Event: 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad
Site: Budapest, Hungary
Date: 2024-09-15
White: Cottle, Brian S
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1804
Black: Mahendra Gurung
BlackElo: 1725
Result: 1-0
ECO: A23
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/5400+30:1800_30\

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:44] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:32] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:07] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:15] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:36] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:34] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:26:18] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:46] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:25:12] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:57] } 7... cxd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:58] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:07] } 8... exd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:23:54] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:13] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:23:17] } 10. Nb3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:30:59] } 10... Bb4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:23:13] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:31:05] } 11... Be6?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:32] } 12. Nd4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:28:15] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:21:30] } 13. h3?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:54] } 13... Bc5?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:42] } 14. Nce2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:46] } 14... Ne4?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:13] } 15. b3?! { [%eval 0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:35] } 15... h6?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:17] } 16. Bb2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:23:21] } 16... Rc8?? { [%eval 2.3] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:01] } 17. Rc1?? { [%eval 0.46] } { Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:05] } 17... Ba7?? { [%eval 2.25] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:50] } 18. a3?? { [%eval 0.16] } { Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:56] } 18... Qd7?? { [%eval 2.54] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:50] } 19. Nxe6 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:55:24] } 19... Qxe6 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 1:07:33] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:55:31] } 20... Qf5?! { [%eval 2.92] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf2 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:00] } 21. Qxd5 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:44:57] } 21... Qxd5?! { [%eval 3.48] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:13] } 22. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:43:32] } 22... Nd2 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 1:04:20] } 23. Rfd1 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:36:47] } 23... Nxb3 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 1:04:26] } 24. Rxc6 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:36:12] } 24... bxc6 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 1:03:36] } 25. Ne7+ { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:36:36] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 1:02:37] } 26. Nxc8 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:36:33] } 26... Rxc8 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 1:01:28] } 27. Rd7 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:36:51] } 27... Bc5 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 1:01:16] } 28. Rxf7 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:36:34] } 28... Bf8 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 1:01:29] } 29. Bxc6 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:28:54] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:57:31] } 30. Rd7 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:27:21] } 30... Rxd7 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:57:21] } 31. Bxd7 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:27:42] } 31... Kg6 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:57:26] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:26:52] } 32... Nc5 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:57:10] } 33. Bc8 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:26:41] } 33... Nd3 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:56:59] } 34. Bd4 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:26:50] } 34... a5 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:56:25] } 35. a4 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:26:45] } 35... Ne1+ { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:54:13] } 36. Kf1 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:26:20] } 36... Nd3 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:52:40] } 37. Ke2 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:24:04] } 37... Nb4?! { [%eval 5.45] } { Inaccuracy. Nc1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:48:58] } 38. Bb6 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:22:51] } 38... Nd5 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:48:10] } 39. Bxa5 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:22:49] } 39... Kf6 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:47:58] } 40. e4 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:22:13] } 40... Nb4 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:47:00] } 41. f4 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:21:53] } 41... Bc5 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:45:59] } 42. g4 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:19:26] } 42... g5 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:45:14] } 43. e5+ { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:19:22] } 43... Ke7 { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:45:07] } 44. f5 { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 0:17:59] } 44... Nd5 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:44:41] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval 6.47] [%clk 0:17:13] } 45... Nf4 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:43:30] } 46. Bc7 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:10:16] } 46... Nd5 { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:42:18] } 47. f6+ { [%eval 6.69] [%clk 0:09:47] } 47... Kf7 { [%eval 6.59] [%clk 0:41:43] } 48. Ba5 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 0:07:07] } 48... Nf4 { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:36:47] } 49. Bc3 { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:04:03] } 49... Ne6 { [%eval 8.7] [%clk 0:33:07] } 50. Bxe6+ { [%eval 8.43] [%clk 0:03:54] } 50... Kxe6 { [%eval 69.7] [%clk 0:33:29] } 51. Ke4 { [%eval 12.27] [%clk 0:03:53] } 51... Ba7?! { [%eval #14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:55] } 52. Bd4 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:04:03] } 52... Bb8 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:32:54] } 53. a5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:04:24] } 53... Kf7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:30:35] } 54. a6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:04:39] } 54... Kg6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:30:39] } 55. a7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:04:58] } 1-0