Event: Round 5: Makarian, Rudik - Usov, Aleksandr E.
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/presidents-cup-of-the-republic-of-tajikistan-2025--group-a/round-5/0HMdbnjZ/Wj8Uy5xE
Date: 2025-11-13
White: Makarian, Rudik
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2544
Black: Usov, Aleksandr E.
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2376
Result: 1-0
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Modern Sharp Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:38] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:03] } 6. Qa4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:59] } 6... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:28] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:11] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:28] } 8. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:31] } 8... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:53] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:50] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:06] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:34:13] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:34] } 11. Nb5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:34:37] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:11:34] } 12. a3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:34:55] } 12... Nd5?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:37] } 13. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:53] } 13... a4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:56:02] } 14. Qd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:32] } 14... Na5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:53:21] } 15. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:17] } 15... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:50:36] } 16. Qxb5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:24:17] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:50:32] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:19:23] } 17... Nb3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:48:07] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:19:39] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:45:34] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:16:32] } 19... Ra5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:45:01] } 20. d5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:10:44] } 20... exd5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:44:43] } 21. exd5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:10:38] } 21... Qd6?! { [%eval 1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:45] } 22. Ng5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:46:09] } 22... h6? { [%eval 3.11] } { Mistake. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:44] } 23. Ne4?? { [%eval 1.07] } { Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:29] } 23... Qd8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:38:41] } 24. g4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:40:38] } 24... Nd7?? { [%eval 2.36] } { Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:16] } 25. g5 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:38:34] } 25... hxg5?! { [%eval 3.22] } { Inaccuracy. Nbc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:22] } 26. Nxg5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:38:34] } 26... Nf6 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:18:48] } 27. Qh4 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:36:19] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:19:12] } 28. Be4 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:31:12] } 28... Ra8? { [%eval 5.33] } { Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:14] } 29. Bh7+ { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:26:38] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:11:39] } 30. Bg6 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:26:38] } 30... fxg6 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:11:47] } 31. Ne6+ { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:26:55] } 31... Rxe6?! { [%eval 6.73] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:21] } 32. dxe6 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:26:59] } 32... Qe8 { [%eval 7.68] [%clk 0:09:40] } 33. Qh8+ { [%eval 7.58] [%clk 0:27:12] } 33... Ng8 { [%eval 7.34] [%clk 0:10:06] } 34. Rd7 { [%eval 7.04] [%clk 0:27:28] } 1-0