FEN
[Event "Weekly No Castling Arena"]
[Site "https://playstrategy.org/McKvgqSF"]
[Date "2025.11.20"]
[P1 "Checkmatealot"]
[P2 "VsevolodKononenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.11.20"]
[UTCTime "11:27:55"]
[P1Elo "2091"]
[P2Elo "2114"]
[P1RatingDiff "+49"]
[P2RatingDiff "-165"]
[Variant "No Castling"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "playstrategy.org"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation } Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Nxb4 11. cxb4 Bxb4+ 12. Bd2 b5?? { (0.15 → 2.53) Blunder. The following was best. } (12... Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2) 13. Nb2 Bc3 14. Nxd4 Qb4? { (2.45 → 4.31) Mistake. The following was best. } (14... b4 15. Bxc3) 15. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 a6 18. Rc1 Rb8 19. Bd3 Bb7?! { (3.81 → 4.78) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (19... Nb6 20. Rc6) 20. Nc6?! { (4.78 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (20. Rc7 Kd8) 20... Bxc6 21. Rxc6 Nb6?! { (3.12 → 3.99) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (21... g5 22. fxg5 Nxe5 23. Rxa6 Ke7 24. Re1 Nc4+ 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. Bc2 Rhg8 27. h4 h6 28. Bh7) 22. a4?! { (3.99 → 3.04) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (22. Rhc1) 22... Nc4+?! { (3.04 → 4.21) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (22... bxa4 23. Bxa6 Kd7 24. Rc5 Rhd8 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. Bb5+ Ke7 27. Rc7+ Kf8 28. Rb7 Rdb8 29. Rxb8+) 23. Bxc4?! { (4.21 → 3.09) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (23. Nxc4) 23... bxc4 24. Kc2 Kd7 25. Rxa6 Rb7?! { (3.15 → 4.22) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (25... Kc7 26. Ra1 Rb6 27. Ra7+ Rb7 28. Rxb7+ Kxb7 29. Nd1 Kc6 30. Nc3 g5 31. fxg5 h6 32. gxh6) 26. Rd6+?! { (4.22 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (26. a5 Kc7 27. Na4 Rb4 28. Ra1 Rhb8 29. Ra7+ R8b7 30. Rxb7+ Kxb7 31. Nc5+ Ka7 32. Rb1 Rxb1) 26... Kc7 27. Ra1 Rhb8 28. Ra2?! { (3.61 → 2.59) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (28. Nd1 Rb6 29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30. Nc3 Kc6 31. Nb5 Kc5 32. Kc3 Rb7 33. Nd4 g6 34. h4 Rb6) 28... Rb3? { (2.59 → 4.57) Mistake. The following was best. } (28... Rb6) 29. a5?? { (4.57 → 0.99) Blunder. The following was best. } (29. Nd1) 29... Ra8?? { (0.99 → 5.19) Blunder. The following was best. } (29... Re3) 30. a6? { (5.19 → 3.11) Mistake. The following was best. } (30. Nd1 Rb5) 30... Ra7?? { (3.11 → 10.59) Blunder. The following was best. } (30... Rb6 31. Kc3) 31. Na4?! { (10.59 → 6.10) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (31. Ra5) 31... Re3?! { (6.10 → 12.16) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (31... g6 32. Rb2) 32. Nc5?! { (12.16 → 5.69) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (32. Nc3) 32... Re2+ 33. Kb1 Re1+ 34. Kb2 Re2+ 35. Ka3 Re3+?! { (5.84 → 10.03) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (35... Rxa2+ 36. Kxa2 g6 37. Kb2 Kb8 38. Rc6 Re7 39. Nb7 Rxb7+ 40. axb7 Kxb7 41. Rd6 Kc7 42. Kc3) 36. Kb4 Ra8 37. a7 g5 38. Rd7+ Kc8 39. Rxf7 { P2 resigns. } 1-0