Event: Round 3: Elshazly, Mohamed - Van Meter, Lester
Date: 2024-12-28
White: Elshazly, Mohamed
WhiteElo: 1803
Black: Van Meter, Lester
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 1942
Result: 1-0
ECO: A36
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:48] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:35] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:48] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:37] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:46] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:24] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:55] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:08] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:31:16] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:25:14] } 10. e4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:25:40] } 10... Qd7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:22:42] } 11. d3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:25:30] } 11... Bh3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:22:24] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:23:52] } 12... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:22:20] } 13. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:24:16] } 13... f5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:22:10] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:22:16] } 14... Rf7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:21:02] } 15. f3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:20:02] } 15... Raf8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:21:00] } 16. Rf2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:17:23] } 16... fxe4?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:26] } 17. dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:43] } 17... Nd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:34] } 18. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:14:58] } 18... exd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:18:15] } 19. Raf1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:12:45] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:17:45] } 20. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:10] } 20... Qe8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:09:53] } 21. Re1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:06:17] } 21... h6?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:37] } 22. f4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:57:25] } 22... Qd8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:56:34] } 23. Bc1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:56:05] } 23... h5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:54:22] } 24. Ref1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:55:54] } 24... Qe8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:51:58] } 25. Qe2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:55:22] } 25... Ne7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:51:32] } 26. Nc7?! { [%eval -0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:04] } 26... Qd7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:50:47] } 27. Nb5?! { [%eval -1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:40] } 27... a6 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:49:47] } 28. Na3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:51:04] } 28... Nc6 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:49:13] } 29. Nc2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:50:41] } 29... Re8 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:47:38] } 30. Re1 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:50:14] } 30... Rfe7 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:41:06] } 31. Qd3 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:50:19] } 31... Qe6 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:38:11] } 32. a3 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:47:19] } 32... a5?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:57] } 33. Ree2?! { [%eval -1.34] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:25] } 33... a4 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:28:52] } 34. b4 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:45:52] } 34... b6 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:28:30] } 35. Bd2 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:46:07] } 35... cxb4?? { [%eval 0.5] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:35] } 36. axb4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:44:11] } 36... Qc8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:20:45] } 37. b5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:43:35] } 37... Nd8 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:17:21] } 38. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:42:48] } 38... a3?? { [%eval 2.92] } { Blunder. Qa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:47] } 39. Bb4?! { [%eval 2.2] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:54] } 39... a2 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:17:48] } 40. Rxa2 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:41:25] } 40... Rxe4?! { [%eval 3.11] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:58] } 41. Rfe2 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:33:13] } 41... Rxe2+ { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:12:58] } 42. Rxe2 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:33:14] } 42... Rxe2+ { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:12:32] } 43. Nxe2 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:33:17] } 43... Qa8+?! { [%eval 4.3] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:26] } 44. Kf2 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:30:52] } 44... Nf7?! { [%eval 5.35] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:20] } 45. Qxg6 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:30:26] } 45... h4 { [%eval 6.32] [%clk 0:04:22] } 46. Bc3 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:29:37] } 46... hxg3+ { [%eval 7.19] [%clk 0:04:36] } 47. Qxg3 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:30:05] } 47... Qf8 { [%eval 7.07] [%clk 0:04:36] } 48. Nd4 { [%eval 6.86] [%clk 0:29:33] } 48... Qd8 1-0