Event: Round 7: Sturua, Zurab - Knaak, Rainer
Date: 2024-10-23
White: Sturua, Zurab
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2502
Black: Knaak, Rainer
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2458
Result: 1-0
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:39] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:27] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:01] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:49] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:26] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:05] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:44] } 7... Re8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:13] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:16] } 8... Bf8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:20:13] } 9. Rd1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:23:08] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:57:21] } 10. Bc1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:17:44] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:54:03] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:14:13] } 11... Na5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:41:26] } 12. b3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:56:55] } 12... dxc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:40:52] } 13. b4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:55:08] } 13... Nb3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:41:16] } 14. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:54:53] } 14... Nxc1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:41:40] } 15. Rxc1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:54:42] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:37:48] } 16. Qb3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:53:20] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:36:03] } 17. Rb1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:52:30] } 17... c6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:28:37] } 18. e4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:47:18] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:22:50] } 19. O-O { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:44:07] } 19... axb4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:17:34] } 20. axb4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:44:16] } 20... b5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:17:54] } 21. Be2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:42:56] } 21... Bb7? { [%eval 0.93] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:19] } 22. e5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:42:37] } 22... f6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:16:02] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:37:28] } 23... fxe5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:15:37] } 24. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:37:52] } 24... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:10:50] } 25. dxe5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:36:48] } 25... Qc7? { [%eval 2.29] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:02] } 26. Qc3?! { [%eval 1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:04] } 26... Rbd8?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:55] } 27. Bxb5 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:33:11] } 27... Rd5 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:10:15] } 28. Bc4 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:33:35] } 28... Rxe5 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:10:29] } 29. Qg3 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:33:56] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:09:46] } 30. Rfd1 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:24:01] } 30... Be7 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:04:55] } 31. Nc5 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:24:05] } 31... Bc8 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:05:07] } 32. Nd3 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:24:09] } 32... Bd6 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:05:32] } 33. Nxe5 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:24:23] } 33... Bxe5 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:06:00] } 34. Qh3 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:24:14] } 34... g6 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:04:27] } 35. Bd3 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:17:08] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:04:40] } 36. Be4 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:17:23] } 36... Bd7?! { [%eval 4.6] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:59] } 37. Qd3 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:16:09] } 37... Re7 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:04:10] } 38. g3 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:16:15] } 38... Be8 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:03:42] } 39. Qc4 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:16:32] } 39... Bf6 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:03:29] } 40. Rdc1 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:15:36] } 40... Qa7 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:01:21] } 41. Bxc6 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:15:01] } 1-0