Event: Round 5: Tsolov, Aleksandar - Nikolov, Sasho
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/kardzhali-international-chess-festival-rapid/round-5/F2Ml5ZJu/7FC5tgXn
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Tsolov, Aleksandar
WhiteElo: 1947
Black: Nikolov, Sasho
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2257
Result: 0-1
ECO: B92
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+5

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:09] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:09] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:13] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:13] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:17] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:17] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:21] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:20] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:25] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:24] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:27] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:27] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:31] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:30] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:35] } 8... O-O?! { [%eval 0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:30] } 9. O-O?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:36] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:15:29] } 10. f4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:15:27] } 10... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:29] } 11. f5 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:15:18] } 11... Bc4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:15:32] } 12. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:15:22] } 12... Qxc4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:15:35] } 13. Qd3? { [%eval -0.03] } { Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:25] } 13... Qxd3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:27] } 14. cxd3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:15:27] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:19] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:24] } 15... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:04] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:03] } 16... Bd8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:14:55] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:14:36] } 17... Kf8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:14:13] } 18. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:14:22] } 18... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:14:15] } 19. Kf2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:14:26] } 19... Ke8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:04] } 20. Nd5?! { [%eval -0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:18] } 20... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:14:01] } 21. exd5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:14:21] } 21... Bg5 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:14:01] } 22. Rxc8+ { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:13:03] } 22... Rxc8 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:14:04] } 23. Re1 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:13:07] } 23... Kd7 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:13:16] } 24. Re2 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:12:27] } 24... g6 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:12:53] } 25. fxg6 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:12:02] } 25... hxg6 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:12:56] } 26. Ke1 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:11:19] } 26... f5 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:12:53] } 27. Kd1 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:11:18] } 27... Bd8?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:15] } 28. Rc2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:10:40] } 28... Bc7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:11:16] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:10:33] } 29... a5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:10:31] } 30. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:27] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:08] } 31. a4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:09:57] } 31... b5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:09:34] } 32. b3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:03:22] } 32... Rb8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:09:28] } 33. Ra2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:03:17] } 33... Bd8 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:08:48] } 34. Ra3?! { [%eval -0.83] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 34... b4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:07:05] } 35. Ra2?? { [%eval -2.5] } { Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 35... Rc8 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:07:09] } 36. Nc4 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:00:57] } 36... Rc5 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:07:12] } 37. d4 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:00:40] } 37... Rxd5 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:06:54] } 38. dxe5 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:00:39] } 38... dxe5 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:06:57] } 39. Rd2? { [%eval -5.45] } { Mistake. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:26] } 39... Rxd2+ { [%eval -5.31] } 40. Nxd2 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:00:30] } 40... Ke6 { [%eval -5.66] [%clk 0:06:17] } 41. g4 { [%eval -6.12] [%clk 0:00:19] } 41... Kd5 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:06:13] } 42. gxf5 { [%eval -7.11] [%clk 0:00:12] } 42... gxf5 { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 0:06:17] } 43. Nf3 { [%eval -9.51] [%clk 0:00:07] } 43... e4 { [%eval -8.49] [%clk 0:06:14] } 44. Ne1 { [%eval -9.39] [%clk 0:00:08] } 44... f4 { [%eval -9.44] [%clk 0:05:38] } 45. Nc2 { [%eval -20.4] [%clk 0:00:12] } 45... Bh4 { [%eval -12.75] [%clk 0:05:19] } 46. Kd2 { [%eval -29.44] [%clk 0:00:09] } 46... Ke5 { [%eval -11.27] [%clk 0:04:51] } 47. Ke2?! { [%eval #-22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 47... f3+ { [%eval -56.28] [%clk 0:04:36] } 48. Ke3?! { [%eval #-13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 48... Be7 { [%eval #-21] [%clk 0:04:31] } 49. Kf2 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:00:07] } 49... Kf4 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:04:32] } 50. Kf1 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:00:07] } 50... e3 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:03:49] } 51. Nd4 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:00:07] } 51... Ke4 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:03:23] } 52. Ne6 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:00:06] } 52... e2+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:03:24] } 53. Ke1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:07] } 53... Ke3 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:03:14] } 54. Nf4 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1