[Event "Varell 230225: Chapter 2"] [Date "2025.02.26"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [StudyName "Varell 230225"] [ChapterName "Chapter 2"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/PuTSpvgS/cydZEpUS"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Peter_Frei"] [UTCDate "2025.02.26"] [UTCTime "20:44:49"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.02] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.1] } 5. cxd4 { [%eval 0.02] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.03] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.02] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.37] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.21] } 7... Bb6 { [%eval 0.5] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.53] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.95] } (8... Qf6) 9. Bg5?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } (9. Bf4) 9... Qc7?? { [%eval 2.09] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } (9... O-O) 10. f4?? { [%eval -0.03] } { Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } (10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Qd2 h5 12. Nd5 Qe5 13. Bd3 Kf8 14. O-O h4 15. h3 d6) 10... d6?? { [%eval 2.08] } { Blunder. d5 was best. } (10... d5 11. Bxf6 Qxf4 12. Qf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 gxf6 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Bb5 f5 16. Nxb6) 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.25] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval 2.24] } 12. Nb5?? { [%eval -0.31] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } (12. Nd5 Ba5+ 13. Nxa5 Qxa5+ 14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 O-O 16. f5 Ne5 17. Be2 Kg7) 12... Ba5+? { [%eval 1.23] } { Mistake. Qe7 was best. } (12... Qe7 13. Nc3) 13. Nxa5 { [%eval 1.23] } 13... Qxa5+ { [%eval 1.24] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 1.19] } 14... Qxd2+ { [%eval 1.22] } 15. Kxd2 { [%eval 1.24] } 15... Kd7?! { [%eval 2.46] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (15... O-O) 16. Bc4 { [%eval 2.57] } 16... a6 { [%eval 2.7] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval 2.48] } 17... Rg8 { [%eval 3.14] } 18. g3 { [%eval 3.13] } 18... Rg7 { [%eval 3.06] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval 3.13] } 19... Rb8 { [%eval 3.17] } 20. Nxf6+ { [%eval 2.82] } 20... Kc7?? { [%eval 6.81] } { Blunder. Ke7 was best. } (20... Ke7 21. Nd5+ Kf8 22. f5 Bd7 23. Ke3 Ne5 24. Be2 Rd8 25. Nf4 Rg8 26. Rad1) 21. Nh5? { [%eval 3.36] } { Mistake. Ne8+ was best. } (21. Ne8+ Kd8 22. Nxg7 Ke7 23. Nf5+ Bxf5 24. exf5 d5 25. Rhe1+ Kd6 26. Bd3 Rg8) 21... b5 { [%eval 4.0] } 22. Nxg7 { [%eval 3.97] } 22... bxc4 { [%eval 4.03] } 23. Kc3 { [%eval 3.65] } 23... Na5?! { [%eval 4.57] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (23... Bg4 24. h3 Bd7 25. b3 cxb3 26. axb3 Rb5 27. Rhc1 d5 28. exd5 Nb4 29. g4) 24. Rhd1 { [%eval 4.45] } 24... Bg4 { [%eval 4.4] } 25. Rd5 { [%eval 4.37] } 25... Rb5?! { [%eval 5.9] } { Inaccuracy. Nb7 was best. } (25... Nb7 26. Nf5 Be2 27. Re1 Bd3 28. b3 Re8 29. Rd4 d5 30. bxc4 Rxe4) 26. Ne8+ { [%eval 5.81] } 26... Kd8 { [%eval 6.56] } 27. Nxd6 { [%eval 6.67] } *