Event: Round 9: Nathan Ekanem - Iain Gourlay
Date: 2022-08-30
White: Nathan Ekanem
Black: Iain Gourlay
Result: 0-1
ECO: B13
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:42] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:45] } 4. exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:26] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:56] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:42] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:05] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:25] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:50] } 7. a4?! { [%eval -0.53] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:22] } 7... g6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:21:58] } 8. Bg5?! { [%eval -0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:23] } 8... Ne4? { [%eval 0.89] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:46] } 9. Be3?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:39] } 9... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:06:49] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:17:03] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:05:20] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:14:17] } 11... dxc4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:03:59] } 12. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:14:07] } 12... Na5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:59:12] } 13. Ba2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:10:32] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:58:15] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:09:11] } 14... Nc4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:56:13] } 15. O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:06:36] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:50:38] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:03:15] } 16... O-O { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:46:55] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:02:36] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:45:58] } 18. Bh4 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:00:43] } 18... Qc6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:42:39] } 19. Bb3 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:57:45] } 19... Bd5 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:41:16] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:46:32] } 20... b5 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:35:08] } 21. axb5 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:41:20] } 21... axb5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:35:21] } 22. f4?? { [%eval -4.3] } { Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:20] } 22... Bxg2 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:29:48] } 23. Nxc4?! { [%eval -6.14] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:43] } 23... Bxf1 { [%eval -6.27] [%clk 0:28:17] } 24. Rxf1 { [%eval -6.03] [%clk 0:34:30] } 24... bxc4 { [%eval -6.33] [%clk 0:28:27] } 25. Bxc4 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 0:34:57] } 25... Rec8 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:27:24] } 26. Bb5?! { [%eval -8.71] } { Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:28] } 26... Qxc3 { [%eval -8.29] [%clk 0:26:48] } 27. Bxe7 { [%eval -10.01] [%clk 0:30:24] } 27... Qxd4+ { [%eval -11.12] [%clk 0:26:03] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval -10.44] [%clk 0:27:55] } 28... Qd5+ { [%eval -10.76] [%clk 0:25:37] } 29. Kg3 { [%eval -10.81] [%clk 0:26:46] } 29... Ra2 { [%eval -10.53] [%clk 0:23:49] } 30. Rd1?! { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:29] } 30... Rxe2? { [%eval -9.3] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:23:30] } 31. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:21:18] } 31... Rxe7 { [%clk 0:23:30] } 0-1