Event: 2022 Saint Louis Norm Congress - Grandmaster
Site: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Date: 2022-05-24
White: Ruiz Castillo, Joshua Dani
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2454
Black: Repka, Christopher
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2524
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:44] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:50] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:35] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:06] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:26] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:27] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:52] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:55] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:15] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:23] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:30:13] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:48] } 9. Qf2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:35] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:32] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:14:19] } 10... Nb4?? { [%eval 2.12] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:12] } 11. O-O { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 1:11:35] } 11... g6 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:59:50] } 12. dxc5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:02:07] } 12... Nxd3 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:56:16] } 13. cxd3 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 1:02:23] } 13... b4 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:56:45] } 14. c6 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:50:29] } 14... bxc3 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:57:08] } 15. cxd7+ { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:50:56] } 15... Bxd7 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:57:29] } 16. bxc3 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:51:14] } 16... Qxc3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:57:56] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:49:18] } 17... Qxd3 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:58:21] } 18. Bc5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:49:41] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:57:50] } 19. Bxf8 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:49:56] } 19... Rxc1 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:56:11] } 20. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:50:17] } 20... Kxf8 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:56:17] } 21. h3 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:44:41] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:43:23] } 22. Rc7 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:43:04] } 22... Qb5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:39:04] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:17:40] } 23... Qa4? { [%eval 2.88] } { Mistake. Qb1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:39:24] } 24. f5 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:17:26] } 24... exf5? { [%eval 6.75] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:15] } 25. e6 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:17:14] } 25... fxe6 { [%eval 7.46] [%clk 0:34:12] } 26. Nxe6+ { [%eval 7.62] [%clk 0:17:00] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval 8.47] [%clk 0:27:09] } 27. Nc5 { [%eval 8.61] [%clk 0:17:25] } 27... Qd1+ { [%eval 11.16] [%clk 0:27:12] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval 10.86] [%clk 0:17:53] } 28... Bb5?! { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:21] } 29. Qh4+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:17:54] } 29... Ke5 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:27:48] } 30. Qe7+?! { [%eval 57.76] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:16:36] } 30... Kd4?! { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:32] } 31. Nb3+? { [%eval 9.92] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:15:21] } 31... Kd3? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:57] } 32. Nc1+ { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:15:43] } 32... Kd4 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:28:25] } 33. Qc5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:15:29] } 1-0