Event: European Individual Chess Championship 2021 - Reykjavik Open
Site: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: 2021-09-01
White: Steingrimsson, Hedinn
WhiteElo: 2519
Black: Aizenberg, Benny
BlackElo: 2309
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:27] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:45] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:12] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:28] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:28:53] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:01] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:15] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:23] } 9. Ne1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:43] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:43] } 10. Nc2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:11] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:39] } 11. Ne3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:38] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:23:14] } 12. d3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:27:41] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:17:38] } 13. Ned5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:52] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:15:26] } 14. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:15:17] } 14... b5?! { [%eval 0.45] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:12] } 15. e3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:13:44] } 15... Nf5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:11:18] } 16. b4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:07:31] } 16... bxc4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:06:16] } 17. dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:07:39] } 17... cxb4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:01:37] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:08:03] } 18... axb4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:55:23] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:07:03] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:49:15] } 20. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:06:10] } 20... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:47:06] } 21. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:58:11] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:46:31] } 22. e4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:56:10] } 22... Bh3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:46:40] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:56:36] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:39:54] } 24. Qd3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:49:20] } 24... Rb6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:37:57] } 25. Ba3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:43:06] } 25... Rfb8 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:36:38] } 26. Rb5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:42:50] } 26... Rxb5?? { [%eval 2.52] } { Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:50] } 27. cxb5 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:43:15] } 27... Bf8 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:34:05] } 28. Rb1 { [%eval 2.68] } 28... Rb6 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:26:02] } 29. Bc1 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:34:47] } 29... Be7 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:23:11] } 30. Qe2 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:33:13] } 30... Bd8 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:20:10] } 31. Be3 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:32:32] } 31... h5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:19:11] } 32. f3 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:17:09] } 32... Qe7 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:18:37] } 33. Qc4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:09:27] } 33... Qf6 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:17:10] } 34. Kf2? { [%eval 1.25] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:31] } 34... Bg4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:14:38] } 35. Qe2 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:09:59] } 35... h4 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:14:36] } 36. Kg1 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:03:33] } 36... Bd7 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:14:09] } 37. g4? { [%eval 0.09] } { Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:20] } 37... Rxb5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:10:09] } 38. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:02:48] } 38... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:31] } 39. Qxb5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:10] } 39... Qxf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:11:00] } 40. Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:10] } 40... Qxg4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:00] } 41. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:20] } 41... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:57] } 42. Be1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:06] } 42... Qf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:59] } 43. Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:05] } 43... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:17] } 1/2-1/2