Event: Chessengland.com Grandmasters Festival - GM Group A
Site: Mindsports Centre, Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-12-07
White: Makkar, Rajat
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2465
Black: Girel, Joseph
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2495
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D30
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 min + 30 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:41] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:30] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:37] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:03] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:22] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:55] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:25] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:21:19] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:12:51] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:21:17] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:13:06] } 8... Nd5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:19:05] } 9. axb5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:13:25] } 9... Nb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:02] } 10. Na3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:06:13] } 10... Bxa3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:11:23] } 11. bxa3?! { [%eval -1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa3 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:08] } 11... c6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:01:35] } 12. Qb1 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:52:09] } 12... cxb5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:51:24] } 13. Qxb5+ { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:52:23] } 13... Nc6?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:10] } 14. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:41:44] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:50:15] } 15. d5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:41:15] } 15... exd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:39:42] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:39:29] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:38:50] } 17. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:37:33] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:38:23] } 18. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:37:18] } 18... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:38:47] } 19. Bc2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:28:56] } 19... Nc4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:30:08] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:28:51] } 20... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:41] } 21. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:23] } 21... Nd6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:26:11] } 22. Rad1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:53] } 22... Ne4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:21:32] } 23. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:42] } 23... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:54] } 24. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:31] } 1/2-1/2