Event: Chessengland.com Grandmasters Festival - IM Group C
Site: Mindsports Centre, Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-12-06
White: Pollack, Oscar
WhiteElo: 2118
Black: Lentzos, Ioanis
BlackElo: 2140
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 min + 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... h5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:46] } 6. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:03] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:12] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:13] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:44] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:37] } 8... Nh6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:38] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:34:01] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:56] } 10. Nb3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:34:17] } 10... Qb5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:11] } 11. Qd1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:34:42] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:17] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:34:15] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:36] } 13. dxc5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:20] } 13... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:58] } 14. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:43] } 14... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:34:23] } 15. c3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:08] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:31:12] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:31:04] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:10:24] } 17. Re1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:23:11] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:04:32] } 18. a5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:14:57] } 18... Qb5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:02:28] } 19. Ra4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:08] } 19... Nc5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:58:44] } 20. Rb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:30] } 20... Qxa5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:56:39] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:41] } 21... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:30] } 22. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:03] } 22... Qb6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:39:57] } 23. c4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:56:06] } 23... Nb3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:33:07] } 24. Rd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:56:24] } 24... dxc4?? { [%eval 2.7] } { Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:14] } 25. Rd7 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:56:07] } 25... O-O { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:17:31] } 26. Qxh5 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:56:30] } 26... Nd4 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:17:35] } 27. Bf6 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:48:16] } 27... gxf6?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:51] } 28. exf6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:48:15] } 28... Nf5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:07:07] } 29. Re4 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:48:32] } 29... Ra8 { [%eval #2] } 1-0