Event: Round 9: Alvin Menyon - Richmond Yarkpah
Date: 2023-12-29
White: Alvin Menyon
Black: Richmond Yarkpah
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.13] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:37:56] } 2... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:28:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:38:14] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:22] } 4. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:31] } 4... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:27:30] } 5. bxc3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:38:44] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:26:59] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:38:55] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:26:58] } 7. Be5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:22] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:45] } 8. cxd5?! { [%eval -0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:27] } 8... Qxd5? { [%eval 0.84] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:13] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:38:29] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:26:11] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:38:40] } 10... b5? { [%eval 1.61] } { Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:39] } 11. g3?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:46] } 11... Na5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:25:26] } 12. Bg2 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:39:14] } 12... c6?! { [%eval 2.42] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:45] } 13. O-O { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:39:06] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 1:24:14] } 14. Re1?! { [%eval 1.78] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:25] } 14... O-O-O?? { [%eval 4.55] } { Blunder. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:53] } 15. e4?! { [%eval 3.1] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:37] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 1:23:40] } 16. a4 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:39:58] } 16... Nc4 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 1:22:21] } 17. axb5 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:39:47] } 17... cxb5 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 1:22:40] } 18. Rxa7 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:39:27] } 18... Kb8 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 1:21:46] } 19. Qa1 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:37:20] } 19... Qc6 { [%eval 3.65] } 20. d5 { [%eval 3.04] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 1:20:29] } 21. Ra2 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:36:47] } 21... exd5 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 1:20:10] } 22. exd5 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:36:57] } 22... Bxd5?! { [%eval 4.22] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:53] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:37:09] } 23... Bxg2 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 1:19:44] } 24. Kxg2 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:37:24] } 24... Qb7+ { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 1:18:21] } 25. Kg1 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:37:51] } 25... Rd5?? { [%eval 7.3] } { Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:43] } 26. Re7 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:27:16] } 26... Rd7 { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 1:15:43] } 27. Rxd7 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 0:27:17] } 27... Qe4?! { [%eval 14.17] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:55] } 28. Re2 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:26:26] } 28... Qa8?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Na3 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:47] } 29. Qb1?! { [%eval 11.89] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxa8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:25:35] } 29... Ne5?! { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:21] } 30. Qxb5+ { [%eval 38.38] [%clk 0:25:23] } 30... Kc8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:13:16] } 31. Rd5?! { [%eval 16.91] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:58] } 31... Nf3+?! { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb7 was best. } 32. Nxf3 { [%eval #5] } 32... Qa1+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:09:27] } 33. Re1 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:25:12] } 33... Qxc3 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:09:38] } 34. Rc5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:25:39] } 1-0