Event: Round 1: Balafoutis, Ilias - Merkouropoulos, Dionysios
Date: 2024-03-14
White: Balafoutis, Ilias
WhiteElo: 1786
Black: Merkouropoulos, Dionysios
BlackElo: 1965
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E09
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:16] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:08] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:22:25] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:22:02] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:06] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:33] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:22:13] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:17] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:22:02] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:29] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:21:00] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:48] } 9... dxe4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:19:50] } 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:32:11] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:20:06] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:29:41] } 11... Rc8?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:25] } 12. Nxf6+ { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:26:18] } 12... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:15:21] } 13. b4?! { [%eval 0.34] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:49] } 13... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:10:23] } 14. c5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:25:01] } 14... bxc5?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:53] } 15. Rb1 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:22:53] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:04:28] } 16. a3 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:19:39] } 16... Ba5 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:03:28] } 17. dxc5 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:19:51] } 17... Nd5?! { [%eval 1.92] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:55] } 18. Ng5 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 1:17:15] } 18... g6 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 1:00:48] } 19. Ne4 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 1:15:08] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:56:38] } 20. Qa4? { [%eval 0.52] } { Mistake. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:16] } 20... Be2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:51:52] } 21. Bg5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:59:11] } 21... Bxd1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:49:33] } 22. Qxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:14] } 22... f6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:48:55] } 23. Bh6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:59:26] } 23... Bc2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:48:07] } 24. Bxf8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:59:26] } 24... Rxf8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:47:12] } 25. Rb2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:58:51] } 25... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:47:05] } 26. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:59:11] } 26... f5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:45:18] } 27. Bd3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:58:06] } 27... f4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:43:43] } 28. Ba6?! { [%eval -1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:17] } 28... Qf6 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:43:18] } 29. Qd2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:52:42] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:41:12] } 30. Qc2 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:50:29] } 30... Qd4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:32:59] } 31. Rb3 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:47:01] } 31... e5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:30:23] } 32. Rd3 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:42:47] } 32... Qe4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:29:53] } 33. Qd1 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:38:01] } 33... Rb8?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:00] } 34. f3 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:35:53] } 34... Qf5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:25:33] } 35. Bc4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:35:24] } 35... fxg3 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:24:52] } 36. hxg3?! { [%eval -1.76] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:35:44] } 36... Qh3 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 0:22:01] } 37. Rd2 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:28:50] } 37... Kh8? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Qxg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:20:38] } 38. Qe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:49] } 38... Nf6?? { [%eval 2.67] } { Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:12] } 39. Qxe5 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:21:16] } 39... Rb1+ { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:19:16] } 40. Kf2 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:21:40] } 40... Qh2+? { [%eval 4.89] } { Mistake. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:25] } 41. Ke3 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:22:02] } 41... Re1+ { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:12:52] } 42. Be2 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:21:29] } 42... Qh6+ { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:11:58] } 43. f4 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:20:21] } 43... Qg7 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:10:43] } 44. Kf2?! { [%eval 3.87] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:17:58] } 44... Rc1 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:10:37] } 45. Rd6?! { [%eval 2.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:17:35] } 45... Ng8 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:08:59] } 46. Qxg7+?! { [%eval 1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:58] } 46... Kxg7 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:09:17] } 47. Rxc6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:13:21] } 47... Ne7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:09:06] } 48. Rc7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:12:17] } 48... Kf6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:08:55] } 49. a4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:08:57] } 49... a5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:08:01] } 50. Bf3?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:57] } 50... Rc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:07:04] } 51. c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:19] } 51... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:06:50] } 52. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:11] } 52... Rc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:55] } 53. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:56] } 53... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:40] } 54. c7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:09] } 54... a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:33] } 55. Ra6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:56] } 55... Kf7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:06:44] } 56. Ra7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:02:00] } 56... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:42] } 57. Ra6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:16] } 57... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:09] } 58. Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:27] } 58... Rxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:31] } 59. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:38] } 59... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:09] } 60. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:28] } 1/2-1/2