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10+0 • Rated •
Rapid
Matei2017 (1573)
−13
cezar_cojocaru (1513?)
+56
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Grachev Arena
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[Event "Grachev Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/3JRm8UDi"] [Date "2025.09.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2017"] [Black "cezar_cojocaru"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.09.04"] [UTCTime "16:26:49"] [WhiteElo "1573"] [BlackElo "1513"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-13"] [BlackRatingDiff "+56"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C21"] [Opening "Center Game #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e5?! { (0.15 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Best move was d5. } (1... d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3) 2. e4? { (1.06 → -0.38) Mistake. Best move was dxe5. } { C21 Center Game #2 } (2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Ngxe7 6. exd6 cxd6) 2... Bb4+? { (-0.38 → 1.82) Mistake. Best move was exd4. } (2... exd4 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Nf6 7. e5) 3. c3 Bf8 4. dxe5?! { (1.92 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bc4. } (4. Bc4) 4... f6? { (1.21 → 2.63) Mistake. Best move was d6. } (4... d6) 5. exf6?! { (2.63 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nf3. } (5. Nf3) 5... Nxf6 6. Bg5? { (2.60 → 1.44) Mistake. Best move was e5. } (6. e5) 6... h6 7. e5?? { (2.09 → -1.16) Blunder. Best move was Be3. } (7. Be3 d5) 7... hxg5 8. exf6 gxf6?! { (-1.18 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Best move was Qxf6. } (8... Qxf6 9. Bc4) 9. Qe2+?! { (-0.33 → -0.87) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bd3. } (9. Bd3 Qe7+ 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. Bg6+ Kd8 12. Nd2 Ne5 13. Qc2 d5 14. Bf5 c6 15. O-O-O Kc7) 9... Be7? { (-0.87 → 0.48) Mistake. Best move was Kf7. } (9... Kf7) 10. Na3 d5?! { (-0.09 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Best move was Kf7. } (10... Kf7 11. Nc2 c5 12. O-O-O d5 13. f4 Nc6 14. fxg5 fxg5 15. Qf3+ Kg7 16. Rxd5 Qc7 17. Ne3) 11. Qb5+? { (0.41 → -1.85) Mistake. Best move was O-O-O. } (11. O-O-O Kf7) 11... c6 12. Qe2?! { (-1.36 → -2.15) Inaccuracy. Best move was Qd3. } (12. Qd3) 12... g4? { (-2.15 → -0.83) Mistake. Best move was Bf5. } (12... Bf5) 13. c4?? { (-0.83 → -6.65) Blunder. Best move was Nc2. } (13. Nc2 Na6) 13... f5?? { (-6.65 → -0.21) Blunder. Best move was Qa5+. } (13... Qa5+) 14. cxd5?? { (-0.21 → -3.26) Blunder. Best move was O-O-O. } (14. O-O-O Kf7 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Kb1 Nc6 17. Qe3 Bg5 18. f4 Bf6 19. Ne2 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6) 14... cxd5? { (-3.26 → -0.78) Mistake. Best move was Qa5+. } (14... Qa5+) 15. Rd1? { (-0.78 → -2.83) Mistake. Best move was O-O-O. } (15. O-O-O) 15... Bd7? { (-2.83 → -1.24) Mistake. Best move was Qa5+. } (15... Qa5+ 16. Rd2) 16. Rxd5 Nc6 17. f3? { (-0.96 → -3.36) Mistake. Best move was Qe3. } (17. Qe3 Nb4) 17... Rh4? { (-3.36 → -1.92) Mistake. Best move was O-O. } (17... O-O 18. Qc4) 18. fxg4? { (-1.92 → -4.31) Mistake. Best move was g3. } (18. g3) 18... fxg4? { (-4.31 → -1.57) Mistake. Best move was Rxg4. } (18... Rxg4) 19. g3? { (-1.57 → -4.27) Mistake. Best move was Qe3. } (19. Qe3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Bb5 Be6 22. Rd3 Bf5 23. Rd4 Bc5 24. Ne2 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Bd7) 19... Rh6 20. Rg5?? { (-3.15 → -11.57) Blunder. Best move was Nb5. } (20. Nb5) 20... Rh8?? { (-11.57 → -3.57) Blunder. Best move was Re6. } (20... Re6 21. Rd5 Qb6 22. Nc4 Qb4+ 23. Nd2 Rxe2+ 24. Bxe2 Be6 25. Rb5 Qd4 26. Rxb7 O-O-O 27. Ngf3) 21. Rg7?? { (-3.57 → -11.38) Blunder. Best move was Rd5. } (21. Rd5 Rh6) 21... Rc8?? { (-11.38 → -2.34) Blunder. Best move was Qa5+. } (21... Qa5+) 22. Nb5?! { (-2.34 → -3.22) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nc4. } (22. Nc4 Kf8 23. Rxg4 Bb4+ 24. Kf2 Bc5+ 25. Ke1 Bxg4 26. Qxg4 Rh6 27. Qf5+ Kg7 28. Nf3 Qe7+) 22... a6?? { (-3.22 → 1.22) Blunder. Best move was Kf8. } (22... Kf8) 23. Nc7+?? { (1.22 → -12.86) Blunder. Best move was Nd6+. } (23. Nd6+ Kf8) 23... Rxc7 24. Bg2 Nd4 25. Qe3?! { (-11.09 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Qxe7+. } (25. Qxe7+ Qxe7+) 25... Nc2+ 26. Kd1 Nxe3+ 27. Ke1 Bb4+?! { (Mate in 5 → Mate in 5) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Nxg2+. } (27... Nxg2+ 28. Kf2 Bc5+ 29. Kf1 Bb5+ 30. Kxg2 Qd2+ 31. Ne2 Qxe2#) 28. Ke2 Bb5+ 29. Kxe3 Bc5+ 30. Ke4 Rxg7 31. Ne2 Re7+?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qe7+. } (31... Qe7+ 32. Kd5 Rh5#) 32. Kf4 Rf8+ 33. Kxg4 Rg7+ 34. Kh5 Rh8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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