Event: Round 9: Nihal Sarin - Jacobson, Brandon
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fujairah-global-2025--superstars/round-9/vRYsASC6/2bKT4CpG
Date: 2025-09-01
White: Nihal Sarin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2693
Black: Jacobson, Brandon
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2569
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A06
Opening: Zukertort Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:24] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:26] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:05] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:29:16] } 3. b3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:28:14] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:50] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:34] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:53] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:21:38] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:28:51] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:04] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:42] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:22:17] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:53] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:21:51] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:51] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:55] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:55] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:13:20] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:17:47] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:13:27] } 11... Ndf6?! { [%eval 0.51] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:09] } 12. h3?! { [%eval -0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:49] } 12... Bb4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:55:12] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:46:29] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:44:36] } 14. Red1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:44:30] } 14... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:42:05] } 15. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:44:47] } 15... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:42:29] } 16. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:45:12] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:42:54] } 17. dxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:43:01] } 17... Rxc5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:36:22] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:39:43] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:26:40] } 19. c5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:39:56] } 19... a5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:26:54] } 20. a3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:39:10] } 20... axb4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:23:52] } 21. axb4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:38:19] } 21... bxc5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:24:16] } 22. bxc5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:38:45] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:24:42] } 23. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:33:03] } 23... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:24:57] } 24. Rdb1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:32:08] } 24... Bc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:23:16] } 25. Rb6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:32:13] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:21:45] } 26. Qb4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:26:15] } 26... Ra8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:20:10] } 27. Raa6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:25:34] } 27... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:20:29] } 28. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:59] } 28... h6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:17:11] } 29. f4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:23] } 29... Ra8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:09:46] } 30. Kh2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:08:22] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:09:05] } 31. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:00] } 31... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:33] } 32. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:18] } 32... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:27] } 33. Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:31] } 33... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:32] } 34. Ra5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:53] } 34... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:52] } 35. Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:19] } 35... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:19] } 36. Qb2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:04:23] } 36... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:17] } 37. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:39] } 37... Ra8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:08:06] } 38. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:05] } 38... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:26] } 39. Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:09] } 1/2-1/2