CohenChessClub.com

[Event "March Chess Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/UB8xnA1Q"] [Date "2025.03.23"] [White "Kristofer"] [Black "Alistair"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.23"] [UTCTime "21:38:38"] [WhiteElo "1710"] [BlackElo "1526"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-14"] [BlackRatingDiff "+37"] [WhiteTitle "GM😈"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 c6 { B10 Caro-Kann Defense } 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bb5 Qc7 7. O-O a6 8. Bxc6+ Qxc6?! { (0.40 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. bxc6 was best. } (8... bxc6) 9. Be3? { (1.16 → 0.07) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } (9. Ne5 Qd6) 9... Bf5?! { (0.07 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (9... Bg4 10. Ne5) 10. h3? { (0.73 → -0.36) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } (10. Ne5 Qc8) 10... Bd7? { (-0.36 → 0.75) Mistake. e6 was best. } (10... e6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Na4 Nd7 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Nh4) 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Nxd7?! { (1.00 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } (12. Bf4 Qd8 13. g4 h6 14. Qf3 e6 15. h4 Bc6 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Bd6 18. gxf6 Qxf6) 12... Qxd7 13. Qf3 e6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne2 Rac8 18. c3 Qb5 19. Rab1 Qd7 20. Ng3 Rc6 21. Nh5 Bg5?! { (0.07 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (21... Be7) 22. g3?! { (0.78 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } (22. Qg3 f6) 22... Rb6 23. Re2 Qa4?! { (0.81 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } (23... Qd8 24. h4 Be7 25. Nf4 Bd6 26. Nd3 Qf6 27. Qe3 g6 28. Ne5 Qd8 29. h5 Bxe5 30. Qxe5) 24. a3?! { (1.50 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (24. Qg4 Bh6) 24... Be7 25. Qd3 Qc4 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. Ree1?! { (0.17 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (27. Rd1 Rd8) 27... g6?! { (-0.37 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (27... Bd6 28. Kg2 Rd8 29. a4 Rb3 30. Re2 b5 31. axb5 Rxb5 32. Nf4 Ba3 33. Rc2 Rdb8 34. Ra1) 28. Nf4 Rb3 29. Ng2 Rd8 30. Ne3 Rd6?? { (0.46 → 3.30) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (30... Rc8 31. Nf1) 31. Nxc4 Rd8 32. Kg2 Rc8 33. Ne5 f6?! { (2.61 → 3.35) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (33... Bd6) 34. Nd3 Rc6 35. Nf4? { (4.13 → 2.02) Mistake. d5 was best. } (35. d5 Rcb6 36. dxe6 Kf8 37. Rbc1 Rd6 38. Re3 Bd8 39. Rc2 Bb6 40. Rf3 Rxe6 41. Nc1 Rb5) 35... Kf7?! { (2.02 → 3.13) Inaccuracy. Rcb6 was best. } (35... Rcb6) 36. d5? { (3.13 → 1.46) Mistake. Nd3 was best. } (36. Nd3 a5 37. Kf1 Rbb6 38. a4 g5 39. Ra1 h5 40. Re2 Rc4 41. Ke1 Rbc6 42. Kd1 b6) 36... exd5 37. Nxd5 Re6?! { (1.46 → 2.20) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (37... Bc5) 38. Rxe6 Kxe6 39. Nxe7 Kxe7 40. Re1+ Kf7 41. Re2 b5? { (2.05 → 3.59) Mistake. h5 was best. } (41... h5) 42. Kf3 a5 43. Ke4 a4 44. Kd5 f5 45. g4?? { (6.43 → 2.72) Blunder. Ke5 was best. } (45. Ke5) 45... f4?? { (2.72 → 6.96) Blunder. Kf6 was best. } (45... Kf6 46. f4) 46. f3?! { (6.96 → 4.20) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (46. h4) 46... g5 47. Ke5 h6 { Black offers draw } 48. Kf5 Kg7 49. Ke6?! { (5.20 → 3.87) Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } (49. Rc2 Kf7 50. Rd2 b4 51. axb4 a3 52. bxa3 Rxc3 53. Rd7+ Kf8 54. Rh7 Rxf3 55. Rxh6 Rxa3) 49... Kg6 50. Ke7 Kg7 51. Kd6 Kg6 52. Kc5?! { (3.84 → 2.70) Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } (52. Ke5) 52... h5?? { (2.70 → 6.20) Blunder. b4 was best. } (52... b4 53. axb4) 53. Kd4?! { (6.20 → 4.70) Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } (53. Rc2) 53... h4 54. Kd3 Kf6 55. Kc2 Kg6 56. Re5 Kf6 57. Rf5+ Kg6 58. Rc5 Kf6 59. c4?? { (8.08 → -4.29) Blunder. Rf5+ was best. } (59. Rf5+ Kg6 60. Rd5 Kf6 61. Rd4 Kf7 62. Rb4 Rxb4 63. axb4 Ke6 64. Kd3 Kd6 65. c4 Kc6) 59... bxc4 60. Rxc4?! { (-4.17 → -5.31) Inaccuracy. Rxc4 was best. } (60. Rxc4 Rxf3) 60... Rxf3 61. Rxa4 Rxh3 62. Ra6+ Ke5 63. Rg6 f3 64. Rxg5+ Kf4 65. Rg8 Kg3 66. Kd2 Rh2+ 67. Ke1 f2+ 68. Kf1?! { (-10.35 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } (68. Ke2 Rh1 69. Rf8 Re1+ 70. Kd3 h3 71. Kd4 h2 72. b4 h1=Q 73. Rxf2 Qe4+ 74. Kc5 Qe5+) 68... Rh1+ 69. Ke2 f1=Q+ 70. Ke3 Qf4+ 71. Kd3 Rd1+ 72. Kc2 Qd2+ 73. Kb3 Qd3+ 74. Kb4 Qd6+ 75. Ka5 Qc5+ 76. Ka6 Rd6+ 77. Kb7 Qc6+ 78. Ka7 Qb6+ 79. Ka8 Rd7 80. Rg7 { White resigns. } 0-1