Event: World Senior Chess Championship 2024
Site: Porto Santo, Portugal
Date: 2024-11-21
White: Gaichenya, Yelena
WhiteElo: 2000
Black: Strutinskaia, Galina
BlackTitle: WGM
BlackElo: 2109
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90'/40+30'/G+30''

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:04] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:28] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:55] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:07] } 7. Nde2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:01] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:25:54] } 8. Ng3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:21:17] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:24:11] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:21:13] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:23:27] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:17:36] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:23:47] } 11. f4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:17:49] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:21:36] } 12. f5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:56:41] } 12... Bc4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:21:54] } 13. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:49:59] } 13... bxc4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:20:53] } 14. Kh1 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:48:27] } 14... h5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:19:59] } 15. Rf3?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:17] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:16:46] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:44:32] } 16... Qa5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:14:20] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:37:36] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:13:22] } 18. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:04] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:13:08] } 19. b4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:35:51] } 19... Qb7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:12:27] } 20. Qe1?! { [%eval -0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:33] } 20... h4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:10:09] } 21. Nf1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:32:44] } 21... h3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:09:02] } 22. a3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:29:42] } 22... d5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:06:23] } 23. exd5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:25:48] } 23... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:06:14] } 24. Qg3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:24:34] } 24... hxg2+ { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:03:50] } 25. Qxg2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:24:49] } 25... N5f6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:02:46] } 26. Re1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:23:28] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:02:19] } 27. Rg3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:20:32] } 27... Qxg2+ { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:02:19] } 28. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:20:58] } 28... a5?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:44] } 29. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. bxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:06] } 29... axb4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:00:31] } 30. axb4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:19:56] } 30... Rh4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:59:50] } 31. Nxf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:18:21] } 31... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:59:07] } 32. Bc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:18:15] } 32... Rf4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:59:16] } 33. Ne3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:18:09] } 33... Re4? { [%eval 1.73] } { Mistake. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:02] } 34. Nd5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:17:22] } 34... Rxe1 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:54:54] } 35. Bxe1 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:17:51] } 35... Bd8 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:53:16] } 36. Ra3 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:16:10] } 1/2-1/2