[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/rkYTdHul"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Tal_Carlsen_64"] [Black "a-stetzenko-1947"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "rkYTdHul"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:12:58"] [WhiteElo "1760"] [BlackElo "1791"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B15"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] } { B15 Caro-Kann Defense } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.89] } 4. exd5?! { (0.89 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Qxd4 6. Nf3 Qd5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Re1 Be7) 4... cxd5 { [%eval 0.25] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.15] } 5... Nc6?! { (0.15 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (5... a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Bg3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1) 6. Nb5 { [%eval 0.53] } 6... e5?! { (0.53 → 1.46) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (6... Bb4+ 7. c3 Ba5 8. Nf3 Kf8 9. Bd3 a6 10. Na3 Bc7 11. Qd2) 7. dxe5?! { (1.46 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (7. Bxe5 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. b4 Bb6 11. a4 Bc7) 7... Be6?! { (0.82 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (7... a6 8. Nd6+ Bxd6 9. exd6 Nf6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Ne2 Be6 12. h3) 8. Nd6+? { (1.74 → 0.57) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (8. Nf3 a6 9. Nbd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bd3 Ne7) 8... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.62] } 9. exd6 { [%eval 0.6] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.62] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.5] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.58] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.62] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.69] } 12. c3?! { (0.69 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (12. O-O Nh5 13. Be3 Qf6 14. Be2 Qxd6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nf6 17. Re1 h6) 12... Re8+ { [%eval -0.08] } 13. Be2 { [%eval -0.15] } 13... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.12] } 14. gxf3 { [%eval -0.3] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 15. Qd2? { (0.00 → -1.24) Mistake. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (15. Bg3 d4 16. O-O Nxg3 17. hxg3 Re6 18. Bb5 dxc3 19. bxc3 Rxd6 20. Qb3 h5) 15... Nxf4 { [%eval -1.14] } 16. Qxf4 { [%eval -1.05] } 16... Re6 { [%eval -1.06] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -1.63] } 17... Qxd6 { [%eval -1.56] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval -1.49] } 18... Rae8?! { (-1.49 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (18... Rd8 19. h4 h5 20. f4 Rf6 21. Bxh5 Rxf4 22. f3 Qf6 23. Bg4 d4 24. Kb1) 19. Bc4 { [%eval -0.48] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval -0.51] } 20. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.47] } 20... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.49] } 21. Qxd5 { [%eval -0.48] } 21... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 22. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Re2 { [%eval 0.3] } 23. Rf1 { [%eval 0.05] } 23... g6 { [%eval 0.03] } 24. