Event: Round 4: Merz, Leander - Steffens, Olaf
Date: 2024-12-28
White: Merz, Leander
WhiteElo: 1950
Black: Steffens, Olaf
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2169
Result: 0-1
ECO: B00
Opening: Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:32] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:35] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:26] } 3... f6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:27:41] } 4. f4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:13] } 4... Nh6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:27:53] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:27:45] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:31] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:06] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:27:04] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:25:24] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:25:32] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:25:12] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:24:47] } 9. exf6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:23:15] } 9... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:16:59] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:20:09] } 10... Qe8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:12:40] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:53] } 11... Qg6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:10:37] } 12. Kh2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:09:22] } 12... Be4?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:00] } 13. Rg1? { [%eval -0.46] } { Mistake. Nbd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:31] } 13... Nf5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:51:54] } 14. Bf2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:01:39] } 14... h5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:48:43] } 15. g3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:52:50] } 15... Qh6?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:51] } 16. h4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:49:32] } 16... g6?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:17] } 17. Nbd2 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:46:29] } 17... Nce7 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:21:56] } 18. Qe1 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:36:51] } 18... b6?! { [%eval 2.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:42] } 19. Nxe4?? { [%eval -0.96] } { Blunder. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:17] } 19... dxe4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:19:55] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:30:27] } 20... e3 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:19:46] } 21. Bxe3 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:24:15] } 21... Nxe3 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:20:02] } 22. Bf3?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:30] } 22... N7f5 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:18:13] } 23. Bxa8 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:24:05] } 23... Rxa8 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:18:28] } 24. Rg2 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:21:39] } 24... Bxg5 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:15:58] } 25. fxg5?! { [%eval -3.8] } { Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:52] } 25... Qf8 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:15:40] } 26. Re2 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:20:57] } 26... Ng4+ { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:14:42] } 27. Kh3 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:20:02] } 27... Qd6 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:10:18] } 28. Rxe6 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:18:21] } 28... Nf2+ { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:10:31] } 29. Kg2? { [%eval -6.33] } { Mistake. Qxf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:43] } 29... Qxg3+ { [%eval -6.22] [%clk 0:10:37] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval -6.04] [%clk 0:19:07] } 30... Qh3+? { [%eval -3.38] } { Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:48] } 31. Kxf2 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:19:22] } 31... Qh2+ { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:06:05] } 32. Kf3 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:19:04] } 32... Rf8 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:04:59] } 33. Qe5? { [%eval -7.02] } { Mistake. Rxg6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:17:51] } 33... Nxd4+ { [%eval -6.93] [%clk 0:04:30] } 34. Ke4 { [%eval -7.07] [%clk 0:17:47] } 34... Qe2+ { [%eval -6.96] [%clk 0:04:05] } 35. Kxd4 { [%eval -7.44] [%clk 0:16:58] } 35... Rd8+ { [%eval -7.19] [%clk 0:04:28] } 36. Qd5? { [%eval #-1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:06] } 36... c5# { [%clk 0:04:13] } 0-1