[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-B"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2005.02.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2439"] [Annotator "GM Elshan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack"] [StudyName "My most memorable games"] [ChapterName "Goloshchapov, Alexander - Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/SZulrUgM/adz2iMdO"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,84,26,22,56,70,80,71,54,40,38,34,55,32,42,37,30,32,56,38,62,46,50,50, 45,25,18,18,36,20,17,23,67,60,66,83,80,70,75,84,84,86,85,77,109,112,102,83,104, 105,91,84,113,86,91,107,135,46,83,28,58,37,48,24,38,4,0,-68,-97,-76,-91,-122, -203,-232,-234,-221,-275,-293,-300,-300,-312,-309,-323,-451,-453,-486,-478] } { A very poor game. In one of the few times I chose to play Najdorf I really saw the proof that you cannot play Najdorf without extensively studying it. But how could I not include the game after winning it ( in a must-win situation) I became a GM?!!! } 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.39] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.31] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.25] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.11] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.43] } 8... h5 { [%eval 0.3] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.39] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 0.34] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.32] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.32] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.37] } 12. Na5 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval -0.09] } 13. Be2 { [%eval -0.06] } 13... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 14... O-O?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (14... e4 15. c4 exf3 16. Bxf3 O-O 17. b4 Ne5 18. c5 Rae8 19. Rac1 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Re5 21. cxd6) 15. c4 { [%eval 0.62] } 15... b6 { [%eval 0.55] } 16. Nc6 { [%eval 0.45] } 16... Nb8 { [%eval 0.45] } 17. Nb4 { [%eval 0.41] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.67] } 18. Nc2 { [%eval 0.49] } 18... Na6 { [%eval 0.44] } 19. Na3 { [%eval 0.48] } 19... Rfb8 { [%eval 0.83] } 20. Nb5 { [%eval 0.84] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval 1.22] } 21. Rab1 { [%eval 0.91] } 21... h4 { [%eval 0.99] } 22. Bg5 { [%eval 1.01] } 22... h3 { [%eval 1.02] } 23. g3 { [%eval 0.79] } 23... Nc7 { [%eval 1.07] } 24. Nc3 { [%eval 1.07] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 0.75] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval 0.73] } 25... Rb7?! { [%eval 1.58] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (25... b5 26. b3 bxc4 27. Bxc4 a4 28. b4 e4 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. Nxe4 Bg7 31. g4 Rb7 32. g5) 26. Be3? { [%eval 0.42] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } (26. f4 Nce8 27. f5 gxf5 28. Bxf6 Nxf6 29. Qg5 Ne4 30. Nxe4 fxe4 31. Qh5 Qa4 32. g4 Qc2) 26... Qe7?! { [%eval 1.46] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (26... b5 27. b3) 27. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.24] } 27... e4 { [%eval 1.49] } 28. Bf1? { [%eval 0.33] } { Mistake. Bg5 was best. } (28. Bg5) 28... exf3 { [%eval 0.54] } 29. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.11] } 29... Qd7 { [%eval 0.18] } 30. Bd4 { [%eval 0.13] } 30... Nce8 { [%eval 0.64] } 31. Nd1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } (31. Qd1) 31... Qf5 { [%eval -0.03] } 32. Nf2 { [%eval -0.17] } (32. Ne3) 32... Ng4 { [%eval -0.22] } 33. Nxh3? { [%eval -1.85] } { Mistake. Nxg4 was best. } (33. Nxg4 Qxg4 34. Bxg7 Nxg7 35. b3 Re8 36. Qf4 Qxf4 37. gxf4 Rxe1 38. Rxe1 a4 39. Re3 Nf5) 33... Bxd4 { [%eval -2.29] } 34. Qxd4 { [%eval -2.22] } 34... Nef6 { [%eval -2.19] } 35. Qd3?! { [%eval -3.23] } { Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. } (35. Nf2 Nxf2+) 35... Qxd3 { [%eval -3.83] } 36. Bxd3 { [%eval -3.8] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval -4.1] } 37. b3 { [%eval -4.98] } 37... Rh8 { [%eval -5.01] } 38. Bf1 { [%eval -4.91] } 38... Rxh3 { [%eval -4.99] } 39. Bxh3 { [%eval -4.87] } 39... Nf2+ { [%eval -4.95] } 40. Kg1 { [%eval -5.01] } 40... Nxh3+ { [%eval -4.92] } 41. Kf1 { [%eval -4.94] } 41... Ng4 { [%eval -4.9] } 42. Rb2 { [%eval -5.28] } 42... f2 { [%eval -5.16] } { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1