Event: Tata Steel Challengers
Site: Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Date: 2024-01-27
White: Salem, A.R. Saleh
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2630
Black: Mendonca, Leon Luke
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2608
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:40:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:42] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:41:17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:40:06] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:41] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:22] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:02] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:46] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:42:24] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:41:07] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:46] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:31] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:43:09] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:41:25] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:43:19] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:39:40] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:42:54] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:37:02] } 10. Qf2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:42:28] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:36:02] } 11. Rh3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:42:23] } 11... Qa5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:35:28] } 12. h5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:40:59] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:19:40] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:40:36] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:17:05] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:40:33] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:16:11] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:39:01] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:12:53] } 16. Nexd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:38:54] } 16... b4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:12:01] } 17. Kb1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:38:11] } 17... a5?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:56] } 18. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:20:03] } 18... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:05:31] } 19. f5?! { [%eval 0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:04] } 19... exf5?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:12] } 20. Qg3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:51:31] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:46:03] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:41:36] } 21... Bc5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:39:43] } 22. Nxf5? { [%eval -0.47] } { Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:40] } 22... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:38:36] } 23. Qg4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:27:46] } 23... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:46] } 24. Bd3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:27:57] } 24... Rae8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:22:34] } 25. Qh4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:18:49] } 25... h6 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:15:37] } 26. Rf3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:11:47] } 26... Be7 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:08:31] } 27. Qf2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:08:24] } 27... Bf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:07:49] } 28. Bc1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:08:25] } 28... a4?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:26] } 29. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:00] } 29... Qb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:00] } 30. Rxe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:25] } 30... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:18] } 31. Nxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:19] } 31... gxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:24] } 32. Qf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:42] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:45] } 33. Qh7+ { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:03:07] } 33... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:15] } 34. Bg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 34... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:45] } 35. Re1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:02:25] } 35... Bg7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:21] } 36. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:47] } 36... Bxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:29] } 37. Qxh6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:15] } 37... Ke7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:52] } 38. Bf5? { [%eval -1.51] } { Mistake. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 38... Bd7 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:01:21] } 39. Qg5+ { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:00:33] } 39... Kd6 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:01:05] } 40. Qf6+?! { [%eval -2.69] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 40... Kc5 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:01:16] } 41. Bxd7 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:48:12] } 41... Nxd7 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:49:48] } 42. Qf2+ { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:47:44] } 42... Kc6 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:47:32] } 43. Rc1 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:48:02] } 43... Qe5 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:37:27] } 44. Qd2 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:39:35] } 44... Rb8 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:31:12] } 45. h6 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:35:29] } 45... a3 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:28:56] } 46. c3 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:35:19] } 46... axb2 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:26:22] } 47. Rc2 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:35:36] } 47... bxc3 { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:21:58] } 48. Rxc3+ { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:36:02] } 48... Nc5 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:18:11] } 49. Rc2 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:36:27] } 49... Qf5 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:15:37] } 50. Qe2 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:35:55] } 50... d4 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:15:31] } 51. g4 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:34:58] } 51... Qd5 { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 0:13:46] } 52. Qf1 { [%eval -5.9] [%clk 0:29:52] } 52... d3 { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 0:13:52] } 53. Rd2 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:29:06] } 53... Ne4 { [%eval -6.78] [%clk 0:12:20] } 54. Rxd3 { [%eval -7.26] [%clk 0:29:16] } 54... Nd2+ { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:12:40] } 55. Rxd2 { [%eval -6.46] [%clk 0:29:38] } 55... Qxd2 { [%eval -7.0] [%clk 0:13:06] } 0-1