Event: Round 1: John G Cooper - Paul SN Kendall
Date: 2023-10-20
White: John G Cooper
Black: Paul SN Kendall
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A36
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:42] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:26] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:53] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:36] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:16] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:46] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:19] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:08] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:28:20] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:20:34] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:12] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:19:49] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:25:07] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:16:32] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:50] } 9. Rb1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:15:59] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:19:25] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:10:34] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:15:12] } 11. Nd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:09:38] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:00:42] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:01:24] } 12... g5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:54:31] } 13. Bc3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:51:51] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:50:58] } 14. Qe1 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:43:29] } 14... Nce7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:46:13] } 15. f4? { [%eval -0.92] } { Mistake. Nxe7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:36:29] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:43:13] } 16. cxd5 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:32:50] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:42:53] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:30:39] } 17... b6?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:28] } 18. b4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:30:17] } 18... axb4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:38:23] } 19. axb4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:30:39] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:37:46] } 20. bxc5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:29:58] } 20... bxc5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:38:08] } 21. Rb7 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:30:06] } 21... Rfb8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:34:34] } 22. Rfb1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:28:08] } 22... Rxb7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:33:53] } 23. Rxb7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:28:33] } 23... gxf4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:33:58] } 24. gxf4? { [%eval -1.25] } { Mistake. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:16] } 24... Nh4?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:49] } 25. Qe1?? { [%eval -2.75] } { Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:04] } 25... Nxg2?! { [%eval -1.71] } { Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:52] } 26. Kxg2 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:18:55] } 26... Qf7?? { [%eval 0.76] } { Blunder. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:35] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:17:15] } 27... exf4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:25:33] } 28. Nxf4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:17:04] } 28... Be5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:24:23] } 29. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:43] } 29... dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:42] } 30. Nh5?? { [%eval -4.03] } { Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:23] } 30... Kh8?? { [%eval 0.15] } { Blunder. Qxh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:52] } 31. Qh4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:06:56] } 31... Qg6+ { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:13:38] } 32. Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:08] } 32... Qxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:05] } 33. Qxe5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:21] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:27] } 34. Qg3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:43] } 34... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:35] } 35. Qe5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:32] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:03] } 36. Rxd7?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3+ was best. } 36... Qd1+ { [%eval #-3] } 37. Kf2 { [%eval #-3] } 37... Ra2+ { [%eval #-2] } 1/2-1/2