Event: 4NCL Division 1_2
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2021-11-27
White: Birtwistle, Nigel
WhiteElo: 2177
Black: Cox, John J
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2315
Result: 0-1
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 100 minutes f.b. 50 minutes with 30 seconds added per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:48] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:36:10] } 2. d3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:39:58] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:36:10] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:36:47] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:34:46] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:36:02] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:57] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:35:29] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:35:15] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:53] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:48] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:30] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:10] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:15] } 8... Qe8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:24:19] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:06] } 9... Qh5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:24:09] } 10. b5?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:14] } 10... Nd8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:24:35] } 11. Nd5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:12:33] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:23:33] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:06:33] } 12... Nf7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:23:56] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:01:43] } 13... Bd8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:24:17] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:48:49] } 14... Nh6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:15:59] } 15. h3?! { [%eval -1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:59] } 15... Rf6? { [%eval 0.08] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:12] } 16. f4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:23:21] } 16... exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:54] } 17. Rxf4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:17:57] } 17... Qxe2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:52:39] } 18. Bb2?! { [%eval -1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:05] } 18... Qe3+?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:55] } 19. Kh2?? { [%eval -3.48] } { Blunder. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:38] } 19... Ng4+ { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:44:33] } 20. Rxg4 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:12:10] } 20... fxg4 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:44:55] } 21. Bxf6 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:11:54] } 21... Bxf6 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:43:26] } 22. h4? { [%eval -6.26] } { Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:56] } 22... Bf5 { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:41:26] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval -7.88] [%clk 0:05:26] } 23... Bxe4 { [%eval -7.54] [%clk 0:37:45] } 24. Bxe4 { [%eval -8.0] [%clk 0:05:22] } 24... Be5 { [%eval -8.54] [%clk 0:37:45] } 25. Rg1 { [%eval -8.94] [%clk 0:04:22] } 25... Rf8 { [%eval -8.86] [%clk 0:35:47] } 26. Qxc7 { [%eval -32.48] [%clk 0:01:41] } 26... Qf2+ { [%eval -15.74] [%clk 0:34:52] } 27. Rg2?! { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 27... Bxg3+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:34:54] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:01:22] } 28... Qf1+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:35:08] } 0-1