[Event "Karjakin Arena"]
[Site "http://chess-academy.net/bS9HcI3R"]
[Date "2026.01.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "TihonConstantin"]
[Black "CiprianCiopa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.08"]
[UTCTime "17:40:39"]
[WhiteElo "1504"]
[BlackElo "1350"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-23"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+17"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "chess-academy.net"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:07:00] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:07:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:46] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... Nf6? { (0.00 → 1.35) Mistake. Best move was d5. } { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:06:58] } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Bd3 Qe7+ 7. Be2) 3. Nc3? { (1.35 → -0.02) Mistake. Best move was e5. } { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:06:44] } (3. e5 Nd5) 3... Nc6? { (-0.02 → 1.02) Mistake. Best move was d5. } { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:06:57] } (3... d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. dxc5) 4. Bc4? { (1.02 → -0.60) Mistake. Best move was d4. } { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:06:44] } (4. d4 d5) 4... Bc5? { (-0.60 → 1.40) Mistake. Best move was d5. } { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:06:54] } (4... d5 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Be7 8. Re1 d4 9. Ne2 e5 10. Ng3 a6 11. Bb2) 5. O-O? { (1.40 → 0.00) Mistake. Best move was d4. } { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:41] } (5. d4) 5... d5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:06:50] } 6. Bb5? { (0.50 → -0.67) Mistake. Best move was exd5. } { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:06:35] } (6. exd5) 6... dxe4?! { (-0.67 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nxe4. } { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:06:48] } (6... Nxe4 7. d4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Re1 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. c5 f6 13. Be3) 7. Bxc6+?! { (0.09 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. Best move was Ng5. } { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:06:30] } (7. Ng5 Bb6 8. Ncxe4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 f5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qf3 Qd6 13. Na4 e5) 7... bxc6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:06:45] } 8. Ng5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:06:29] } 8... O-O?! { (-0.52 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Best move was Be7. } { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:37] } (8... Be7 9. Ncxe4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 f5 11. Ng3 O-O 12. Re1 f4 13. Ne4 f3 14. d3 Bd6 15. Re3) 9. d3? { (0.00 → -1.53) Mistake. Best move was Ngxe4. } { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:06:20] } (9. Ngxe4 Bd4 10. d3 Rb8 11. Re1 e5 12. Bg5 Nxe4 13. Bxd8 Nxf2 14. Qf3 Bg4 15. Qxc6 Nxd3+) 9... exd3 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:06:32] } 10. cxd3?! { (-1.57 → -2.20) Inaccuracy. Best move was Qxd3. } { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:06:19] } (10. Qxd3 Qxd3 11. cxd3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Rac1 f6 15. Nf3 e5 16. Bc5 Bf5) 10... e5? { (-2.20 → -0.57) Mistake. Best move was Ba6. } { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:06:29] } (10... Ba6 11. Qa4 Qxd3 12. Rd1 Qc4 13. Qxc4 Bxc4 14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bb6 16. Be3 f5 17. Nc5) 11. Qf3? { (-0.57 → -2.12) Mistake. Best move was Nf3. } { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:06:03] } (11. Nf3) 11... h6? { (-2.12 → 0.69) Mistake. Best move was Bd4. } { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:06:27] } (11... Bd4 12. Qxc6) 12. Qf5?? { (0.69 → -16.51) Blunder. Best move was Qxc6. } { [%eval -16.51] [%clk 0:05:47] } (12. Qxc6 Bf5) 12... Bxf5 { [%eval -15.76] [%clk 0:06:23] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval -17.67] [%clk 0:05:27] } 13... Bxd3 { [%eval -16.83] [%clk 0:06:21] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval -22.14] [%clk 0:05:26] } 14... Bxf1 { [%eval -21.48] [%clk 0:06:17] } 15. Kxf1 { [%eval -24.8] [%clk 0:05:22] } 15... Re8 { [%eval -23.7] [%clk 0:06:13] } 16. Nxc6?! { (-23.70 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Be3. } { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:05:19] } (16. Be3 Bxe3) 16... Qd6?! { (Mate in 2 → -27.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qd3+. } { [%eval -27.25] [%clk 0:06:08] } (16... Qd3+ 17. Ne2 Qd1#) 17. Na5?! { (-27.25 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Be3. } { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:05:12] } (17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qxc6 19. e4 Ng4 20. h3 Qf6+ 21. Kg1 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Qxb2 23. Re1 Qxc3) 17... Bb4?! { (Mate in 2 → -26.07) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qd3+. } { [%eval -26.07] [%clk 0:06:05] } (17... Qd3+ 18. Ne2 Qd1#) 18. a3?! { (-26.07 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Be3. } { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:04:59] } (18. Be3 Bxa5) 18... Bxa5?! { (Mate in 2 → -31.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qd3+. } { [%eval -31.37] [%clk 0:06:03] } (18... Qd3+ 19. Kg1 Re1#) 19. b4?! { (-31.37 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bxh6. } { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:04:58] } (19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. g3 Qd2 21. Rd1 Qxb2 22. Rd3 Bxc3 23. Kg2 Re2 24. Rf3 Bd4 25. Kh3 Bxf2) 19... Bxb4?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 9) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qd3+. } { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:05:57] } (19... Qd3+ 20. Ne2 Qd1#) 20. axb4 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:04:57] } 20... Qxb4?! { (Mate in 2 → -26.98) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qd3+. } { [%eval -26.98] [%clk 0:05:52] } (20... Qd3+ 21. Kg1 Re1#) 21. Bb2?! { (-26.98 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Ne2. } { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:04:55] } (21. Ne2 Rxe2) 21... Qxb2 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:05:48] } 22. Rb1 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:04:51] } 22... Qxc3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:05:45] } 23. Re1 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:04:47] } 23... Qxe1# { [%clk 0:05:42] } { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1


