Event: Round 6: Ben Hague - John Stark
Date: 2023-01-17
White: Ben Hague
WhiteTitle: FM
Black: John Stark
BlackTitle: CM
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:12] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:38] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:19] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:41] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:26] } 7. b4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:30:43] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:38] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:08] } 8... Nf5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:05] } 9. Be3?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:09] } 9... Be7?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:57] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:26:55] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:20:56] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:21:16] } 11... a5?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:13] } 12. b5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:18:23] } 12... Nd8?! { [%eval 2.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:36] } 13. Nc3?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:52] } 13... Nxe3 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:14:01] } 14. fxe3 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:14:17] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:13:58] } 15. Ne2? { [%eval 0.74] } { Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:46] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:12:27] } 16. exf6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:00:49] } 16... gxf6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:11:26] } 17. Nf4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:58:51] } 17... Nf7 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:10:04] } 18. Nh4 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:48:58] } 18... Kd8 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:06:17] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:44:19] } 19... Ng5?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:00] } 20. Qh6?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Nhg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:52] } 20... Kc7?? { [%eval 3.52] } { Blunder. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:36] } 21. Nf5 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:39:42] } 21... Bd6 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:42:47] } 22. Qxf6 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:34:26] } 22... Rhg8 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:30:25] } 23. Nxd5+ { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:27:32] } 23... exd5 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:30:48] } 24. Rac1+?! { [%eval 4.61] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:54] } 24... Kb8 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:30:04] } 25. Qxd6+ { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:28:01] } 25... Qxd6 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:30:29] } 26. Rxc8+ { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:28:18] } 26... Rxc8?! { [%eval 5.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:14] } 27. Nxd6 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:28:43] } 27... Rc3 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:30:36] } 28. b6 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:28:12] } 28... Ne6 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:27:49] } 29. Bf5 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:27:47] } 1-0