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Re1+? { (0.00 → 1.25) Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (24... b6 25. Rfd1 R2e5 26. Rd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Re2 28. Rd2 Re1+ 29. Rd1 Re2) 25. Rxe1 { [%eval 1.18] } 25... Rxe1+ { [%eval 0.65] } 26. Kc2?! { (0.65 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (26. Rd1 Re2 27. Rd7 b6 28. Rxa7 Rxf2 29. a4 h5 30. b4 Rxf3 31. Kc2 Rh3) 26... Rh1 { [%eval -0.28] } 27. Rd7 { [%eval -0.51] } 27... Rxh2 { [%eval -0.71] } 28. Rxb7 { [%eval -0.58] } 28... Rxf2+ { [%eval -0.9] } 29. Kb3? { (-0.90 → -2.54) Mistake. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (29. Kd3 h5 30. Ke3 Rg2 31. Rxa7 Rxb2 32. a4 Kg7 33. Kf4 Rc2 34. Rc7 Ra2) 29... h5 { [%eval -1.93] } 30. Rxa7 { [%eval -1.77] } 30... h4 { [%eval -2.17] } 31. Re7 { [%eval -2.51] } 31... Rxf3 { [%eval -2.31] } 32. Re4? { (-2.31 → -3.95) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval -3.95] } (32. a4 g5 33. a5 Rf1 34. Re2 h3 35. c4 g4 36. c5 Rc1 37. a6 Rxc5) 32... g5 { [%eval -3.24] } 33. Rg4? { (-3.24 → -5.78) Mistake. Re5 was best. } { [%eval -5.78] } (33. Re5 f6 34. Re1 g4 35. a4 g3 36. a5 Rd3 37. Kc2 Rd8 38. b4 h3) 33... f6? { (-5.78 → -3.21) Mistake. Rg3 was best. } { [%eval -3.21] } (33... Rg3 34. Rd4 h3 35. Rd1 h2 36. Rh1 Rh3 37. Kc2 g4 38. Kd2 g3 39. Ke2) 34. a4?! { (-3.21 → -4.07) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -4.07] } (34. Rg1 Rg3 35. Re1 h3 36. a4 g4 37. a5 Rd3 38. Re4 g3 39. a6 Kf7) 34... h3?! { (-4.07 → -2.63) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (34... Rf1 35. Rg2 h3 36. Rh2 g4 37. c4 Kf7 38. Kc3 f5 39. c5 g3 40. Rxh3) 35. Rg1 { [%eval -2.36] } 35... Rf5 { [%eval -2.3] } 36. Kb4? { (-2.30 → -4.29) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval -4.29] } (36. a5 Rxa5 37. Rg3 Kg7 38. Kc2 Ra8 39. Rxh3 g4 40. Rd3 f5 41. Kd2 Kf6) 36... Re5 { [%eval -3.66] } 37. Rg3? { (-3.66 → -5.79) Mistake. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval -5.79] } (37. Kc4 h2 38. Rh1 Re2 39. Kd3 Rxb2 40. Ke4 Kf7 41. a5 Kg6 42. a6 f5+) 37... h2 { [%eval -5.55] } 38. Rh3 { [%eval -5.84] } 38... Re2 { [%eval -5.43] } 39. b3 { [%eval -6.46] } 39... g4 { [%eval -6.25] } 40. Rh4 { [%eval -6.26] } 40... f5 { [%eval -6.26] } 41. a5 { [%eval -6.97] } 41... g3 { [%eval -6.6] } 42. a6 { [%eval -7.42] } 42... Re7 { [%eval -7.22] } 43. Kb5 { [%eval -9.41] } 43... g2 { [%eval -8.28] } 44. Rxh2 { [%eval -13.92] } 44... g1=Q { [%eval -9.09] } 45. Rd2? { (-9.09 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka4 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (45. Ka4 Qxh2 46. a7 Rxa7+ 47. Kb5 Qc7 48. Kb4 Qb6+ 49. Kc4 Qa6+ 50. Kc5) 45... Qa7? { (Mate in 6 → -7.43) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re5+ was best. } { [%eval -7.43] } (45... Re5+ 46. Kc4 Qc5+ 47. Kd3 Re3+ 48. Kc2 Qxc3+ 49. Kd1 Qa1+ 50. Kc2 Rc3#) 46. c4 { [%eval -7.61] } 46... Kf7 { [%eval -7.09] } 47. Rd6?! { (-7.09 → -14.04) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -14.04] } (47. Rd5 f4 48. c5 Kf6 49. Rd3 Re6 50. Kb4 Kf5 51. Rh3 Re5 52. Rc3 Qxa6) 47... Re6 { [%eval -8.18] } 48. Rxe6? { (-8.18 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (48. c5 Rxd6 49. cxd6 Ke6 50. d7 Kxd7 51. Kb4 f4 52. Kb5 f3 53. Ka5) 48... Kxe6 { [%eval #-10] } 49. c5 { [%eval #-8] } 49... f4 { [%eval #-7] } 50. Kc6 { [%eval #-6] } 50... f3 { [%eval #-5] } 51. b4 { [%eval #-5] } 51... f2 { [%eval #-4] } 52. Kb5 { [%eval #-4] } 52... f1=Q+ { [%eval #-3] } 53. Ka4 { [%eval #-3] } 53... Qaxa6+ { [%eval #-2] } 54. Kb3 { [%eval #-2] } 54... Qfd3+ { [%eval #-1] } 55. Kb2 { [%eval #-1] } { White wins on time. } 1-0