Event: Round 4: Istratescu, Andrei - Motylev, Alexander
Date: 2024-03-23
White: Istratescu, Andrei
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2408
Black: Motylev, Alexander
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2652
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:06] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:09] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:09] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:10] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:05] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:13:47] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:05] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:13:36] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:14:53] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:13:41] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:14:20] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:13:40] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:14:22] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:13:44] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:14:13] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:13:38] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:13:54] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:13:08] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:13:27] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:12:41] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:13:12] } 12. Ng3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:12:29] } 12... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:13:02] } 13. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:12:33] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:13:06] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:12:32] } 14... h5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:12:33] } 15. Rae1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:12:31] } 15... h4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:11:39] } 16. Nf5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:11:13] } 16... h3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:11:42] } 17. g4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:10:20] } 17... Qd7?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:28] } 18. e4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:09:12] } 18... g6 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:08:00] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:07:57] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:04:23] } 20. Qh6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:05:45] } 20... gxf5 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:04:26] } 21. Qg5+?? { [%eval 0.23] } { Blunder. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:09] } 21... Kh7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:40] } 22. Qh4+ { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:05:12] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:40] } 23. Qg5+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:05:16] } 23... Kh7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:24] } 1/2-1/2