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[Event "Grachev Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/S5CCG2y6"] [Date "2025.09.04"] [Round "-"] [White "MarkSt"] [Black "Cezar2015"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.09.04"] [UTCTime "16:24:24"] [WhiteElo "1417"] [BlackElo "1965"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 { A40 Queen's Pawn } c6?! { (0.15 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Best move was d5. } (1... d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3) 2. e3?! { (0.85 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nc3. } (2. Nc3) 2... d5 3. Nf3?! { (0.71 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bd3. } (3. Bd3 Nd7 4. f4 g6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nb6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Nc3 O-O) 3... Nf6 4. c3?! { (0.57 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bd3. } (4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Nxf3 e6 8. c4 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Qe7) 4... Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4?! { (0.13 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nbd2. } (6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Qc2 e6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. e4 e5 12. exd5 cxd5) 6... Bg6 7. Qa4? { (0.01 → -1.40) Mistake. Best move was Nbd2. } (7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Nh4 e5 9. g5 Ng8 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h4 Bd6 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Rh3 Nc5) 7... Nbd7 8. Na3? { (-0.82 → -2.30) Mistake. Best move was Nbd2. } (8. Nbd2) 8... Nb6? { (-2.30 → -1.27) Mistake. Best move was e6. } (8... e6 9. Nb1) 9. Qb4? { (-1.27 → -2.40) Mistake. Best move was Qb3. } (9. Qb3 e6) 9... e6 10. Ne5?? { (-2.11 → -9.86) Blunder. Best move was Qb3. } (10. Qb3 h5 11. g5 Ne4 12. h4 f6 13. Bd3 Bf5 14. Rg1 Bd6 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bh2) 10... Bxb4 11. cxb4 a5? { (-9.86 → -8.67) Mistake. Best move was Qd6. } (11... Qd6 12. Be2 Qxb4+ 13. Kf1 Nfd7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Nc2 Qe7 16. b3 Nc8 17. Bb2 Nd6 18. Kg2) 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. Bd2?! { (-8.62 → -9.48) Inaccuracy. Best move was f3. } (13. f3 Nfd7) 13... Ra8?! { (-9.48 → -8.84) Inaccuracy. Best move was Na4. } (13... Na4) 14. h4? { (-8.84 → -9.93) Mistake. Best move was f3. } (14. f3 Na4) 14... Be4? { (-9.93 → -8.75) Mistake. Best move was Na4. } (14... Na4 15. b3 Nb6 16. Nb1 Bc2 17. Bb4 Nbd7 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. f3 Bxb3 20. a3 Bc4 21. Bg2) 15. Rh3? { (-8.75 → -9.97) Mistake. Best move was f3. } (15. f3) 15... Nc4? { (-9.97 → -8.19) Mistake. Best move was Na4. } (15... Na4) 16. Bc3? { (-8.19 → -12.18) Mistake. Best move was Naxc4. } (16. Naxc4 dxc4) 16... Nxa3 17. bxa3 Rxa3 18. Bb4 Ra4 19. Bc3 Nd7 20. f4 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Qb6 22. h5 Ra3 23. g5 Rxc3 24. h6?! { (-27.51 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Rh2. } (24. Rh2 Rxe3+) 24... Qb2 25. Rd1 Rc1?! { (Mate in 5 → -23.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Rc2. } (25... Rc2 26. Ba6 Rg2 27. Rf3 Bxf3 28. Rd2 Qa1+ 29. Rd1 Qxd1#) 26. Rh1?! { (-23.99 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was hxg7. } (26. hxg7 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Rg8 28. Ke1 Qc3+ 29. Ke2 Bd3+ 30. Kf3 Bxf1 31. g6 fxg6 32. Rh1 Qd3) 26... Rxd1+?! { (Mate in 5 → Mate in 8) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Rc2. } (26... Rc2 27. Be2 Rxe2+ 28. Kf1 Rg2 29. Rd2 Qa1+ 30. Rd1 Qxd1#) 27. Kxd1 Qc2+ 28. Ke1 Bxh1 29. a3?! { (-28.12 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Be2. } (29. Be2) 29... O-O 30. a4 Ra8 31. hxg7 Rxa4 32. g6 Ra1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1