Event: World Senior Chess Championship 2024
Site: Porto Santo, Portugal
Date: 2024-11-18
White: Birnboim, Nathan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2326
Black: Frick, Christoph
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2112
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90'/40+30'/G+30''

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:42] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:08] } 4. fxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:47] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:52] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:07] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:49] } 7... Bh5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:28] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:26:31] } 8... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:27:30] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:22:24] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:21:49] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:19:36] } 10... b5 { [%eval -0.12] } 11. Nf1?! { [%eval -1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:49] } 11... O-O { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 1:10:24] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:53:50] } 12... Re8 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 1:08:30] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:40:04] } 13... Bg4?! { [%eval -0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:09] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:38:17] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:59:33] } 15. Kh1 { [%eval -0.12] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:42:01] } 16. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:31:30] } 16... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:40:52] } 17. Qf2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:22:57] } 17... exd4?! { [%eval 0.45] } { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:02] } 18. Nxd4?? { [%eval -1.38] } { Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:55] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval -1.61] [%clk 0:31:28] } 19. Bc2 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:11:48] } 19... Be5 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:30:20] } 20. h3 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:11:34] } 20... Bc8 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:28:42] } 21. Ngf5? { [%eval -1.94] } { Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:55] } 21... c5 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:15:43] } 22. Nb3 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:07:24] } 22... Bxf5 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:14:40] } 23. Qxf5 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:07:32] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:09:36] } 24. Rfd1 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:04:10] } 24... g6 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:08:43] } 25. Qf2 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:04:28] } 25... c4 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:08:30] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:04:36] } 26... a6 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:03:44] } 1/2-1/2