Event: 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad
Site: Budapest, Hungary
Date: 2024-09-16
White: Mertens, Marc
WhiteElo: 2120
Black: Blackburn, Jonathan L B
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2202
Result: 0-1
ECO: C06
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/5400+30:1800+30\

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:18] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:43] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:30] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:57] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:53] } 8... f6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:22] } 9. exf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:54] } 9... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:48] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:37] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:34:07] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:09] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:34:32] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:23:59] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:34:38] } 13. Qc2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:09] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:56] } 14. Bh4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:14:48] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:07] } 15. Bh7+ { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:12:12] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:33:30] } 16. Bg6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:12:34] } 16... Rxf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:13] } 17. Bxh5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:12:40] } 17... Bxh2+?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:36] } 18. Kh1 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:13:04] } 18... Rf5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:28:55] } 19. Bg6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:12:05] } 19... Bd6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:28:46] } 20. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:11:33] } 20... exf5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:29:11] } 21. f4? { [%eval -0.34] } { Mistake. Rae1 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:03] } 21... Qf7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:25:59] } 22. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:37] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:12] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:34] } 23... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:02:32] } 24. Rf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:33:25] } 24... a5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:54:07] } 25. Bf2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:26:07] } 25... a4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:48:43] } 26. Nc1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:23:13] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:45:14] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:48] } 27... Bc7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:41:46] } 28. b4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:19:55] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:35:39] } 29. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:07] } 29... Re4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:39] } 30. Rxe4? { [%eval -1.45] } { Mistake. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:14] } 30... fxe4 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:32:30] } 31. Be3?! { [%eval -2.21] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:36] } 31... Bg4 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:31:06] } 32. Ne2 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:17:11] } 32... Bxe2 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:30:30] } 33. Qxe2 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:17:39] } 33... Nxd4 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:30:44] } 34. Qg4?! { [%eval -3.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:35] } 34... Nf5 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:27:23] } 35. Rc1? { [%eval -5.98] } { Mistake. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:57] } 35... Nxe3 { [%eval -6.0] [%clk 0:21:58] } 36. Qc8+ { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:06:18] } 36... Bd8 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:22:24] } 0-1