Event: Round 9: Kevin Barry Spraggett - Joao Pedro Pires Meira
Date: 2023-11-25
White: Kevin Barry Spraggett
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2441
Black: Joao Pedro Pires Meira
BlackElo: 1883
Result: 1-0
ECO: D11
Opening: Slav Defense: Quiet Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:07] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:10:06] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:10:10] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:10:08] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:10:13] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:10:10] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:10:16] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:10:10] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:10:19] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:09:54] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:10:19] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:09:53] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:10:22] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:09:53] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:10:24] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:09:31] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:10:17] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:09:18] } 10. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:10:17] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:09:14] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:50] } 11... b4?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:35] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:09:32] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:07:35] } 13. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:09:31] } 13... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:07:38] } 14. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:09:34] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:05:10] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:09:07] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:05:04] } 16. Nd6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:08:28] } 16... Rfb8?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:39] } 17. dxc5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:07:02] } 17... h6?? { [%eval 4.68] } { Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:03] } 18. Nxb7 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:06:56] } 18... Nxe5 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:03:34] } 19. Nxe5 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:06:43] } 19... Rxb7 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:03:29] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:06:07] } 20... Rc7 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:03:15] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:05:53] } 21... Raa7 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:02:56] } 22. c6 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:05:18] } 22... Qd6 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:02:42] } 23. Qg3 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:04:27] } 23... f6 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:01:42] } 24. Nd7 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:04:21] } 24... Nf4 { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:01:26] } 25. Rfd1 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:02:32] } 25... Rxc6 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:01:01] } 26. Nxf6+ { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:02:09] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval 7.51] [%clk 0:01:04] } 27. Rxc6 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:02:05] } 27... Qxc6 { [%eval 7.34] [%clk 0:00:20] } 28. Qxf4 { [%eval 8.38] [%clk 0:01:58] } 28... gxf6? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 29. Qb8+?! { [%eval 15.28] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:52] } 1-0