Event: Round 5: Josiah Stearman - Aleksandr Ostrovskiy
Date: 2023-04-07
White: Josiah Stearman
WhiteTitle: IM
Black: Aleksandr Ostrovskiy
BlackTitle: IM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:43] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:06] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:26:58] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:20] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:16] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:43] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:41] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:06] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:20:53] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:28:24] } 6... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:21:15] } 7. b4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:28:01] } 7... Bb6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:18:11] } 8. b5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:22] } 8... Na5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:10:41] } 9. Ba3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:26:13] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:06:47] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:24:07] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:01:13] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:21:46] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:59:02] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:55] } 12... Bc5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:51:10] } 13. Qa4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:17:56] } 13... b6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:42:52] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:16:09] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:35:05] } 15. Bb2? { [%eval -0.91] } { Mistake. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:03] } 15... a6 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:32:02] } 16. g3?! { [%eval -2.02] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:34] } 16... O-O { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:20:31] } 17. h4 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 1:12:31] } 17... Bxb5?! { [%eval -1.22] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:00] } 18. Bxb5 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 1:12:46] } 18... axb5 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:18:26] } 19. Qxb5 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 1:12:58] } 19... h6? { [%eval -0.92] } { Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:06] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 1:11:37] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:07:17] } 21. c4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:09:56] } 21... Nxc4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:06:30] } 22. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:10:19] } 22... dxc4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:06:57] } 23. Rxc4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:10:42] } 23... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:06:39] } 24. Bd4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:07:16] } 24... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:04:11] } 25. Rxd4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:07:41] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:04:32] } 26. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:06:44] } 1/2-1/2