Event: Round 7: Tahay, Alexis - Pelletier, Yannick
Date: 2024-06-05
White: Tahay, Alexis
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2375
Black: Pelletier, Yannick
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2518
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:10] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:28:36] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:02] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:27] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:52] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:58] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:14] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:22] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:38] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:34] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:14] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:42] } 9. Na4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:20:30] } 9... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:40] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:20:22] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:13:57] } 11. b4?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:01] } 11... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nxb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:53] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:19:58] } 12... Nxd4?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:07] } 13. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:15:59] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:50:27] } 14. O-O { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:11:45] } 14... b5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:39:14] } 15. Nb2 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:12:07] } 15... Nb6 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:39:40] } 16. a4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:53:51] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:38:57] } 17. axb5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:54:07] } 17... Bxb5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:33:36] } 18. Bxb5+ { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:54:02] } 18... axb5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:34:00] } 19. Qd3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:43:35] } 19... Qc6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:33:46] } 20. Rxa8+ { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:39:09] } 20... Nxa8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:34:11] } 21. Ra1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:39:02] } 21... O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:32:48] } 22. Ra7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:35:21] } 22... Nc7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:32:58] } 23. Qb1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:35:38] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:26:39] } 24. Qa2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:35:07] } 24... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:26:26] } 25. Qxa7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:35:30] } 25... g5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:25:39] } 26. Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:28] } 26... Bxc5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:53] } 27. bxc5? { [%eval -1.34] } { Mistake. Qxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:37] } 27... d4 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:20:08] } 28. cxd4?? { [%eval -3.82] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:54] } 28... Qe4 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:19:46] } 29. h3 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:11:23] } 29... Qe3+ { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:13:34] } 30. Kh1 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:11:34] } 30... Qc1+ { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:13:47] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:12:01] } 31... Qxf4+ { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:14:08] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:12:29] } 32... Qf1+ { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:13:00] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:12:54] } 33... Qf4+ { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:13:25] } 34. Kh1 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:13:20] } 34... Nd5 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:13:43] } 35. Qb8+?! { [%eval -4.89] } { Inaccuracy. Qa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:02] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:13:52] } 36. Qxb5 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:09:55] } 36... Qf2 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:06:24] } 37. Na4?! { [%eval -6.71] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:29] } 37... Nf4 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:06:12] } 38. Qb7?? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:58] } 38... Qf1+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:06:14] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:04:25] } 39... Ne2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:06:37] } 0-1