Christophe - Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis
Date: 2025-07-25
White: Sochacki, Christophe
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2450
Black: Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2580
Result: 0-1
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:48] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:49] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:35] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:12] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:54] } 3... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:51] } 4. dxc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:21:59] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:28] } 5. e4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:19:58] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:24:45] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:19:29] } 6... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:20:42] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:46] } 7... Nc5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:16:09] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:03:48] } 8... Ng4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:09:59] } 9. Qg3?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:14] } 9... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:06:21] } 10. Qxg7?! { [%eval -1.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:09] } 10... Nxg2+ { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 1:04:00] } 11. Bxg2 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:56:00] } 11... Nd3+ { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 1:04:18] } 12. Kd1 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:56:13] } 12... Rf8 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 1:03:26] } 13. Kc2 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:56:35] } 13... Nf4?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf2 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:38] } 14. h4?! { [%eval -1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:11] } 14... Be6 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 1:00:27] } 15. Bf3 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:39:53] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:58:48] } 16. h5 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:39:20] } 16... f6 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:53:57] } 17. Rag1 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:32:13] } 17... Nh3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:51:47] } 18. Rg3 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:31:40] } 18... Ng5 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:50:46] } 19. Qh6 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:10:44] } 19... Rg8 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:48:54] } 20. Bg4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:10:12] } 20... Qf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:00] } 21. Qxf8+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:10:33] } 21... Kxf8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:47:25] } 22. f3? { [%eval -1.65] } { Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:49] } 22... Nxf3 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:38:11] } 23. Rxf3 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:05:02] } 23... Rxg4 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:38:33] } 24. Rxf6+ { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:05:26] } 24... Ke7 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:38:59] } 25. Rhf1 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:03:48] } 25... Rag8 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:35:10] } 26. R1f2?! { [%eval -2.26] } { Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:52] } 26... Rg2 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:34:12] } 27. b3 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:02:10] } 27... R8g5 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:32:38] } 28. Nf1 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:00:39] } 28... Rxf2+ { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:29:34] } 29. Rxf2 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:01:08] } 29... Rxh5 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:29:57] } 30. Ne3 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:01:35] } 30... Rh4 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:26:57] } 31. Kd3 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:01:27] } 31... Rh3 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:27:22] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:01:48] } 32... h5 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:27:06] } 33. b4 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:00:32] } 33... h4 { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:25:42] } 34. a4 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:00:47] } 34... Rg3 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:24:07] } 35. Rh2 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:00:50] } 35... h3 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:23:45] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:00:56] } 36... Rg7 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:24:05] } 37. a5 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:00:35] } 37... Rf7+ { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:22:43] } 38. Ke2 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:01:03] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:22:47] } 39. c5 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:00:35] } 39... dxc5 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:22:39] } 40. bxc5 { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 0:16:04] } 40... Kg5 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:37:59] } 41. a6 { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:10:29] } 41... bxa6 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:38:04] } 42. c6 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:10:57] } 42... Kf4 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:35:53] } 43. Rh1 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:11:25] } 43... Kxe4 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:35:08] } 44. Ra1 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:11:53] } 44... Kf4 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:35:28] } 45. Rf1+ { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:12:20] } 45... Kg5 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:35:27] } 46. Rg1+ { [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:12:49] } 46... Kf6 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:35:06] } 47. c4 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:12:50] } 47... h2 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:34:15] } 48. Rh1 { [%eval -5.4] [%clk 0:13:00] } 48... Rh7 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:34:40] } 0-1