Event: Chessable British Chess Championships: Seniors 65+
Site: Riviera Centre, Torquay, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-08-17
White: Michaud, Gerald
WhiteElo: 1871
Black: Girdlestone, Paul C
BlackElo: 2023
Result: 1-0
ECO: A43
Opening: Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in90 + Game/30 + 30’ seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:20] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:30:18] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:29] } 4. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:44] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:51] } 5. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:41] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:19:07] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:08] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:21] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:18:51] } 7... c4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:17:58] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:18:56] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:16:53] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:18:56] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:16:29] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:19:08] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:11:41] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:11:33] } 11... Ng4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:02:11] } 12. Ne5?! { [%eval -0.18] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:58] } 12... Ngxe5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:59:46] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:01:54] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:59:39] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:32] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:57:49] } 15. Rd1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:47:26] } 15... Qa5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:54:34] } 16. e4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:35:23] } 16... Nb8?! { [%eval 1.27] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:50] } 17. exd5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:30:54] } 17... exd5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:35:47] } 18. Nd4 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:28:36] } 18... O-O { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:30:39] } 19. Nf5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:26:23] } 19... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:28:05] } 20. Qxf5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:26:24] } 20... Rcd8 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:16:40] } 21. Rh3 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:19:28] } 21... g6?! { [%eval 2.77] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:19] } 22. Rg3 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:18:41] } 22... Kh7?! { [%eval 3.66] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:30] } 23. Qh3? { [%eval 1.62] } { Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:29] } 23... f5?? { [%eval 6.5] } { Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:13] } 24. exf6 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:18:04] } 24... Bd6?! { [%eval 11.72] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:08] } 25. Qe6 { [%eval 8.19] [%clk 0:15:47] } 25... Bc5? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:52] } 26. Bxb8? { [%eval 8.67] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:31] } 1-0