Event: World Senior Chess Championship 2024
Site: Porto Santo, Portugal
Date: 2024-11-28
White: Novik, Maxim
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2411
Black: Meessen, Rudolf
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2234
Result: 0-1
ECO: A10
Opening: English Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90'/40+30'/G+30''

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:18] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:42] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:46] } 3... f5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:06] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:42] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:12] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:05] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:35] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:25:03] } 6... e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:24] } 8. Nh3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:46] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:25:44] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:07] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:47] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:19:14] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:22:53] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:15:50] } 11... Ne5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:58] } 12. b3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:15:46] } 12... Qb6+ { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:10:53] } 13. Kh1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:15:02] } 13... Kh8 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:07:25] } 14. Nf2?! { [%eval -0.18] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:19] } 14... cxd5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:06:11] } 15. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:59:22] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:06:31] } 16. Qxd5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:58:22] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:02:40] } 17. Nh3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:51:01] } 17... Bc6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:50:44] } 18. Qd1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:49:56] } 18... Bf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:39:14] } 19. Bb2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:48:19] } 19... Ng4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:32:34] } 20. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:15] } 20... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:52] } 21. Qxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:30] } 21... exf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:31:32] } 22. exf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:44:50] } 22... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:26:26] } 23. Qf4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:39:41] } 23... Qa5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:25:26] } 24. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:49] } 24... Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:52] } 25. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:05] } 25... Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:13] } 26. b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:43] } 26... Qb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:34] } 27. Rfb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:11] } 27... Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:29] } 28. Rg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:20] } 28... Bd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:07:14] } 29. Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:32] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:17] } 30. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:38] } 30... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:28] } 31. Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:32] } 31... Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:55] } 32. Qxa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:49] } 32... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:18] } 33. Qb8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:27] } 33... Be8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:43] } 34. Rae1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:42] } 34... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:02] } 35. Qb4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:13:08] } 35... Bf7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:05:55] } 36. Qe7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:07:29] } 36... Kg8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:05:24] } 37. Qe5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:07:20] } 37... Rc5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:05:16] } 38. Qa1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:07:36] } 38... Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:16] } 39. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:23] } 39... Qb2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:37] } 40. Rc8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:32] } 40... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:49] } 41. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:29] } 41... Bd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:43] } 42. a4?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Qxb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:18] } 42... Qxa1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rxg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:21] } 43. Rxa1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:46] } 43... Rbb2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:15:43] } 44. Kg1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:20:14] } 44... Nh5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:12:29] } 45. Bh1?? { [%eval -4.71] } { Blunder. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:44] } 45... Nxf4 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:12:40] } 46. gxf4 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:12:13] } 46... Rxh2? { [%eval -2.24] } { Mistake. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:08] } 47. a5? { [%eval -4.28] } { Mistake. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:28] } 47... Rh3 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:09:25] } 48. Rc5 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:10:17] } 48... Rg3+ { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:08:21] } 49. Kf1 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:10:47] } 49... Ba8 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:07:47] } 50. Rc8? { [%eval -8.1] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:06] } 50... Bb7 { [%eval -7.74] [%clk 0:07:47] } 51. Bg2? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:02] } 0-1