Event: Round 1: Malek, Daniel - Koch, Yannick
Date: 2025-07-16
White: Malek, Daniel
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2305
Black: Koch, Yannick
BlackElo: 2032
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A13
Opening: English Opening: Neo-Catalan
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:08] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:15] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:10] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... d4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:49] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:03] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:11] } 7. exd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:43] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:37] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:57] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:03] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:28] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:18] } 10. Na3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:51] } 10... Ne8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:20] } 11. Nc2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:34] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:24:09] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:38] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:23:53] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:27] } 13... Rb8?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:44] } 14. b4 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:14:17] } 14... axb4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:20:31] } 15. axb4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:13:45] } 15... b5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:20:22] } 16. Ng5? { [%eval -0.19] } { Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:27] } 16... fxg5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:09:01] } 17. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:05:42] } 17... bxc4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:09:15] } 18. dxc4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:58:12] } 18... d3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:08:51] } 19. Ne3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:58:05] } 19... Rxb4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:07:43] } 20. Ra1?! { [%eval -1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:19] } 20... Bb7 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:05:04] } 21. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:42:58] } 21... Rxb7 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 1:05:31] } 22. Ba3 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:42:43] } 22... Qd4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:53:43] } 23. Qg4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:33:58] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:52:32] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:32:59] } 24... Bxa3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:48:29] } 25. Rxa3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:33:22] } 25... Rb2 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:48:02] } 26. Rxd3 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:23:18] } 26... Rxf2 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:40:35] } 27. Rdd1 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:23:38] } 27... g6?! { [%eval -0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:09] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:23:05] } 28... Qe5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:31:12] } 29. Rxf2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:21:24] } 29... Rxf2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:31:40] } 30. Qd4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:21:15] } 30... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:26:25] } 31. Rxd4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:21:39] } 31... Re2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:22:14] } 32. Rd3?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:38] } 32... Nf6 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:20:49] } 33. Kg1 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:18:52] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:20:05] } 34. Nd1?! { [%eval -2.51] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:32] } 34... Ng4 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:18:22] } 35. Nc3?! { [%eval -2.92] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:35] } 35... Rc2?? { [%eval -0.06] } { Blunder. Re1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:14:31] } 36. Ne4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:09:02] } 36... Ne5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:10:39] } 37. Nxg5+ { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:07:33] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:11:04] } 38. Ne4+ { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:07:09] } 38... Kf5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:11:20] } 39. Nd6+ { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:07:28] } 39... Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:34] } 40. Rd4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:03] } 40... Kg5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:03:34] } 41. Rf4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:03:42] } 41... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:43] } 42. h4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:33] } 42... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:35] } 43. Rf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:22] } 43... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:14] } 44. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:31] } 44... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:39] } 45. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:56] } 1/2-1/2