Event: Round 2: Istratescu, Andrei - Balog, Imre
Date: 2024-08-06
White: Istratescu, Andrei
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2377
Black: Balog, Imre
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2627
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C05
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:21] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:21] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:53] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:25:44] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:05] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:25:48] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:29] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:24:29] } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:24:17] } 7... Ba6 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:24:16] } 8. Bxa6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:20:50] } 8... Nxa6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:24:25] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:20:37] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:18:19] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:19:16] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:17:41] } 11. Nf4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:15:59] } 11... Nc7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:15:18] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:09:40] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:10:50] } 13. a4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:50:36] } 13... Qb8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:08:09] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:44:50] } 14... b4?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:35] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:28:50] } 15... Nxc5?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:52] } 16. Qe2? { [%eval 0.05] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:19] } 16... bxc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:55:31] } 17. bxc3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:25:41] } 17... Qe8?! { [%eval 0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:24] } 18. c4?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:18] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:55:23] } 19. Qc2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:19:22] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:28:06] } 20. cxd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:17:46] } 20... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:27:57] } 21. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:18:13] } 21... exd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:28:18] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:17:52] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:25:31] } 23. Nf5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:17:00] } 23... Ne6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:25:14] } 24. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:26] } 24... d4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:20:13] } 25. Bd2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:09:27] } 25... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:17:25] } 26. Nxe7+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:08:53] } 26... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:17:42] } 27. f4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:06:19] } 27... Nc5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:11:50] } 28. Qf3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:05:47] } 28... Qb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:40] } 29. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:47] } 29... Nxb7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:12:05] } 30. Rec1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:05:01] } 30... Nc5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:10:47] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:51] } 31... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:10] } 32. Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:09] } 32... d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:57] } 33. Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:20] } 33... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:03] } 34. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:47] } 34... Nxd2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:54] } 35. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:16] } 35... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:11] } 36. Kxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:41] } 36... fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:35] } 37. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:09] } 37... exf4 1/2-1/2