Event: Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2024
Site: Heusenstamm, Germany
Date: 2024-11-21
White: Smith, Bryan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2399
Black: Merz, Leander
BlackElo: 1935
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:28] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:22] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:30:31] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:27:31] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:26:11] } 6... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:26:14] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:26] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:24:09] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:25:04] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:19:58] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:24:10] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:18:12] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:18:12] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:12:09] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:17:57] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:07:21] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:17:30] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:05:45] } 13. dxc5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:10:14] } 13... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:02:39] } 14. Nd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:01:17] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:58:48] } 15. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:58:56] } 15... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:59:06] } 16. Bd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:59:02] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:55:33] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:58:54] } 17... Bb7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:51:18] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:55:01] } 18... Nd7?! { [%eval 1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:18] } 19. Bd3 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:38:35] } 19... g6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:37:55] } 20. f5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:54] } 20... exf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:49] } 21. Rxf5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:17:01] } 21... gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:47] } 22. Bxf5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:12:06] } 22... Rc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:57] } 23. Qh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:33] } 23... Rg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:51] } 24. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:43] } 24... Bg5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:18:52] } 25. e6? { [%eval -1.68] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:40] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:09:20] } 26. Ne2 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:07:03] } 26... Bxd4+ { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:08:54] } 27. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:07:32] } 27... Qb6?? { [%eval 0.74] } { Blunder. fxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:35] } 28. Qe3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:06:19] } 28... fxe6?? { [%eval 2.46] } { Blunder. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:36] } 29. Bxe6+ { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:06:35] } 29... Kh8? { [%eval 4.15] } { Mistake. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:44] } 30. Qe5+ { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:06:32] } 30... Rff6?! { [%eval 5.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:19] } 31. Rf1 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:03:43] } 31... Qd8 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:05:13] } 32. Bf7 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:02:36] } 32... Rh6 { [%eval 6.93] [%clk 0:04:43] } 33. g4 { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:01:26] } 33... Qd7 { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:04:20] } 34. Rxf6 { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:01:30] } 34... Qxg4+ { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:04:34] } 35. Kh1 { [%eval 6.81] [%clk 0:01:35] } 1-0