Event: Round 4: Naiditsch, Arkadij - Shirov, Alexei
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/hoogeveen-2025--kroongroep/round-4/gpUlo57s/VGCUr2mX
Date: 2025-10-11
White: Naiditsch, Arkadij
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2587
Black: Shirov, Alexei
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2636
Result: 1-0
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:30] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:55] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:28] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:20] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:45] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:45] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:47] } 7. Bc2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:59] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:11] } 8. Qe2+ { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:19] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:40] } 9. Qxe7+ { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:41] } 9... Kxe7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:06] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:34:02] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:25] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:34:25] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:20] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:03] } 12... cxb3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:31] } 13. Bxb3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:34:25] } 13... b4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:42] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:24:20] } 14... Ba6?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:31] } 15. Re1 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:21:30] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:05:32] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:20:11] } 16... bxc3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:54:16] } 17. Nxc3 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:17:34] } 17... Bb4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:54:26] } 18. Red1 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:04:36] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:40:37] } 19. Nb5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:59:14] } 19... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:40:27] } 20. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:59:34] } 20... Re7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:38:09] } 21. Rc2 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:53:08] } 21... Nbd7?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:54] } 22. f4?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:22] } 22... Ne8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:24:56] } 23. Rac1 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:50:18] } 23... Ndf6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:24:22] } 24. a5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:45:35] } 24... Rb8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:09:46] } 25. Ba4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:44:41] } 25... Ba6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:09:38] } 26. Nc3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:39:27] } 26... Rc7 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:08:08] } 27. g4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:32:52] } 27... Rb4?! { [%eval 1.79] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:09] } 28. g5?! { [%eval 1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:05] } 28... Rxd4?? { [%eval 3.75] } { Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:21] } 29. gxf6 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:21:33] } 29... Nxf6 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:04:48] } 30. Bb5 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:18:10] } 30... Rxc3 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:01:08] } 31. Rxc3 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:16:00] } 31... Bxb5 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:01:33] } 32. Rc7 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:16:20] } 1-0