Event: Round 2: Usov, Aleksandr E. - Afanasiev, Nikita
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/presidents-cup-of-the-republic-of-tajikistan-2025--group-a/round-2/SGxPkK2I/4xA364vu
Date: 2025-11-11
White: Usov, Aleksandr E.
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2376
Black: Afanasiev, Nikita
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2511
Result: 0-1
ECO: B53
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:36] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:54] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:18] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:49] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:19] } 5. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:22] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:07] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:46] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:31] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:24:37] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:24] } 8... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:24:51] } 9. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:21:49] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:30] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:22:03] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:19:52] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:45:03] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:15:13] } 12. Qd3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:38:36] } 12... Nxe2+ { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:05:11] } 13. Nxe2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:38:30] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:02:50] } 14. Qc4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:38:06] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:01:18] } 15. c3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:35:52] } 15... b5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:53:29] } 16. Qd5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:35:54] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:53:55] } 17. f3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:34:19] } 17... Na4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:52:25] } 18. Rab1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:31:28] } 18... O-O { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:48:16] } 19. Be3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:31:32] } 19... a6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:48:16] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:30:50] } 20... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:48:00] } 21. Qd2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:28:07] } 21... Qb7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:44:10] } 22. Bd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:26:26] } 22... a5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:43:31] } 23. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:26:02] } 23... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:43:56] } 24. Qd5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:24:00] } 24... Qb6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:58] } 25. Qd4+ { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:23:03] } 25... e5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:42:54] } 26. Qxb6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:22:30] } 26... Nxb6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:43:19] } 27. Rd3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:20:45] } 27... Kf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:39:36] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:20:32] } 28... Ke6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:38:52] } 29. h4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:19:23] } 29... f5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:33:32] } 30. h5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:14:28] } 30... f4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:28:38] } 31. hxg6 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:08:09] } 31... hxg6 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:28:55] } 32. Ng1?! { [%eval -1.36] } { Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:20] } 32... g5 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:19:05] } 33. Nh3 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:07:45] } 33... Rg8 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:19:21] } 34. Rh1?! { [%eval -1.8] } { Inaccuracy. Rbd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:50] } 34... Nc4 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:12:52] } 35. Rd5 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:01:30] } 35... g4 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:11:54] } 36. fxg4 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:01:32] } 36... Rxg4 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:11:53] } 37. b3 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:00:32] } 37... Ne3 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:09:49] } 38. Nxf4+ { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:00:56] } 38... exf4 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:10:14] } 39. Rh6+ { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:01:21] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:08:56] } 40. Rdxd6 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:00:32] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:05:55] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:00:31] } 41... Rf8 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:05:09] } 42. Rh3 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:00:32] } 42... Rxg2?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:46] } 43. Ra6?? { [%eval -3.38] } { Blunder. Rd7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 43... Rg5 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:02:48] } 44. Rxa5 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:00:41] } 44... Ng4 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:02:50] } 45. Ra7+ { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:00:31] } 45... Kg8 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:03:12] } 46. Rah7 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:00:31] } 46... Ne5+ { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:03:24] } 47. Kf2 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:00:55] } 47... f3 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:01:33] } 48. Kf1 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:00:31] } 48... Rf4 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:01:21] } 49. Rh8+ { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:00:45] } 49... Kf7 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:01:41] } 50. R3h7+ { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:00:32] } 50... Rg7 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:02:05] } 51. Rh5 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:00:33] } 51... Rxe4 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:02:00] } 0-1