Event: Chessengland.com Grandmasters Festival - IM Group C
Site: Mindsports Centre, Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-12-05
White: Pollack, Oscar
WhiteElo: 2118
Black: Cherniaev, Alexander
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2381
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B00
Opening: Owen Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 min + 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... b6?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:32] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2... Bb7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. Qe2 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:30:59] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:30:37] } 5... e5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. d5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:29:09] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:31:53] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:28:37] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:32:18] } 8. g3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:23:35] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:40] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:23:41] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:33:05] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:19:25] } 10... a5?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:33:19] } 11. Na4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:16:44] } 11... d6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:32:15] } 12. h4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:13:04] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:30:13] } 13. h5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:08:14] } 13... Ne7?! { [%eval 1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%clk 1:30:12] } 14. Nxc5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:07:49] } 14... bxc5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:30:32] } 15. Nh4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:02:06] } 15... Bc8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:29:34] } 16. Ng2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:58:44] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:13:23] } 17. Bd2 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:52:17] } 17... cxd5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:05:52] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:52:08] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:01:04] } 19. Bxa6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:42:29] } 19... Qxa6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:53:07] } 20. f3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:42:00] } 20... a4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:49:29] } 21. Ne3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:40:46] } 21... Qxe2+ { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:49:47] } 22. Kxe2 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:41:09] } 22... Kd7 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:50:00] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:39:58] } 23... Rhb8 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:50:22] } 24. Kd3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:38:28] } 24... Ne8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:50:07] } 25. f4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:36:06] } 25... exf4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:49:29] } 26. g4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:29:58] } 26... Nc8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:45:28] } 27. Raf1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:24:37] } 27... f6?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:15] } 28. Rxf4?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Ba5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:18] } 28... Ra6?! { [%eval 1.15] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:30] } 29. Bc3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:22:05] } 29... Na7? { [%eval 2.61] } { Mistake. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:49] } 30. Rf2 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:18:09] } 30... Nb5 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:33:10] } 31. g5 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:15:04] } 31... hxg5 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:24:13] } 1/2-1/2