Event: World Cup 2023 Open
Site: Baku, Azerbaijan
Date: 2023-08-06
White: Ponomariov Ruslan (UKR)
WhiteElo: 2664
Black: Le Quang Liem (VIE)
BlackElo: 2728
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C65
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:16] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:30:10] } 6... d6?! { [%eval 0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:35] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:05] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:10] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:28] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:01] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:13:32] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:24:00] } 10. Ba4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:11:34] } 10... Ba7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:24:17] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:09:18] } 11... Kh8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:12:11] } 12. Nf1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:06:53] } 12... g5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:11:59] } 13. Bg3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:07:17] } 13... Nh7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:12:04] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:01:39] } 14... h5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:11:16] } 15. h3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:59:25] } 15... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:58:17] } 16. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:59:20] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:58:05] } 17. d4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:57:45] } 17... Qe8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:57:51] } 18. Bb3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:51:25] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:55:15] } 19. h4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:47:11] } 19... g4?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:53] } 20. Nh2 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:46:38] } 20... Qg6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:49:37] } 21. Nf1 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:46:06] } 21... Na5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:39:17] } 22. Qd3? { [%eval 0.29] } { Mistake. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:47] } 22... Nxb3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:36:40] } 23. axb3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:40:46] } 23... Rf7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:35:40] } 24. Rae1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:14] } 24... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:03] } 25. Kh2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:32:15] } 25... Qh6? { [%eval 0.97] } { Mistake. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:40] } 26. R3e2?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:16] } 26... Be6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:29:07] } 27. c4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:26:09] } 27... Nf8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:29:29] } 28. Ne3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:24:53] } 28... Ng6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:28:23] } 29. Nd5?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:09] } 29... Qg7?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:37] } 30. Ne3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:18:05] } 30... Qh7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:23:36] } 31. Nd5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:17] } 31... Qg7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:23:23] } 32. Ne3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:35] } 32... Qh7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:22:36] } 33. Nd5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:57] } 1/2-1/2