Event: Round 2: Ivanchuk, Vasyl - Katz, Alexander
Date: 2025-04-23
White: Ivanchuk, Vasyl
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2604
Black: Katz, Alexander
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2377
Result: 1-0
ECO: A03
Opening: Bird Opening: Dutch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. f4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:29:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... c5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:29:04] } 3. e3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:29:10] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:26:05] } 5. b3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:28:53] } 5... a6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:24:28] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:54] } 6... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:24:53] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:28:26] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:24:13] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:25:15] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:23:20] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:22:01] } 9... g6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:21:47] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:13:09] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:21:29] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:09:29] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:20:12] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:05:00] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:16:49] } 13. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:57:05] } 13... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:17:08] } 14. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:57:31] } 14... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:17:33] } 15. e4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:57:25] } 15... dxe4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:13:05] } 16. dxe4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:55:48] } 16... e5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:10:47] } 17. f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:48] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:03] } 18. Rae1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:45:10] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:06:19] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:34:37] } 19... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:59:11] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:28:10] } 20... Ng4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:55:26] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:27:38] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:55:37] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:27:45] } 22... Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:02] } 23. Qc3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:24:51] } 23... Rd4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:47:26] } 24. Re2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:24:23] } 24... Red8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:44:21] } 25. h3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:20:33] } 25... Nf6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:39:46] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:05:10] } 26... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:58] } 27. Nxe5?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:29] } 27... Qd5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:30:09] } 28. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:00:38] } 28... Rxe2 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:24:13] } 29. Rxe2 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:01:07] } 29... Ne4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:19:34] } 30. Qf3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:00:41] } 30... Qd1+?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:45] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:01:08] } 31... Nd2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:08:03] } 32. Qf2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:00:34] } 32... Nf1+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:05:58] } 33. Kg1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:01:03] } 33... Ng3+? { [%eval 1.81] } { Mistake. Ne3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:03] } 34. Re1 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:01:17] } 34... Qd4 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:06:11] } 35. fxg6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:00:40] } 35... fxg6 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:05:23] } 36. Nf3 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36... Qxf2+ { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:03:05] } 37. Kxf2 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:01:04] } 37... Nf5 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:03:30] } 38. g4 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:01:30] } 38... Nd6 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:03:44] } 39. Re7+ { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:00:55] } 39... Kf6?! { [%eval 2.42] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:41] } 40. Rxh7 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:01:22] } 40... Ne4+ { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:01:50] } 41. Kg2?! { [%eval 2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 41... Rd1?! { [%eval 3.43] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:58] } 42. Rxb7 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:00:46] } 42... Rc1 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:02:24] } 43. Rb6+ { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:01:01] } 43... Kg7?! { [%eval 4.01] } { Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 44. Ne5 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:01:12] } 44... Rxc2+ { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:01:21] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:01:28] } 45... Nd2+ { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:01:47] } 46. Kf4 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:01:03] } 46... Rxa2 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:02:04] } 47. Rb7+ { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:00:44] } 47... Kf6 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:01:25] } 48. g5+ { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:00:39] } 48... Ke6 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:01:54] } 49. Nxg6 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:01:03] } 49... Ra1?! { [%eval 5.79] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 50. Nf8+ { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:01:04] } 50... Kd6 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:01:57] } 51. Rd7+ { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:01:08] } 51... Kc6 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:02:26] } 52. Rxd2 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:01:29] } 52... Rf1+ { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:02:53] } 53. Ke5 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:01:38] } 53... Rxf8 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:03:21] } 54. g6 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 0:02:02] } 54... Rf3 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:02:32] } 55. Rg2 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:02:04] } 1-0