Event: World Senior Team 2025 S65
Site: Prague, Czech Republic
Date: 2025-02-19
White: Giffard, Nicolas
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2154
Black: Gal, Moshe
BlackElo: 2059
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A57
Opening: Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90min./40 + 30min. + 30s./move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:30:31] } 5. g3?! { [%eval -0.04] } { Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:58] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:58] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:31:10] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:24] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:29:04] } 7... b4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:32] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:26] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:24:46] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:27:49] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:20] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:23:51] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:20:08] } 11. Re1 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:15:05] } 11... Ne8?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:34] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:12:11] } 12... a4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:10:49] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:12:21] } 13... Ra7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:09:24] } 14. Nf1 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:10:32] } 14... Nb6?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:38] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:05:13] } 15... Ba6?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:18] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:04:44] } 16... Bc8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:57:37] } 17. Bb2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:03:43] } 17... e5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:50:52] } 18. dxe6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:03:03] } 18... fxe6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:49:00] } 19. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:03:19] } 19... Nxg7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:49:07] } 20. Re2? { [%eval -0.51] } { Mistake. Rbd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:49] } 20... e5?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. axb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:03] } 21. Rd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:00:10] } 21... Ne6?! { [%eval 1.2] } { Inaccuracy. axb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:16] } 22. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:55:33] } 22... Nd4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:44:20] } 23. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:55:46] } 23... cxd4 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:44:48] } 24. Nc6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:56:02] } 24... Qd7? { [%eval 2.57] } { Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:40] } 25. Nxd4 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:56:17] } 25... axb3 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:42:46] } 26. axb3 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:56:38] } 26... Bb7 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:37:56] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:55:00] } 27... Qe7 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:36:14] } 28. Re1?! { [%eval 1.76] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:09] } 28... Rfa8 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:32:54] } 29. Qxb4 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:50:22] } 29... Ra1?! { [%eval 3.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:55] } 30. Rxa1 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:49:03] } 30... Rxa1+ { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:33:23] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:49:14] } 31... Nc8 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:29:59] } 32. Nd5 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:42:25] } 32... Bxd5 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:27:50] } 33. cxd5 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:42:14] } 33... Ra2 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:19:01] } 34. Qb8 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:39:19] } 34... Qe8 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:17:52] } 35. f3 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:38:49] } 35... Rd2 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:14:32] } 36. Nc6 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:35:39] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:12:11] } 37. Qb4 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:31:46] } 37... Ra2 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:09:31] } 38. f4?! { [%eval 2.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:34] } 38... Qf7?! { [%eval 3.42] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:51] } 39. Qd4+?? { [%eval 0.46] } { Blunder. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:59] } 39... Qf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:02:36] } 40. Qxf6+ { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:16:09] } 40... Kxf6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:03:06] } 41. e5+ { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:16:28] } 41... Kf7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:01:29] } 42. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:07] } 42... Rd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:29:10] } 43. Kh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:12] } 43... dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:29] } 44. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:18] } 44... Ne7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:28:44] } 45. Nxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:29] } 45... Kxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:13] } 46. Kh2 { [%clk 0:30:11] } 46... Re2 { [%clk 0:27:33] } 47. e6 { [%clk 0:30:21] } 47... Rb2 { [%clk 0:27:47] } 48. Kh3 { [%clk 0:30:07] } 48... Rxb3 { [%clk 0:25:27] } 49. Kh2 { [%clk 0:30:24] } 1/2-1/2