Event: English Open Championships 2023
Site: Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-05-28
White: Bak, Christopher
WhiteElo: 2010
Black: Liu, Jack
BlackElo: 1915
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A29
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/90min + 30 seconds per move

1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:29] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:55] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6... Nb6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:15] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:59] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:11] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:48] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:30] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:02] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:45] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:16:54] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:28] } 11. b5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:17:11] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:42] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:06:26] } 12... c6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:32:01] } 13. bxc6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:05:24] } 13... Nxc6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:31:22] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:02:53] } 14... a4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:20:20] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:58:48] } 15... Ra5 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:16:53] } 16. Ncb1 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:54:22] } 16... Rb5?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:52] } 17. Ba1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:51:08] } 17... f6 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:53:09] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:45:20] } 18... Ra5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:53:17] } 19. Rb1? { [%eval -1.98] } { Mistake. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:39] } 19... Bxa3 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:49:25] } 20. Rb5 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:38:15] } 20... Rxb5 { [%eval -3.26] [%clk 0:48:39] } 21. Nxb5 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:38:43] } 21... Be7 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:42:28] } 22. Qb1 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:34:21] } 22... Nd7?! { [%eval -1.98] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:03] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:32:42] } 23... Nc5 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:31:32] } 24. Bc3 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:31:30] } 24... g6?! { [%eval -1.57] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:30] } 25. Qb2 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:27:08] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:18:51] } 26. Ne3?! { [%eval -3.06] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:14] } 26... Bb3 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:16:20] } 27. d4? { [%eval -4.17] } { Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:09] } 27... exd4 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:16:27] } 28. Nxd4 { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:19:31] } 28... Nxd4 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:16:27] } 29. Bxd4 { [%eval -4.01] [%clk 0:19:58] } 29... Ne6 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:15:12] } 30. Bc3 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:18:23] } 30... b5 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:15:22] } 31. Nd5?! { [%eval -5.53] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:24] } 31... Nc7?? { [%eval -2.13] } { Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:32] } 32. Nxe7 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:08:18] } 32... Qxe7 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:07:59] } 33. Qd2?! { [%eval -3.39] } { Inaccuracy. Ba5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:17] } 33... Rd8 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:07:51] } 34. Qf4 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:08:34] } 34... Nd5?! { [%eval -2.12] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:13] } 35. Bxd5 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:08:58] } 35... Rxd5 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:05:40] } 36. e4 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:07:06] } 36... Rd7? { [%eval -0.56] } { Mistake. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:05] } 37. e5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:06:46] } 37... fxe5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:04:26] } 38. Bxe5+ { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:07:07] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:04:53] } 39. Bc3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:05:53] } 39... Qd6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:03:11] } 40. Qh4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:04:00] } 40... Qe7 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:02:29] } 41. Qf4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:03:46] } 41... Qd6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:02:34] } 42. Qh4?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:44] } 42... Qe7? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:11] } 43. Qg4?! { [%eval -0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:09] } 43... Qe6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:34] } 44. Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:11] } 44... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:34] } 1/2-1/2