Event: Round 6: Benjamin Larkin - Joe Fathallah
Date: 2023-07-10
White: Benjamin Larkin
Black: Joe Fathallah
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:28] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:54] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:02] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:13] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:15] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:33:37] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:33:33] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:34:02] } 9... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:57] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:34:10] } 10... Qa5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:34:03] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:34:36] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:33:15] } 12. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:33:41] } 12... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:29:03] } 13. Qe3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:34:06] } 13... f5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:15:18] } 14. exf6 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:31:04] } 14... Rxf6 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:15:13] } 15. g4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:28:48] } 15... Ne4?? { [%eval 3.64] } { Blunder. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:16] } 16. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 1:28:22] } 16... dxe4 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 1:10:35] } 17. Qxe4 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 1:27:54] } 17... Qxa2 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 1:08:11] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 1:21:55] } 18... g6 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 1:00:16] } 19. h5 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 1:17:08] } 19... Qa1+ { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:56:33] } 20. Kd2 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 1:17:32] } 20... Qa5+ { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:56:28] } 21. c3 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 1:09:37] } 21... Qd5 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:54:14] } 22. hxg6 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 1:08:36] } 22... hxg6 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:29:01] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 1:06:15] } 23... e5 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:19:33] } 24. Kc1 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:58:39] } 24... Be6 { [%eval 7.14] [%clk 0:18:26] } 25. Ng5 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 0:55:17] } 25... Rxf4 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:14:24] } 26. Bf5 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:48:52] } 26... Nd4?! { [%eval 8.39] } { Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:34] } 27. Bxe6+ { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:47:14] } 27... Qxe6 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:14:24] } 28. Rh8+ { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:42:42] } 28... Kxh8 { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:13:47] } 29. Qh2+ { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 0:43:00] } 29... Kg8?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:11] } 30. Qh7+ { [%eval 8.66] [%clk 0:43:11] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:12:33] } 31. Nxe6+ { [%eval 9.29] [%clk 0:43:37] } 31... Nxe6? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:54] } 32. Qh8+?? { [%eval 6.39] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:04] } 32... Ke7 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:12:55] } 33. Qxb8 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:44:26] } 1-0