Event: Norway Chess Open 2024
Date: 2024-05-30
White: Blomqvist, Erik
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2527
Black: Nicolai Maxime Østensen
BlackTitle: FM
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min / 40 moves, 30 min / rest/ 30 sec inc pr move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:28:01] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:32] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:22] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:24] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:14] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:30] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:38] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:43] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:57] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:43] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:37] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:20] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:15] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:35] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:17:08] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:10] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:09:47] } 10. exd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:53] } 10... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:08:18] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:24] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:07:59] } 12. h4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:18:13] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:04:17] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:59:53] } 13... exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:03:47] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:00:09] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:53:28] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:59:51] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:49:31] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:58:04] } 16... Kh7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:47:17] } 17. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:49:29] } 17... bxc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:47:43] } 18. Be5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:51] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:42:21] } 19. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:43:05] } 19... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:41:43] } 20. Rxe8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:43:06] } 20... Qxe8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:42:00] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:43:29] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:41:30] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:00] } 22... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:31] } 23. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:01] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:42] } 24. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:03] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:29:30] } 25. Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:13] } 25... Qb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:57] } 26. Qxb4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:36:22] } 26... Rxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:22] } 27. Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:48] } 27... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:58] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:53] } 28... Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:55] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:31:18] } 29... Rb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:10] } 30. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:18] } 30... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:19] } 31. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:57] } 31... Kf6?? { [%eval 1.69] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:43] } 32. Ra5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:19:51] } 32... c4?! { [%eval 2.01] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:16:08] } 33. Kc3 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:20:10] } 33... cxb3 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:14:01] } 34. axb3 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:20:21] } 34... Rb8 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:14:10] } 35. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:20:45] } 35... Bxd5 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:14:12] } 36. Rxd5 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:21:09] } 36... Rc8+ { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:12:42] } 37. Kd3 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:18:33] } 37... Ke6 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:11:29] } 38. Rd4 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:18:16] } 38... Rc1 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:10:38] } 39. b4 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:17:03] } 39... Rf1?! { [%eval 3.92] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:18] } 40. Re4+ { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:14:39] } 40... Kd5 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:03:30] } 41. Rf4 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:14:08] } 41... Ke6 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:01:01] } 42. Kc4 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:04:53] } 42... g5?! { [%eval 4.12] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:28:09] } 43. hxg5 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:34:57] } 43... hxg5 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:27:59] } 44. Rf3 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:35:06] } 44... Rc1+ { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:24:45] } 45. Kb5?! { [%eval 2.71] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:49] } 45... Rc2? { [%eval 4.9] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:53] } 46. g4 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:34:18] } 46... f6 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:24:44] } 47. Rf5 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:34:37] } 47... Rb2 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:24:48] } 48. f3 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:34:50] } 48... Ke7 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:24:26] } 49. Kc5 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:35:13] } 49... Ke6 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:24:35] } 50. b5 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:35:35] } 50... Ke7 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:25:03] } 51. b6 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:35:42] } 51... Ke6 { [%eval 6.54] [%clk 0:25:24] } 52. Kc6 { [%eval 7.55] [%clk 0:36:06] } 52... Ke7?? { [%eval #18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:25:27] } 53. b7 { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:36:13] } 53... Kd8 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:25:35] } 54. Rd5+ { [%eval #30] [%clk 0:36:36] } 1-0