Event: Round 3: Zaja, Ivan - Kurajica, Bojan
Date: 2024-05-09
White: Zaja, Ivan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2427
Black: Kurajica, Bojan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2431
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E40
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:59] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:10] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:25] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:30:35] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:25:52] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:30:24] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:22:37] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:27:48] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:20:39] } 9. Ng3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:24:43] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:05:41] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:16:20] } 10... cxd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:06] } 11. Qb3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:15:21] } 11... Qa5?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:44] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:13:36] } 12... e4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:53:22] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:09:08] } 13... Nb8 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:47:35] } 14. a3 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:00:25] } 14... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:45:54] } 15. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:53:00] } 15... Qxc3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:40:39] } 16. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:53:10] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:39:37] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:52:58] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:34:05] } 18. b5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:49:04] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:34:21] } 19. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:43:24] } 19... Be6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:32:43] } 20. a4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:36:03] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:31:26] } 21. Bb2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:31:00] } 21... Rxc1+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:31:09] } 22. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:30:20] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:31:24] } 23. Rxc8+ { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:29:51] } 23... Nxc8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:31:42] } 24. Bc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:29:24] } 1/2-1/2