[Event "EU-ch blitz"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "2011.12.16"] [Round "7"] [White "Howell, David"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Ydxsk95X"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2730"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C05"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.25] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.29] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.11] } 3... Nf6?! { (0.11 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (3... c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nb3) 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.4] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.29] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.51] } 6... b6?! { (0.51 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } { C05 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation } (6... Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O) 7. Ne2?! { (1.30 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Ndf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (7. Ndf3 Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. a3 Nc6) 7... Ba6 { [%eval 0.8] } 8. Bxa6 { [%eval 1.2] } 8... Nxa6 { [%eval 1.21] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.89] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 1.17] } 10. Nf4 { [%eval 1.05] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 1.26] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 1.12] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 1.58] } 12. O-O { [%eval 1.62] } 12... Qc2 { [%eval 1.2] } 13. Qg4 { [%eval 1.29] } 13... h5 { [%eval 1.56] } 14. Qh3 { [%eval 1.41] } 14... Nc7 { [%eval 1.74] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 1.31] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 1.31] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 1.87] } 16... Qe4 { [%eval 2.42] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval 2.91] } 17... Kd8 { [%eval 2.49] } 18. Qg3 { [%eval 2.53] } 18... g6 { [%eval 2.91] } 19. h4 { [%eval 2.72] } 19... Qf5 { [%eval 2.68] } 20. Nh3 { [%eval 2.68] } 20... Qg4?! { (2.68 → 3.61) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (20... Nb8 21. Bg5 Qg4 22. Rc3 Kd7 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Nfg5 Nb5 25. Rf3 Rhf8 26. Rf4 Qxg3 27. fxg3) 21. Qh2? { (3.61 → 1.63) Mistake. Nfg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (21. Nfg5) 21... Ne8?! { (1.63 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (21... Nb8 22. Nfg5 Qf5 23. g3 Kd7 24. f3 Na8 25. Qe2 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rxc8 Kxc8 28. g4) 22. Nhg5 { [%eval 1.84] } 22... Rf8?! { (1.84 → 2.77) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (22... Qf5 23. Qh3 Rf8 24. Qg3 Rh8 25. Nh3 Nb8 26. b4 Qg4 27. Nfg5 Rf8 28. Qh2 Nc6 29. g3) 23. Nh7 { [%eval 2.75] } 23... Rg8 { [%eval 2.55] } 24. Nhg5 { [%eval 2.29] } 24... Qf5 { [%eval 1.75] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval 2.39] } 25... Ng7?! { (2.39 → 3.71) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.71] } (25... Rc7) 26. Bd2 { [%eval 3.45] } 26... a5?! { (3.45 → 5.38) Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval 5.38] } (26... Rc4 27. Bb4) 27. Nh2 { [%eval 6.4] } 27... Rf8 { [%eval 7.76] } 28. Qb3 { [%eval 6.16] } 28... f6 { [%eval 6.07] } 29. exf6 { [%eval 5.59] } 29... Bxf6 { [%eval 6.09] } 30. Nhf3 { [%eval 5.62] } 30... Be7 { [%eval 7.47] } 31. Qb5 { [%eval 7.53] } 31... Bd6 { [%eval 8.57] } 32. Rc6 { [%eval 7.6] } 32... Rxc6 { [%eval 7.65] } 33. Qxc6 { [%eval 7.86] } 33... Ne8 { [%eval 8.39] } 34. Re1 { [%eval 7.4] } 34... Rf6 { [%eval 8.97] } 35. Nh7 { [%eval 8.62] } 35... Rf7 { [%eval 9.2] } 36. Bg5+ { [%eval 9.26] } 36... Re7 { [%eval 11.09] } 37. Bxe7+ { [%eval 7.45] } 37... Kxe7 { [%eval 7.63] } 38. Nhg5 { [%eval 7.27] } 38... Nc7 { [%eval 7.48] } 39. g3 { [%eval 7.84] } 39... Nf8 { [%eval 9.44] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval 7.67] } 40... Qd3 { [%eval 9.8] } 41. Qxb6 { [%eval 7.6] } 41... a4 { [%eval 11.67] } 42. Rc1 { [%eval 11.71] } 42... Kd7?! { (11.71 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (42... Nd7 43. Rxc7) 43. Qb7?! { (Mate in 9 → 13.08) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 13.08] } (43. Nf7 Qc4 44. Qxd6+ Kc8 45. Qxf8+ Kb7 46. Nd6+ Kc6 47. Ne5+ Kb6 48. Qb8+ Ka6 49. Qb7+ Ka5) 43... Qb5 { [%eval 17.59] } 44. Rxc7+ { [%eval #11] } { Black resigns. } 1-0