Event: Round 4: Abheek Bhatt - Barsov, Alexei
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/almaty-region-open-qonaev-cup-2025--challengers/round-4/XJYgh4Ig/idccmmhi
White: Abheek Bhatt
WhiteElo: 2063
Black: Barsov, Alexei
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2323
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:39] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:13] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:38] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:01] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:21] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:35] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:26] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:41] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:50] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:26:39] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:20] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:23:16] } 9... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:33] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:20:07] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:26:43] } 11. Qf2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:16:18] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:25:37] } 12. Qg3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:06:12] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:10:48] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:46:22] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:05:08] } 14. exf6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:08] } 14... Nxd3+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:02:46] } 15. Rxd3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:36:04] } 15... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:53:45] } 16. h4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:32:27] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:52:54] } 17. h5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:30:30] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:51:34] } 18. a3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:25:19] } 18... b5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:35:57] } 19. Ne5?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:05] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:31:34] } 20. fxe5 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:21:44] } 20... Rf7 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:31:40] } 21. Bd4?! { [%eval -1.99] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:11] } 21... a5 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:21:25] } 22. Rf3 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:15:18] } 22... Rxf3 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:09:17] } 23. gxf3 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:14:48] } 23... Bf8? { [%eval -0.48] } { Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:35] } 24. h6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:10:54] } 24... g6 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:09:34] } 25. Nxd5?? { [%eval -3.38] } { Blunder. Nd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:24] } 25... exd5 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:05:41] } 26. e6 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:09:48] } 26... Bxe6 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:04:24] } 27. Qe5 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:10:12] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:04:50] } 28. Kb1 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:04:13] } 28... Bf5 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:05:03] } 29. Rh2? { [%eval -5.76] } { Mistake. Qh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:30] } 29... Qd6 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 0:04:47] } 30. Qh8?? { [%eval #-15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:48] } 30... Qxh2 { [%eval -12.26] [%clk 0:04:35] } 31. Qf6+ { [%eval -10.53] [%clk 0:04:12] } 31... Ke8 { [%eval -9.58] [%clk 0:04:58] } 0-1