Event: 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad
Site: Budapest, Hungary
Date: 2024-09-20
White: Mendez, Vladimir
WhiteElo: 0
Black: Combs, Daniel
BlackElo: 1688
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C17
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/5400+30:1800

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:34] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:16] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Ne2?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:40] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:32:08] } 6. Be3?! { [%eval -0.94] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:14] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:31:20] } 7. a3 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 1:28:06] } 7... Bxc3+?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:41] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:28:32] } 8... cxd4?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:51] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:30] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:56] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:28:10] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:45] } 11. Nc3?! { [%eval -0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:36] } 11... a6?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:29:49] } 12. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:41] } 12... Nxe3? { [%eval 0.33] } { Mistake. Ncxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:49] } 13. fxe3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:41] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:39] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:16] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:30:02] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:23:59] } 15... Kh8?! { [%eval 1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:13] } 16. c4? { [%eval 0.23] } { Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:00] } 16... Rc8? { [%eval 1.73] } { Mistake. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:02] } 17. cxd5 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:23:11] } 17... exd5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:28:27] } 18. Nf4 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 1:22:32] } 18... Be6 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 1:28:05] } 19. Rf3 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:14:19] } 19... Qe7? { [%eval 3.5] } { Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:31] } 20. Rg3?! { [%eval 2.55] } { Inaccuracy. Raf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:07] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 1:23:42] } 21. Bc2 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 1:14:04] } 21... Qe8 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 1:18:06] } 22. Qd3 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 1:14:08] } 22... g6 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:18:16] } 23. Nxe6 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 1:14:15] } 23... Qxe6 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 1:18:39] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 1:13:03] } 24... Rcf8? { [%eval 4.21] } { Mistake. Rg7 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:49] } 25. Rf6 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 1:13:01] } 25... Qe7 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 1:07:19] } 26. h4 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 1:09:17] } 26... h5 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 1:00:34] } 27. Rg5?! { [%eval 3.74] } { Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:16] } 27... Rg7 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:59:26] } 28. g4 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 1:04:34] } 28... hxg4 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:55:38] } 29. h5 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 1:03:38] } 29... Rh7?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rfg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:01] } 30. hxg6 { [%eval #12] [%clk 1:03:14] } 30... fxg6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:40:32] } 31. Rxf8+?? { [%eval 0.59] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:55] } 31... Qxf8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:39:55] } 32. Qxg6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rxg6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:18] } 32... Rh1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:33] } 33. Kxh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:44] } 33... Qf1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:58] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:23] } 34... Qf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:27] } 35. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:20] } 35... Qf1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:55] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:48] } 36... Qf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:04] } 37. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:01] } 37... Qf1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:33] } 1/2-1/2