Event: 8th Witney Weekend Congress: Open
Site: Cokethorpe School, Witney, United Kingdom
Date: 2021-11-07
White: Faulkner, Martin J
WhiteElo: 1817
Black: Handley, Michael R
BlackElo: 1992
Result: 1-0
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: All moves in 90 mins plus 15 seconds per move increment from move 1

1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:27] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:33] } 3. Nd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:48] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:44] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:13] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:30:20] } 5. d3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:09] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:23] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:09] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:27:59] } 7. g3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:18:55] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:26:58] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:19:06] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:23:10] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:19:12] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:15] } 10. a3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:15:41] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:21:36] } 11. e3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:05:53] } 11... Bb6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:20:23] } 12. Qb3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:01:34] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:17:57] } 13. h3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:52:39] } 13... Be6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:07:37] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:41:20] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:06:16] } 15. Qd1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:34:00] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:41:30] } 16. e4?! { [%eval -1.14] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:25] } 16... d5 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:36:22] } 17. exd5 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:26:48] } 17... cxd5 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:36:29] } 18. Nb5 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:26:41] } 18... Qb8 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:36:32] } 19. Qe2?! { [%eval -1.53] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:09] } 19... dxc4 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:32:13] } 20. dxc4 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:26:14] } 20... e4? { [%eval -0.09] } { Mistake. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:14] } 21. Nfd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:24:40] } 21... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:40] } 22. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:24:48] } 22... Qe5? { [%eval 1.0] } { Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:50] } 23. Nxe6? { [%eval -0.08] } { Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:26] } 23... Qxe6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:30:00] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:22:28] } 24... Ne5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:29:42] } 25. c5?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:58] } 25... a4?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:43] } 26. Rac1?! { [%eval -0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:37] } 26... Nd3 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:14:14] } 27. Rc2 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:14:00] } 27... Nd5?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:47] } 28. Rd2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:12:03] } 28... f5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:08:23] } 29. Rfd1?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:24] } 29... Nxe3?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:23] } 30. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:10:25] } 30... Qe7?? { [%eval 6.52] } { Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:58] } 31. Rxd3 { [%eval 7.0] [%clk 0:10:23] } 1-0