Event: Round 4: Maze, Sebastien - Vallee, Louis
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Maze, Sebastien
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2548
Black: Vallee, Louis
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2253
Result: 1-0
ECO: A08
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:34] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:57] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:27] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:21] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:30] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:29] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:31] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:52] } 7... Bc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:54] } 8. Nb3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:02] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:16] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:24] } 9... d4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:28:57] } 10. Nb5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:32:24] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:15:18] } 11. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:32:49] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:15:41] } 12. N5xd4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:33:16] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:14:19] } 13. Nc2 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:33:43] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:06:56] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:34:08] } 14... c5?! { [%eval 1.56] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:43] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:30:49] } 15... Bh3 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 1:00:34] } 16. Ne3 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:28:39] } 16... Bxf1 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:49:47] } 17. Nd5 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 1:19:58] } 17... Qe6 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:48:20] } 18. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 1:20:10] } 18... gxf6 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:38:40] } 19. Kxf1 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 1:07:26] } 19... h5 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:36:18] } 20. e4 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 1:06:07] } 20... Rc8?! { [%eval 2.76] } { Inaccuracy. Qh3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:32:18] } 21. Qf3?! { [%eval 2.04] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:06] } 21... Bd8 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:32:12] } 22. h4 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 1:02:20] } 22... Qh3+ { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:29:47] } 23. Ke2 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 1:02:19] } 23... Qg4 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:26:21] } 24. Qxg4 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 1:01:36] } 24... hxg4 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:26:45] } 25. Nd2 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:01:25] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:26:30] } 26. Nf1 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 1:01:33] } 26... Ke6 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:26:10] } 27. Nfe3 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 1:01:48] } 27... Rb8 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:25:12] } 28. b3 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 1:01:56] } 28... a5 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:24:55] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:54:30] } 29... a4 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:24:27] } 30. Nf5 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:51:09] } 30... axb3?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:52] } 31. Nc3 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:51:26] } 31... Rb6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:17:00] } 32. Na4 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:51:51] } 32... Rc6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:15:21] } 33. Rd6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:52:13] } 33... Rxd6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:15:46] } 34. Nxc5# { [%clk 0:52:12] } 1-0