[Event "Bellingham Open"] [Site "Northern Washington University Viking Union Building"] [Date "2024.04.21"] [Round "1/5"] [White "Travis J Olson"] [Black "Balbir Singh"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B98"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Traditional Line"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 { B98 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Traditional Line } 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Nb3?! { (0.67 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } (10. Nxc6) 10... Nb4?! { (-0.39 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (10... h6 11. Bh4 Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Nxc3 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. bxc3 O-O 15. O-O Bd7 16. Qe4 g6 17. c4) 11. O-O-O e5? { (0.51 → 1.66) Mistake. h6 was best. } (11... h6 12. Bh4 Rb8 13. a3 Nc6 14. Kb1 b5 15. Rhe1 b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. g4 Nd7 18. Bxe7) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. f5 Bd7 14. a3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Be7 16. Nd5 Qb8?! { (2.13 → 2.87) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } (16... Qd8 17. Nxe7 Qxe7 18. Na5 O-O-O 19. Qb3 Bb5 20. a4 Be2 21. Rd5 Qc7 22. Re1 Bb5 23. axb5) 17. Nb6?! { (2.87 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } (17. Qg3 g6 18. Na5 Bd8 19. Nc4 b5 20. Nxd6+ Qxd6 21. Nb6 Qf6 22. Nxd7 Qg5+ 23. Kb1 Qxg3) 17... Ra7?! { (2.07 → 2.79) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } (17... Bb5 18. Qf3 O-O 19. h4 Bc6 20. g4 a5 21. g5 f6 22. Nxa8 Qxa8 23. gxf6 Rxf6 24. Nd2) 18. Nd2 Bc6 19. Ndc4 O-O 20. Ne3 Rd8?! { (1.80 → 2.58) Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } (20... Bd8 21. Nbd5 f6 22. Qc4 Bb5 23. Qb3 Kh8 24. h4 Be8 25. Qd3 b5 26. b3 Bc6 27. Kb2) 21. Ned5 Bf8 22. g4 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 b5 24. Qe3 Rad7 25. Qb6?! { (3.27 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (25. g5 Rc8 26. Kb1 Rb7 27. Rd3 Rc4 28. h4 Qc8 29. Qe2 Rd4 30. Rxd4 exd4 31. Qf3 Qc4) 25... Qxb6 26. Nxb6 Rb7 27. Nd5 Rbd7?! { (2.02 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (27... Be7 28. h4 f6 29. b3 Rc8 30. Rhg1 h6 31. Nxe7+ Rxe7 32. Rxd6 Rc3 33. Kb2 Re3 34. Rxa6) 28. h4 Rb7 29. g5 Kh8 30. Rdg1 a5 31. c3 Rbd7?! { (2.76 → 3.83) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (31... Rc8 32. Kc2 Be7 33. h5 Bd8 34. Kd3 Kg8 35. b3 Rc5 36. f6 gxf6 37. gxf6+ Kf8 38. Rg2) 32. h5 Rb7 33. f6 Kg8 34. Rf1 Kh8?! { (2.84 → 3.94) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (34... h6 35. Rhg1 Kh8 36. Kc2 hxg5 37. Rxg5 gxf6 38. Rxf6 Rc8 39. Rgf5 Kg8 40. Kd3 Re8 41. h6) 35. fxg7+?! { (3.94 → 2.63) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (35. h6 gxf6 36. gxf6 Rc8 37. Kd2 Rc4 38. Kd3 Rb8 39. Rfg1 Rc5 40. b4 Rc6 41. Rg7 axb4) 35... Bxg7 36. Rf2 Kg8 37. Rhf1?! { (3.10 → 2.37) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (37. h6 Bf8 38. Rhf1 Be7 39. Kc2 Rf8 40. Rd1 Bd8 41. Nf6+ Bxf6 42. Rxf6 Rb6 43. Rfxd6 Rxd6) 37... Rbd7?! { (2.37 → 3.46) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (37... h6 38. Rg1 hxg5 39. Rxg5 Kh7 40. Kb1 Bh6 41. Rgf5 Kg7 42. b3 Ra7 43. Rg2+ Kh8 44. Rf6) 38. Rf5?! { (3.46 → 2.71) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (38. h6 Bh8 39. b4 Rb7 40. Rc2 Kf8 41. bxa5 Ra7 42. c4 bxc4 43. Rxc4 Rxa5 44. Kb2 f6) 38... Rf8?! { (2.71 → 3.57) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (38... h6 39. Kc2 hxg5 40. Rxg5 Kh7 41. h6 Bh8 42. Kb3 Rb8 43. Ne3 Rbb7 44. Rg2 Rb8 45. Rd2) 39. Rf6 Bxf6? { (2.82 → 5.28) Mistake. Rfd8 was best. } (39... Rfd8 40. R6f5 h6 41. g6 fxg6 42. hxg6 Kh8 43. Kd2 Rb7 44. b3 Rdb8 45. Ke2 Rd7 46. Kd3) 40. Nxf6+ Kg7 41. Nxd7 { White wins. } 1-0