Event: Tata Steel Chess Qualifiers
Site: Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Date: 2025-02-02
White: Smeets, Kobe
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2361
Black: Slagboom, Leandro
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2351
Result: 1-0
ECO: C18
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:30] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:55] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:20] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:45] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:09] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:03] } 6... Qa5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:33] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:32:44] } 7... Qa4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:53] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:27:06] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:29:09] } 9. Qg4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:25:41] } 9... g6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:28:49] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:44] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:28:22] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:17] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:00] } 12. Qf4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:16:42] } 12... c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:53] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:09] } 13... Rh7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:21:00] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:08:43] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:19:04] } 15. Rfb1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:07:20] } 15... Rf8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:05:30] } 16. Ra2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:01:04] } 16... b6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:04:09] } 17. Nh2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:57:43] } 17... g5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:43:39] } 18. Qg3?! { [%eval -0.91] } { Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:50] } 18... f6 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:38:33] } 19. exf6 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:47:26] } 19... Nxf6 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:37:11] } 20. Bf3 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:46:31] } 20... Rg8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. gxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:19] } 21. Ng4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:42:54] } 21... Ne8?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:36] } 22. h5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:32:56] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:21:11] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:31:10] } 23... Ne7 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:19:36] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:23:37] } 24... Nf5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:13:22] } 25. Qh3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:21:20] } 25... Ned6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:13:25] } 26. Ng6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:14:38] } 26... Rf6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:08:59] } 27. g4?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Qh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:58] } 27... Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:25] } 28. Nxh4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:11:33] } 28... gxh4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:07:54] } 29. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:26] } 29... Rf8?? { [%eval 1.95] } { Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:59] } 30. f3 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:10:47] } 30... Qa5 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:01:57] } 31. Qxh4 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:09:45] } 31... Rg8 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:01:56] } 32. Qf6 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:09:19] } 32... Ne8 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:00:49] } 33. Qe5 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:09:29] } 33... Kb7 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:00:49] } 34. a4 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:07:45] } 34... Ka6? { [%eval 5.28] } { Mistake. Kc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 35. Rb1 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:07:37] } 35... Kb7 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:00:36] } 36. Bf4 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:08:04] } 36... Kc6 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:00:34] } 37. Qb8 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:07:19] } 37... Qa6 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:00:48] } 38. a5 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:06:53] } 38... b5 { [%eval 7.37] [%clk 0:00:45] } 39. Rab2 { [%eval 7.08] [%clk 0:06:40] } 39... Qb7? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 40. Rxb5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:07:03] } 1-0