Event: Chessable British Championship
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2022-08-16
White: Finn, Peter
WhiteElo: 2033
Black: Merriman, John
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2297
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:52] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:43] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:33:01] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:33:07] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:33:14] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:47] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:33:23] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:30:59] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:33:42] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:23:15] } 11... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:32:13] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:23:19] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:32:37] } 13. h5?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:40] } 13... Bb7?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:17] } 14. Re1?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:36] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:10:19] } 15. g4?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:01] } 15... Qa5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:55:06] } 16. f5?? { [%eval -4.46] } { Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:09] } 16... Nxd4 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:46:24] } 17. Qxd4 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:16:34] } 17... b4 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:44:16] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval -5.4] [%clk 0:12:54] } 18... bxc3 { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 0:42:36] } 19. f6 { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:09:28] } 19... gxf6?! { [%eval -5.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:42] } 20. exf6?! { [%eval -6.6] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:53] } 20... cxb2+?! { [%eval -5.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:06] } 21. Kb1 { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:10:05] } 21... Qc3 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 0:17:36] } 22. Qa7?! { [%eval -10.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:38] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval -9.75] [%clk 0:16:49] } 23. Re3 { [%eval -12.29] [%clk 0:08:01] } 23... Nxd3 { [%eval -12.37] [%clk 0:16:52] } 0-1