Event: Round 1: Liu, Steven - Baron, Tal
Date: 2024-09-20
White: Liu, Steven
WhiteElo: 1896
Black: Baron, Tal
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2459
Result: 1-0
ECO: D52
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:41] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:39] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:05] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:59] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:19] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:22] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:51] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:28] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:07] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:39] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:27] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:15] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:26] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:06] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:50] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:14] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:05] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:05] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:31] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:18] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:19:59] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:36] } 13... gxf6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:20:06] } 14. Nd2?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:24] } 14... f5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:18:17] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:09:46] } 15... Bd6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:11:41] } 16. Qh3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:05:22] } 16... Qg5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:06:06] } 17. f4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:02:59] } 17... Qf6?? { [%eval 5.77] } { Blunder. Qg7 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:02] } 18. Nde4 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 1:01:46] } 18... fxe4 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:56:16] } 19. Nxe4 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 1:02:05] } 19... Qg6 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:47:02] } 20. Rf3 { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:59:59] } 20... Be7 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:40:01] } 21. Rg3 { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 0:58:28] } 21... Qxg3 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:37:41] } 22. Nxg3 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:57:30] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 7.34] } 23. Nh5+ { [%eval 7.68] [%clk 0:57:48] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval 7.6] [%clk 0:37:10] } 24. f5 { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:56:29] } 24... Bg5 { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:37:11] } 25. fxe6 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:54:41] } 25... fxe6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:37:14] } 26. Nf4 { [%eval 6.39] [%clk 0:54:27] } 26... Bxf4 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 0:23:46] } 27. exf4 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:53:59] } 27... Rf6 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:24:08] } 28. Re1 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:53:53] } 28... Nf8 { [%eval 6.88] [%clk 0:23:49] } 29. Qh4 { [%eval 6.79] [%clk 0:53:15] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 0:24:08] } 30. f5 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:52:42] } 30... Re8 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:20:37] } 31. Re3 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:52:30] } 31... Bc8 { [%eval 7.94] [%clk 0:20:41] } 32. Rg3+ { [%eval 7.63] [%clk 0:52:35] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:21:09] } 33. Qh5+ { [%eval 7.88] [%clk 0:52:42] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval 7.8] [%clk 0:21:38] } 34. Rg7+ { [%eval 7.86] [%clk 0:53:00] } 34... Kd8 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:22:04] } 35. Qh4 { [%eval 7.71] [%clk 0:53:14] } 1-0