Event: World Junior Championship
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2022-10-22
White: van der Merwe, Alexander
WhiteElo: 1746
Black: Casadio, Niccolo`
BlackElo: 2201
Result: 1-0
ECO: C03
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... a5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:21] } 4... a4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:31:07] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:28:38] } 5... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.5] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:44] } 6. e5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:28:37] } 6... Nfd7 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:31:03] } 7. f4?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:15] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:30:40] } 8. Ndf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:21:31] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:30:24] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:19:53] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:29:27] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:09:49] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:23:53] } 11. Nexd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:10:02] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:49] } 12. Bc2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:07:47] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:22:01] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:06:48] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:21:54] } 14. Kh1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:05:56] } 14... f6?? { [%eval 1.71] } { Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:21] } 15. f5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:56:11] } 15... O-O { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:48:17] } 16. Bd2? { [%eval 0.14] } { Mistake. fxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:30] } 16... Nxe5?! { [%eval 0.87] } { Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:45] } 17. fxe6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:36:53] } 17... Nxe6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:41:56] } 18. c4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:27:24] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:40:24] } 19. Nf5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:21:00] } 19... Bc5? { [%eval 2.77] } { Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:22] } 20. cxd5 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:20:39] } 20... Nd8 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:31:53] } 21. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:20:29] } 21... Qxe5?? { [%eval 6.3] } { Blunder. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:03] } 22. Bc3 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:19:49] } 22... Qc7? { [%eval 8.84] } { Mistake. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:29] } 23. d6 { [%eval 9.25] [%clk 0:19:45] } 23... Qb6? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:59] } 24. Ne7+ { [%eval 40.25] [%clk 0:19:57] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:28:59] } 25. Qh5 { [%eval 16.6] [%clk 0:20:02] } 25... f5 { [%eval 16.4] [%clk 0:28:52] } 26. Ng6+ { [%eval 16.13] [%clk 0:19:53] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:29:16] } 27. Nxf8?! { [%eval 15.76] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:20:13] } 27... Qxd6 { [%eval 16.2] [%clk 0:26:41] } 28. Nxd7 { [%eval 14.7] [%clk 0:19:26] } 28... g6 { [%clk 0:27:01] } 29. Qd1 { [%clk 0:19:25] } 1-0