Event: 2022 Spring Chess Classic
Site: Saint Louis, MO, United States
Date: 2022-03-04
White: Niemann, Hans
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2642
Black: Lenderman, Alex
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2600
Result: 1-0
ECO: E08
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/90; G/30' +30\i

1. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:36] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:14] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:01] } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:17] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:32] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:13] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:55] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:24:13] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:17] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:33] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:33:37] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:18:53] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:13] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:09:08] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:03] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:08:35] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:20:04] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:08:08] } 12... Nhf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:20:27] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:08:16] } 13... cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:52] } 14. Nc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:08:31] } 14... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:21:15] } 15. Qxc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:08:49] } 15... Qb8 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:19:32] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:01:53] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:19:06] } 17. Qxc8+ { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:01:05] } 17... Qxc8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:31] } 18. Rxc8+ { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:01:28] } 18... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:19:59] } 19. Nc3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:01:27] } 19... Nb8 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:19:39] } 20. e3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:00:38] } 20... Ne8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:16:20] } 21. Bh3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:52:13] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:08:31] } 22. Nb5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:37:47] } 22... a6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:07:57] } 23. Na7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:37:46] } 23... Rd7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:00:50] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:33:02] } 24... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:59:19] } 25. Rc8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:33:18] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:59:23] } 26. Rxb8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:33:37] } 26... b5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:59:33] } 27. Bf1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:17:50] } 27... Bd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:59:04] } 28. Rc8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:17:18] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:57:17] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:17:08] } 29... Rc7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:56:49] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:14:31] } 30... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:54:14] } 31. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:13:51] } 31... Ne4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:54:16] } 32. Ba5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:13:31] } 32... Rc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:52:32] } 33. f3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:13:36] } 33... Nf6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:52:56] } 34. Bd2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:11:15] } 34... Nd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:50:08] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:08:04] } 35... g6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:46:11] } 36. b3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:07:01] } 36... Ba3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:45:00] } 37. Ke2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:06:04] } 37... Nb6?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:09] } 38. g4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:05:41] } 38... Nd7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:32:57] } 39. h4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:05:24] } 39... Bd6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:33:22] } 40. Ra1 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:02:41] } 40... b4?! { [%eval 1.63] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:42] } 41. e4 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:27:49] } 41... dxe4 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:01:47] } 42. fxe4 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:27:06] } 42... e5 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:02:00] } 43. d5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:27:28] } 43... Rb6?! { [%eval 2.26] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:34] } 44. Rc1 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:24:59] } 44... Bc5 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 1:00:48] } 45. g5 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:25:16] } 45... a5 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:59:23] } 46. Kf3?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:16] } 46... Kd6 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:57:19] } 47. Bf1 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:25:16] } 47... Rb7 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:55:39] } 48. Bh3 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:20:36] } 48... Rc7 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:52:27] } 49. Bxd7 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:13:18] } 49... Kxd7 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:52:04] } 50. Be3 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:13:40] } 50... Be7 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:29:42] } 51. Rxc7+ { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:13:53] } 51... Kxc7 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:30:09] } 52. Ke2 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:14:03] } 52... f6 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:28:33] } 53. Kd3 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:11:47] } 53... fxg5?? { [%eval 4.4] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:54] } 54. Bxg5? { [%eval 2.61] } { Mistake. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:09] } 54... Kd7 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:24:55] } 55. Ke2 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:05:39] } 55... Bf8 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:10:57] } 56. Kf3 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:05:19] } 56... h6 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:10:04] } 57. Be3 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:04:50] } 57... h5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:09:57] } 58. Bb6 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:04:31] } 58... Kc8 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:09:36] } 59. Bxa5?! { [%eval 1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:29] } 59... Kb7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:09:47] } 60. Ke2 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:02:51] } 60... Bd6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:10:07] } 61. Kd3 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:02:38] } 61... Ka6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:10:35] } 62. Bd8 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:03:00] } 62... Kb5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:11:02] } 63. Bg5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:59] } 63... Kc5? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:59] } 64. Bc1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:03:06] } 64... Kb5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:11:25] } 65. Bb2 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:03:23] } 65... Bc7? { [%eval 2.55] } { Mistake. Kb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:20] } 66. a4+ { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:03:47] } 66... bxa3 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:09:46] } 67. Bxa3 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:04:13] } 67... Bd8 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:06:58] } 68. Bd6 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:04:41] } 68... Bxh4? { [%eval 4.07] } { Mistake. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:23] } 69. Bxe5 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:05:07] } 69... Kb4?! { [%eval 6.19] } { Inaccuracy. Kc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:44] } 70. Bd6+ { [%eval 6.39] [%clk 0:04:09] } 70... Kxb3 { [%eval 6.84] [%clk 0:05:13] } 71. e5 { [%eval 7.25] [%clk 0:04:22] } 71... Bg3 { [%eval 7.75] [%clk 0:05:38] } 72. Bc7 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:04:15] } 72... h4 { [%eval 11.74] [%clk 0:04:52] } 73. e6 { [%eval 11.77] [%clk 0:04:39] } 73... h3?! { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:15] } 74. Bxg3 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:05:04] } 1-0