Event: Round 8: Josiah Stearman - Matthew Stevens
Date: 2021-12-22
White: Josiah Stearman
WhiteTitle: IM
Black: Matthew Stevens
BlackTitle: FM
Result: 1-0
ECO: D12
Opening: Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:16] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:29] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:37] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:48] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:33] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:48] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:11] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:27] } 6. Nh4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:19] } 6... Bg6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:47] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:35] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:38] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:55] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:12] } 9. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:27:07] } 9... hxg6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:26] } 10. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:32] } 10... Nb6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:55] } 11. Bb3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:21] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:26:17] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:27:44] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:06:50] } 13. e4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:26:53] } 13... e5?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:00] } 14. f4 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:14:51] } 14... exd4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:07:13] } 15. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:15:05] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:07:11] } 16. Kh1 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:10:49] } 16... Bc5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:59:16] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:11:05] } 17... Rad8 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:57:52] } 18. Qf3 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:11:01] } 18... Bd4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:57:56] } 19. e5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:07:57] } 19... Bxc3?! { [%eval 2.45] } { Inaccuracy. Nfd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:33] } 20. bxc3 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 1:07:30] } 20... Nfd7 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:49:45] } 21. a4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 1:06:48] } 21... Nc5 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:46:04] } 22. Ba3 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:06:34] } 22... Nbd7?? { [%eval 4.49] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:57] } 23. Rae1 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 1:04:53] } 23... Qh4 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:45:35] } 24. Ba2 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 1:01:37] } 24... b6 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:28:52] } 25. Qxc6 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:58:48] } 25... Nd3? { [%eval 6.27] } { Mistake. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:57] } 26. e6 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:54:40] } 26... Nxe1 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:25:58] } 27. exd7 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:54:52] } 27... Nd3 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:25:29] } 28. Bxf8 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:54:39] } 28... Rxf8 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:24:15] } 29. Qd6 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:53:14] } 29... Nc5 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:23:37] } 30. f5 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 0:53:29] } 30... Ne4 { [%eval 10.04] [%clk 0:21:14] } 31. Bxf7+ { [%eval 19.83] [%clk 0:53:46] } 31... Kh7?! { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:06] } 32. fxg6+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:54:02] } 32... Kh6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:21:22] } 33. Qxf8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:54:21] } 33... Ng3+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:21:43] } 34. Kg1 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:54:46] } 1-0