Event: Round 2: Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav - Merbis, Max
Date: 2024-08-04
White: Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2465
Black: Merbis, Max
BlackElo: 2079
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:10] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:23] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:49] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:27] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:41] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:01] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:54] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:35] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:21] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:23:16] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:52] } 9... Nh5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:21:33] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:07] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:21:58] } 11. Nge2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:09] } 11... Nb6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:16] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:19] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:15:51] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:22:07] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:11:14] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:54] } 14... Kb8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:10:31] } 15. Nc1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:19:06] } 15... g6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:03:19] } 16. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:01:09] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:48:29] } 17. Nb3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:53:50] } 17... Bc8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:41:50] } 18. f3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:52:11] } 18... h5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:37:34] } 19. Qf2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:45:31] } 19... h4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:33:47] } 20. e4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:45:55] } 20... dxe4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:32:58] } 21. fxe4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:45:54] } 21... Nh5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:31:20] } 22. Be2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:22] } 22... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:52] } 23. e5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:30:35] } 23... Be6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:21:51] } 24. Nc5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:27:44] } 24... Ng7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:21:13] } 25. Bf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:26:27] } 25... g5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:46] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:25:05] } 26... Bc4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:14:24] } 27. Qf2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:21:50] } 27... Be6?! { [%eval 0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:38] } 28. a4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:20:37] } 28... g4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:12:35] } 29. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:18:54] } 29... Qxe6?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:20] } 30. a5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:18:50] } 30... gxf3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:05:35] } 31. axb6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:19:06] } 31... axb6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:06:00] } 32. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:18:35] } 32... Rd7?? { [%eval 4.15] } { Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:18] } 33. d5 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:14:59] } 33... cxd5?! { [%eval 5.1] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:37] } 34. Qf4?? { [%eval 1.78] } { Blunder. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:52] } 34... Nh5?? { [%eval 4.01] } { Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:12] } 35. Qa4 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:10:36] } 35... b5 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:02:46] } 36. Nxb5 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:11:00] } 36... Qb6?! { [%eval 6.6] } { Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:02] } 37. e6 { [%eval 6.67] [%clk 0:09:03] } 37... Re7 { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:02:15] } 38. Rxd5 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:06:47] } 38... Rhe8 { [%eval 8.46] [%clk 0:01:05] } 39. Rxf5? { [%eval 4.73] } { Mistake. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:26] } 39... Ng7?! { [%eval 7.06] } { Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 40. Qf4+ { [%eval 6.94] [%clk 0:06:00] } 40... Ka8 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:00:51] } 41. Re3 { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:06:20] } 41... Qxe3?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:23] } 42. Qxe3 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:36:40] } 42... Nxf5 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:30:50] } 43. Qa7# 1-0