Event: Round 4: Theo Stafford - David Melnikov
Site: https://lichess.org/study/jc3ToLbG/JyHdu2zD
Date: 2022-04-30
White: Theo Stafford
Black: David Melnikov
Result: 1-0
ECO: A45
Opening: Trompowsky Attack
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:59:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:59:59] } 2. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:57] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:00] } 3. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:52] } 3... gxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:52] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:46] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:27] } 5. g3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:59:43] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:58:02] } 6. Nd2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:59:30] } 6... e5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:57:30] } 7. Bg2?? { [%eval -1.91] } { Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:58:06] } 7... e4?? { [%eval 0.67] } { Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:56:45] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:57:45] } 8... Bb4?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:53:56] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:57:21] } 9... Qxd5 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 1:53:36] } 10. a3 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:57:11] } 10... Bxd2+ { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 1:53:23] } 11. Qxd2 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:57:02] } 11... Qa5? { [%eval 3.12] } { Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:53:09] } 12. b4 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:56:17] } 12... Qd5 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 1:52:52] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 1:55:57] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 1:48:55] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 1:55:35] } 14... Rc8?! { [%eval 4.05] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:48:12] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 1:55:34] } 15... Qc6 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 1:47:36] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 1:55:03] } 16... Rg8 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 1:44:24] } 17. O-O { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 1:52:45] } 17... a6?! { [%eval 5.61] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:44:24] } 18. Nxe4 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 1:52:36] } 18... Qxc2 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 1:44:07] } 19. Rxc2 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 1:52:12] } 19... Rg4?! { [%eval 7.85] } { Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:43:30] } 20. Nxf6+ { [%eval 7.78] [%clk 1:51:32] } 20... Kf8 { [%eval 8.43] [%clk 1:43:03] } 21. Nxg4 { [%eval 7.8] [%clk 1:51:06] } 21... Bxc2 { [%eval 7.96] [%clk 1:43:03] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 1:50:57] } 22... Bf5 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 1:41:45] } 23. Ne5 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 1:50:21] } 23... c6 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 1:41:24] } 24. h4 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 1:46:05] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 1:38:04] } 25. Rc5 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 1:43:34] } 25... Nc8?! { [%eval 9.09] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:34:32] } 26. Nxc6 { [%eval 9.46] [%clk 1:43:06] } 26... bxc6 { [%eval 9.35] [%clk 1:34:18] } 27. Rxf5 { [%eval 9.24] [%clk 1:42:44] } 27... Ne7 { [%eval 9.23] [%clk 1:34:04] } 28. Rc5 { [%eval 9.22] [%clk 1:42:27] } 28... Rd6 { [%eval 9.42] [%clk 1:33:30] } 29. Ra5 { [%eval 9.35] [%clk 1:42:20] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval 9.37] [%clk 1:32:10] } 30. Rxa6 { [%eval 9.7] [%clk 1:42:12] } 30... Kf6 { [%eval 10.26] [%clk 1:31:49] } 31. b5 { [%eval 10.25] [%clk 1:42:04] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 11.15] [%clk 1:31:30] } 32. Bxc6 { [%eval 11.51] [%clk 1:41:42] } 32... Nxc6 { [%eval 11.27] [%clk 1:31:30] } 33. Rxc6 { [%eval 12.45] [%clk 1:41:42] } 33... Rd7 { [%eval 11.19] [%clk 1:31:03] } 34. b6 { [%eval 13.12] [%clk 1:41:28] } 34... Rb7 { [%eval 12.6] [%clk 1:30:45] } 35. a4 { [%eval 13.16] [%clk 1:41:09] } 35... h5 { [%eval 21.97] [%clk 1:29:37] } 36. a5 { [%eval 14.45] [%clk 1:40:23] } 36... f5?! { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:26] } 37. a6?! { [%eval 59.58] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc7+ was best. } { [%clk 1:40:19] } 37... f4?! { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:10] } 38. Rc7+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:40:18] } 38... Rxc7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:29:08] } 39. bxc7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:40:14] } 39... f3 { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:29:08] } 40. c8=Q { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:39:54] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:29:07] } 41. Qc6 { [%eval #4] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval #4] } 42. a7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:39:07] } 42... Kf7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:29:03] } 43. a8=R { [%eval #2] } 43... Ke7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:29:01] } 44. Ra7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:38:38] } 44... Kd8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:29:00] } 45. Qa8# 1-0