Event: Round 5: Christopher Brookes - Shane Melaugh
Date: 2022-03-27
White: Christopher Brookes
Black: Shane Melaugh
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:52] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:56] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:04] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:33:19] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:29:23] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:33:43] } 9. g3?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:42] } 9... g4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:19:01] } 10. Nh4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:22:32] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:18:36] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:22:55] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:18:44] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:23:19] } 12... Bc5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:19:08] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:23:24] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:11:15] } 14. Qb5?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:19:06] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:04:46] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:18:21] } 15... a6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:05:11] } 16. Qd3?! { [%eval -0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:13] } 16... b5?! { [%eval -0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:31] } 17. h3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:16:17] } 17... gxh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:00] } 18. Rxh3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:11:20] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:03:02] } 19. Nf3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:11:26] } 19... O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:21] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:07:35] } 20... Nb6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:59:17] } 21. Bg2? { [%eval -1.03] } { Mistake. Nce2 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:56] } 21... Rdg8? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:00] } 22. Nce2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:58:01] } 22... Nc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:42:58] } 23. Rdh1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:56:10] } 23... Bf8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:42:29] } 24. Kb1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:46:28] } 24... Kb8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:39:56] } 25. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:44] } 25... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:37] } 26. c3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:39:44] } 26... f6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:37:28] } 27. exf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:37:55] } 27... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:37:55] } 28. Nc2?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:47] } 28... Bg7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:32:20] } 29. b3? { [%eval -0.94] } { Mistake. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:57] } 29... Nd6?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:11] } 30. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:51] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:31:03] } 31. Qe3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:29:40] } 31... Rhe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:33] } 32. Rh5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:26:19] } 32... Rc8 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:18:21] } 33. Nb4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:23:07] } 33... a5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:17:55] } 34. Qb6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:23:29] } 34... Rxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:45] } 35. Na6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:48] } 35... Ka8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:02] } 36. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:05] } 36... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:25] } 37. Nc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:23] } 37... Kb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:45] } 38. Na6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:49] } 38... Ka8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:07] } 1/2-1/2