Event: Tata Steel Chess Qualifiers
Site: Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Date: 2025-01-31
White: Smeets, Kobe
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2355
Black: Zwirs, Nico
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2476
Result: 1-0
ECO: C88
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:54] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:30] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:22] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:24] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:49] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:41] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:18] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:01] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:06] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:08] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:31] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:14] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:57] } 10... b4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:53] } 11. Nd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:23] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:57] } 12. exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:38] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:15:54] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:05] } 13... exd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:12:42] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:32] } 14... Bf6?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:56] } 15. Ne6 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:31:23] } 15... fxe6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:58:51] } 16. dxe6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:31:44] } 16... b3? { [%eval 2.26] } { Mistake. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:38] } 17. cxb3 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 1:25:15] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:44:47] } 18. exd7 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 1:21:53] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:44:05] } 19. Bb1 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 1:13:57] } 19... Ne5 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:17:25] } 20. Re3 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:50:46] } 20... g6 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:10:27] } 21. Rh3 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:44:16] } 21... Bg5 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:09:56] } 22. Bxg6? { [%eval 0.98] } { Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:18] } 22... Nxg6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:09:44] } 23. Rxh7+ { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:19:01] } 23... Kxh7 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:07:51] } 24. Qh5+ { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:19:25] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:08:18] } 25. Bxg5 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:19:47] } 25... Rh8 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:08:37] } 26. Bxd8 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:08:38] } 26... Rxh5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:09:01] } 27. Bxc7 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:09:01] } 27... Rhh8 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:08:58] } 28. f4?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:42] } 28... Rhd8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:05:56] } 29. Bxd8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:01:37] } 29... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:06:26] } 30. g3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:01:29] } 30... Rxd7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:06:43] } 31. Rd1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:01:48] } 31... Kf6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:03:32] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:02:18] } 32... Ke6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:03:07] } 33. h4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:01:33] } 33... Rc7 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:02:02] } 34. Rd2 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:01:21] } 34... Rc1 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:00:58] } 35. Kf3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:01:50] } 35... d5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. Kg4? { [%eval 0.1] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:34] } 36... Ne7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:00:45] } 37. Kg5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:01:55] } 37... Rc8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:00:34] } 38. f5+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:47] } 38... Kf7? { [%eval 1.67] } { Mistake. Kd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 39. g4 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:01:55] } 39... Rb8?! { [%eval 2.66] } { Inaccuracy. Rg8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 40. Rd3?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 40... Rb4? { [%eval 2.98] } { Mistake. Ng8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:50] } 41. Rc3?! { [%eval 2.01] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:53] } 41... Rb8 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:26:41] } 42. Rd3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:16:39] } 42... Rb4? { [%eval 2.82] } { Mistake. Ng8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:10] } 43. h5 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:12:52] } 43... d4?! { [%eval 4.32] } { Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:42] } 44. h6? { [%eval 2.14] } { Mistake. Kf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:40] } 44... Nc6? { [%eval 4.36] } { Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:07] } 45. Kf4 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:08:34] } 45... Rb8 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:04:47] } 46. g5 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:08:54] } 46... Rd8?! { [%eval 6.83] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:57] } 47. g6+ { [%eval 6.84] [%clk 0:02:46] } 47... Kf6 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:05:19] } 48. g7 { [%eval 7.13] [%clk 0:03:01] } 48... Kf7 { [%eval 8.27] [%clk 0:02:52] } 49. f6? { [%eval 4.79] } { Mistake. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 49... Nb4?! { [%eval 6.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:19] } 50. h7 { [%eval 8.89] [%clk 0:01:50] } 50... Nxd3+ { [%eval 9.09] [%clk 0:01:37] } 51. Kg5 { [%eval 8.71] [%clk 0:01:26] } 51... Nc5 { [%eval 8.4] [%clk 0:01:05] } 52. h8=Q { [%eval 8.16] [%clk 0:01:42] } 52... Ne6+ { [%eval 8.78] [%clk 0:01:04] } 53. Kf5 { [%eval 8.55] [%clk 0:01:40] } 53... Rd5+ { [%eval 8.27] [%clk 0:01:09] } 54. Ke4 { [%eval 7.86] [%clk 0:01:50] } 54... Rd8? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 55. Ke5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:57] } 55... d3 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:15] } 56. Qh5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:02:23] } 56... Kg8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:01:36] } 57. Kxe6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:02:46] } 1-0