Event: Round 9: Babazada, Khazar - Zhong, Kangmin
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/shirvan-open-2025--group-a/round-9/PfEf4mMM/PVyl4uAz
Date: 2025-11-26
White: Babazada, Khazar
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2509
Black: Zhong, Kangmin
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2283
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B46
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:20] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:22:46] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:11] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:22:53] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:32] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:23:16] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:46] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:23:26] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:04] } 6. f4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:44] } 6... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:35] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:38] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:56] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:17:32] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:12] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:15:59] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:14] } 10. Kb1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:16:11] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:56] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:15:22] } 11... Nd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:19] } 12. Ne4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:14:27] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:04] } 13. a3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:06:11] } 13... Be7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:15:52] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:02:31] } 14... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:05:51] } 15. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:02:43] } 15... Bd5?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:26] } 16. Nd6+ { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:01:34] } 16... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:45] } 17. exd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:38] } 17... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:54] } 18. Qd4?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:19] } 18... Rc6?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:36] } 19. f5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:54:34] } 19... Qd8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:41:09] } 20. Rhf1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:54:14] } 20... Qf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:40:06] } 21. Qb4? { [%eval -1.14] } { Mistake. Qxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:39] } 21... Bxg2 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:36:20] } 22. Rf4 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:51:38] } 22... e5 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:30:42] } 23. Rf2 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:49:00] } 23... e4 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:27:30] } 1/2-1/2