Event: Chessable British Chess Championships: Major Open
Site: Riviera Centre, Torquay, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-08-14
White: Gardiner, Eric D
WhiteElo: 1908
Black: Hickman, John E
BlackElo: 1811
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B07
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in90 + Game/30 + 30’ seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Be3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:59] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:32:24] } 6. f4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:30:37] } 6... e6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:27:11] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:32:43] } 8. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:59] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:04] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:25:18] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:31:37] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:21:34] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:29:28] } 11. c3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:19:59] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:28:20] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:17:19] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:24:05] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:06:59] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:23:03] } 14. Rae1 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:53:12] } 14... cxd4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:18:35] } 15. cxd4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:53:09] } 15... dxe5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:18:19] } 16. fxe5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:52:18] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:15:44] } 17. exf6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:47:26] } 17... Bxf6?? { [%eval 3.49] } { Blunder. Qxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:20] } 18. Bh6 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:44:10] } 18... Re8?! { [%eval 4.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:25] } 19. Qf4 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:37:34] } 19... Bg7?! { [%eval 7.28] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:01] } 20. Bxg7 { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 0:37:07] } 20... Kxg7 { [%eval 7.13] [%clk 1:12:28] } 21. Ng5 { [%eval 7.5] [%clk 0:34:42] } 21... Bg8 { [%eval 7.44] [%clk 1:11:26] } 22. Rxe8 { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 0:33:53] } 22... Qxe8 { [%eval 7.25] [%clk 1:11:54] } 23. h4?? { [%eval 0.31] } { Blunder. Qf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:29:27] } 23... Qe7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:09:13] } 24. a3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:21:58] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:07:13] } 25. Qxf8+ { [%eval 0.14] } 25... Qxf8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:07:36] } 26. Rxf8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:21:53] } 26... Kxf8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:08:04] } 27. Nf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:22:01] } 27... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:38] } 1/2-1/2