Event: 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad
Site: Budapest, Hungary
Date: 2024-09-18
White: Mertens, Marc
WhiteElo: 2120
Black: Edwards, Emar
BlackElo: 1898
Result: 1-0
ECO: B70
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/5400+30:1800_30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:32:03] } 6. g3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:34] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:56] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:34] } 7... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:02] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:59] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:25] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:20] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:49] } 10. h3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:26:46] } 10... Be6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:30:41] } 11. Qd1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:02:42] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:27:52] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:58:44] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:15:47] } 13. a4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:57:56] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:12:52] } 14. c3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:55:02] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:03:59] } 15. Re1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:43:13] } 15... Nc4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:01:12] } 16. Ra2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:42:08] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:38:40] } 17. Kh2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:42:27] } 17... b6?! { [%eval 1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:20] } 18. b3 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:36:46] } 18... Na5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:36:13] } 19. c4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:36:57] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:33:16] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:30:14] } 20... h6 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:31:57] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:30:03] } 21... Kh7 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:30:43] } 22. Rae2 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:25:13] } 22... Qd8 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:25:25] } 23. Nf4?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:49] } 23... Bd7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:25:14] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:16:16] } 24... Rb8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:20:21] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:16:03] } 25... Qc8 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:20:07] } 26. Nd5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:15:00] } 26... Ne5?! { [%eval 1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:05] } 27. f4 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:13:04] } 27... Nc6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:18:29] } 28. Bf2 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:09:25] } 28... Na5 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:17:12] } 29. Qd3 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:08:55] } 29... Nb7 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:17:01] } 30. Bd4 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:04:34] } 30... Nc5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:17:06] } 31. Qc2 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:04:26] } 31... Bxd4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:16:41] } 32. Rxd4 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:04:54] } 32... Ne6?! { [%eval 2.16] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:37] } 33. Rd1 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:05:16] } 33... Qc5?! { [%eval 3.3] } { Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:16] } 34. Qb2 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:05:02] } 34... a6?! { [%eval 3.93] } { Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:07] } 35. e5 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:04:57] } 35... dxe5 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:09:15] } 36. Rxe5 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:05:18] } 36... Qc8 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:09:32] } 37. Qf2 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:04:01] } 37... f6 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:04:06] } 38. Re2 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:03:23] } 38... Nc5 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:03:29] } 39. Qe3?! { [%eval 3.3] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:12] } 39... Be6?! { [%eval 4.45] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:04] } 40. b4 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:00:35] } 40... Bxd5 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:02:38] } 41. Bxd5 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:00:56] } 41... Nxa4?! { [%eval 4.51] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:48] } 42. Bf7 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:29:11] } 42... Rf8 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:23:19] } 43. Be6 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:29:14] } 43... Qc6 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:18:25] } 44. Bd7 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:29:00] } 44... Qxc4 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:18:44] } 45. Bxa4 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:28:36] } 45... Qxb4?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:41] } 46. Qxe7+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:28:47] } 46... Qxe7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:19:07] } 47. Rxe7+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:29:13] } 47... Kh8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:19:09] } 48. Rdd7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:29:34] } 48... Rfd8?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:16] } 49. Rh7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:29:56] } 49... Kg8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:14:41] } 50. Bb3+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:30:22] } 1-0