Event: Round 4: Ewoud De Groote - Max Merbis
Date: 2023-07-18
White: Ewoud De Groote
Black: Max Merbis
Result: 1-0
ECO: C96
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Keres Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:31] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:39] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:31] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:04] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:58] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:33:26] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:22] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:33:31] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:45] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:33:56] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:32:13] } 11. d4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:34:21] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:32:35] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:34:41] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:22] } 13. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:08] } 13... f5?! { [%eval 1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:12] } 14. exf5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:33:06] } 14... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:27:36] } 15. Bxf5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:26:18] } 15... Rxf5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:28:03] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:21:10] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:16:11] } 17. Nfg5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:08:15] } 17... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:11:17] } 18. Bxg5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:07:52] } 18... Nb7 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:06:45] } 19. b3 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:55:09] } 19... Rff8 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:47:07] } 20. Qg4?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:48] } 20... Rae8?! { [%eval 1.22] } { Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:57] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:27:44] } 21... Qxg4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:30:51] } 22. hxg4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:28:13] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:30:30] } 23. f3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:25:55] } 23... h6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:22:30] } 24. Bh4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:24:59] } 24... g5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:22:06] } 25. Bf2 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:22:34] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:21:47] } 26. a4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:20:13] } 26... Nf6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:20:59] } 27. Nxd6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:18:09] } 27... Nxd6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:21:20] } 28. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:18:37] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:10] } 29. axb5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:18:32] } 29... axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:33] } 30. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:16:32] } 30... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:36] } 31. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:13:32] } 31... Rxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:24] } 32. Rxe8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:13:55] } 32... Nxe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:52] } 33. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:12] } 33... bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:36] } 34. bxc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:37] } 34... Nc7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:16:46] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:11:25] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:43] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:10:39] } 36... Ke5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:15:06] } 37. g3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:10:36] } 37... Rf6?! { [%eval 1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:37] } 38. Ra1?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:20] } 38... Na6?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:31] } 39. Ra5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:05:02] } 39... Rb6? { [%eval 1.93] } { Mistake. Nb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:37] } 40. f4+ { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:05:18] } 40... Kd6? { [%eval 4.05] } { Mistake. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:22] } 41. Kd4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:23] } 1-0