Event: Round 5: Nigel S Towers - Steven Potter
Date: 2023-06-18
White: Nigel S Towers
Black: Steven Potter
Result: 0-1
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... b6?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:26] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:28:11] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7. O-O?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:17] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:33:00] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:22:57] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:24] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:23:00] } 9... Nb4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:18] } 10. Bb1? { [%eval -0.96] } { Mistake. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:37] } 10... Ba6 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:31:38] } 11. Qd1 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:16:33] } 11... Bxf1 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 1:31:34] } 12. Kxf1? { [%eval -2.43] } { Mistake. Nxf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:57] } 12... Qc8? { [%eval -0.95] } { Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:10] } 13. a3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:14:32] } 13... Qa6+ { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:28:34] } 14. Kg1 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:13:22] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:56] } 15. Nb3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:06:01] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:22:26] } 16. Bd3?? { [%eval -1.46] } { Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:48] } 16... Qa4 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 1:21:24] } 17. Bc2 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 1:01:43] } 17... Na5 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 1:18:25] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:52:13] } 18... Qc6 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 1:17:46] } 19. Ba4 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:45:48] } 19... b5 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 1:14:58] } 20. Bb3 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:27:35] } 20... Bxc5 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 1:13:59] } 21. dxc5 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:27:45] } 21... Nxb3 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 1:11:52] } 22. Qxb3 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:27:55] } 22... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 1:09:44] } 23. Be3 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:27:17] } 23... O-O?! { [%eval -3.09] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:03] } 24. Nd4 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:20:12] } 24... Qb7 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:58:25] } 25. Qxb5 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:17:10] } 25... Qxb5 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:55:38] } 26. Nxb5 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:17:35] } 26... a6 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:52:43] } 27. Nd6 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:14:34] } 27... Nxd6 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:51:11] } 28. cxd6 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:14:55] } 28... Rc6 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:51:02] } 29. b4 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:15:07] } 29... Rc3 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:48:10] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:14:16] } 30... f5 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:48:04] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:14:06] } 31... Rfc8 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:37:25] } 32. Bc5 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:13:37] } 32... R3xc5?! { [%eval -3.04] } { Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:50] } 33. bxc5 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:14:01] } 33... Rxc5 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:37:16] } 34. Rb1 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:12:04] } 34... Rd5? { [%eval -1.65] } { Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:47] } 35. Rb6 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:12:25] } 35... a5 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:37:05] } 36. Ra6 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:11:39] } 36... e5? { [%eval -0.42] } { Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:50] } 37. a4?? { [%eval -2.17] } { Blunder. Ra7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:14] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:37:01] } 38. Ke3?! { [%eval -2.77] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:25] } 38... g5 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:36:54] } 39. g4?! { [%eval -4.28] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:58] } 39... f4+ { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:36:32] } 40. Ke4 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:08:25] } 40... Ke6 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:36:48] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:08:38] } 41... Rc5 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:36:17] } 42. h3 { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:05:59] } 42... Kd5 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:34:01] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:05:49] } 43... e4 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:33:48] } 44. Kd2 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:05:29] } 44... Kd4 { [%eval -6.0] [%clk 0:33:20] } 45. Ra7 { [%eval -6.14] [%clk 0:05:41] } 45... e3+ { [%eval -5.94] [%clk 0:32:25] } 46. fxe3+ { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:06:06] } 46... fxe3+ { [%eval -6.47] [%clk 0:32:47] } 47. Ke2 { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 0:06:01] } 47... Rc2+ { [%eval -6.27] [%clk 0:32:54] } 48. Kf3 { [%eval -7.83] [%clk 0:04:36] } 48... Rf2+ { [%eval -8.41] [%clk 0:32:55] } 49. Kg3 { [%eval -7.65] [%clk 0:04:38] } 49... Rf7 { [%eval -7.78] [%clk 0:33:09] } 50. Rb7? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:24] } 50... e2 { [%eval -8.99] [%clk 0:33:14] } 0-1