Event: Round 7: Maier, Alexander - Groebel, Aaron
Date: 2024-08-23
White: Maier, Alexander
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2259
Black: Groebel, Aaron
BlackElo: 2142
Result: 1-0
ECO: C56
Opening: Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:48] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:45] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:55] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:53] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:09] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:04] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:15] } 6... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:18] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:34] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:34] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:49] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:54] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:08] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:42] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:23:15] } 10... Bb6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:25:19] } 11. f3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:16:04] } 11... Ng5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:26] } 12. f4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:06:46] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:15:01] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:06:25] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:02:27] } 14. N4f3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:58:39] } 14... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.3] } 15. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:58:28] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:48:53] } 16. f5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:38:58] } 16... d4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:45:42] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:38:39] } 17... Qd5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:46:05] } 18. a4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:25:14] } 18... c4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:36:29] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:24:42] } 19... f6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:23:51] } 20. exf6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:24:14] } 20... O-O { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:24:13] } 21. a5 { [%eval 0.6] } 21... Bc5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:23:52] } 22. Rae1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:20:20] } 22... gxf6?? { [%eval 4.68] } { Blunder. Rae8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:33] } 23. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:19:42] } 23... Qxf5?! { [%eval 5.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:28] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:17:01] } 24... c3?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:16] } 25. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:15:52] } 25... cxd2 { [%clk 0:10:43] } 26. Rg5# 1-0