Event: World Senior Chess Championship 2024
Site: Porto Santo, Portugal
Date: 2024-11-24
White: Maier, Christian
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2234
Black: Yakimenko, Alexander A.
BlackElo: 1924
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: Horwitz Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90'/40+30'/G+30''

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:22] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:57] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:37] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:59] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:59] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:22] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:17] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:11] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:58] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:03] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:43] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:24:55] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:54] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:19] } 9. Rd1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:01] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:00] } 10. Qf4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:24:43] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:09:16] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:21:12] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:06:20] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:15:32] } 12... d6?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:32] } 13. Ba3 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:12:55] } 13... d5?? { [%eval 4.22] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:46] } 14. exd5 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 1:12:46] } 14... exd5 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:48:38] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 1:04:16] } 15... Nd4 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:39:12] } 16. d6 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 1:03:12] } 16... Bxd6 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:37:52] } 17. Bxd6 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 1:02:55] } 17... Ne4?! { [%eval 6.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:43] } 18. Nxd4 { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 1:02:17] } 18... g5 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:22:37] } 19. Qg4 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 1:01:34] } 19... Nxf2 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:20:10] } 20. Kxf2 { [%eval 6.93] [%clk 0:59:34] } 20... f5 { [%eval 9.41] [%clk 0:15:50] } 21. Nxf5 { [%eval 9.26] [%clk 0:57:57] } 21... Rxc3 { [%eval 10.22] [%clk 0:15:18] } 22. Bxb7 { [%eval 9.8] [%clk 0:58:13] } 22... Rc2+ { [%eval 11.55] [%clk 0:13:23] } 23. Kg1 { [%eval 11.1] [%clk 0:58:27] } 1-0