Event: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2024 - Section 65 +
Site: Terme Catez, Slovenia
Date: 2024-05-08
White: Steiger, Michael
WhiteElo: 1968
Black: Povah, Nigel E
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2175
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90min + 30min/40 moves + 30s/move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:21] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:26] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:56] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:15] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:27] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:54] } 6... Rb8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:22] } 7. a4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:18:19] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:24:48] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:14:06] } 8... Nb4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:16:49] } 9. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:12:22] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:09:11] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:49:27] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:51:27] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:33:58] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:36:48] } 12. Qb3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:33:08] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:29:42] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:25:59] } 13... Nfd5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:22:50] } 14. Nxd5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:18] } 14... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:18] } 15. Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:17] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:32] } 16. a5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:14:08] } 16... b5?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. bxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:59] } 17. Ne5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:13:01] } 17... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:10:34] } 1/2-1/2