Event: 2024 Canadian Championship at Hart House, Toronto
Date: 2024-03-28
White: Lawson, Eric
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2192
Black: Sambuev, Bator
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2462
Result: 0-1
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with d6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:26] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:02] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7... Ba7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:58] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:18] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:15] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:41] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:53] } 10. Ba4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:56] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.23] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:50] } 11... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:18:51] } 12. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:10:47] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:06] } 13. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:10:37] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:22] } 14. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:56] } 14... c6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:13:10] } 15. Bc2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:08:47] } 15... b5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:11:51] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:03:57] } 16... a4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:06:39] } 17. a3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:00:55] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:58:41] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:57:51] } 18... Rfb8 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:50:01] } 19. Bf1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:56:35] } 19... c5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:46:07] } 20. d5 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:52:35] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:39:30] } 21. Ne1?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:05] } 21... Nh7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:02] } 22. Be2?! { [%eval -0.95] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:20] } 22... Nf4 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:28:57] } 23. Bg4 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:43:15] } 23... Rf8 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:27:20] } 24. Bxd7 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:36:28] } 24... Qxd7 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:27:00] } 25. c4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:36:53] } 25... f5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:25:52] } 26. Nd3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:30:24] } 26... bxc4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:18:29] } 27. Nxc4? { [%eval -1.48] } { Mistake. Nxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:06] } 27... fxe4 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:17:01] } 28. Nxf4?! { [%eval -2.45] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:04] } 28... exf4 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:17:10] } 29. Rxe4?! { [%eval -3.32] } { Inaccuracy. Rec3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:26] } 29... Ng5 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:17:26] } 30. Re6 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:16:21] } 30... Nxe6 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:17:20] } 31. dxe6 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:15:47] } 31... Qxe6 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:17:42] } 32. Qxd6 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:16:12] } 32... Qxd6 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:16:43] } 33. Nxd6 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:16:36] } 33... Rfd8 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:13:04] } 34. Ne4 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:14:51] } 34... Rab8 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:07:21] } 35. Nxc5 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:14:05] } 35... Rdc8 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:06:43] } 36. Rc3 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:14:27] } 36... Rxb2 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:05:43] } 37. Nxa4 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:14:53] } 37... Rxc3 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:05:19] } 38. Nxc3 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:15:17] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:04:43] } 39. f3 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:11:13] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:04:16] } 40. Ne4 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:39:06] } 40... Kd5 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:33:20] } 41. h4 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:31:20] } 41... Ke5 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:31:13] } 42. Kh2 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:31:22] } 42... Ra2 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:31:19] } 43. Kh3 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:30:14] } 43... Rxa3 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:30:42] } 44. Kg4 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:26:31] } 44... Ra1 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:28:25] } 45. Nf2 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:25:57] } 45... Ra3 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:27:54] } 46. Nh3 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:24:25] } 46... Ra4 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:28:03] } 47. Nf2 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:23:10] } 47... Rd4 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:28:10] } 48. Nh3 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:23:33] } 48... g6 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:27:28] } 49. h5? { [%eval -8.47] } { Mistake. Ng1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:19] } 49... g5 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:27:34] } 50. g3?? { [%eval #-25] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:21] } 50... Rd2 { [%eval -8.01] [%clk 0:26:42] } 51. gxf4+?? { [%eval #-22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:33] } 51... gxf4 { [%eval #-25] [%clk 0:27:07] } 52. Kh4 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:21:20] } 52... Rg2 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:27:26] } 0-1