Event: Chessengland.com Grandmasters Festival - IM Group C
Site: Mindsports Centre, Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-12-07
White: Willmoth, Robert F
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2123
Black: Cherniaev, Alexander
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2381
Result: 0-1
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 min + 30 seconds added per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:28] } 2. b3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:27] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:37] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:01] } 4... Bg4?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:43] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:09] } 5... Bh5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:22:08] } 6. g4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:27:25] } 6... Bg6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:22:36] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:26:48] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:22:14] } 8. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:23:28] } 8... hxg6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:22:42] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:23:51] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:19:17] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:56] } 10... e6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:19:22] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:16:46] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:13:05] } 12. d3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:13:43] } 12... Nh6?! { [%eval 0.92] } { Inaccuracy. fxg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:50] } 13. g5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:54:33] } 13... Nf7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:10:14] } 14. e4?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:27] } 14... fxe4?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:54] } 15. dxe4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:54:18] } 15... d4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:57:19] } 16. e5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:46:44] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:57:48] } 17. Qg4?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:07] } 17... Nfd8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:58:12] } 18. c3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:32:45] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:15] } 19. Be4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:26:52] } 19... Nf5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:44:36] } 20. Rf2?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:40] } 20... Nc6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:43:52] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:24:53] } 21... dxc3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:42:31] } 22. Bxc3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:24:27] } 22... Be7 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:34:38] } 23. Kh2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:22:25] } 23... b5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:30:58] } 24. Re1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:22:11] } 24... Qb6 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:30:00] } 25. Bg2 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:19:29] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:29:36] } 26. Ne4 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:19:46] } 26... Rcd8 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:27:33] } 27. Rd2?! { [%eval -1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:11] } 27... Rxd2 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:27:53] } 28. Nxd2 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:15:54] } 28... Rd8?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Ncd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:42] } 29. Ne4?! { [%eval -1.16] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:39] } 29... a5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:17:35] } 30. Qe2 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:15:07] } 30... Nb4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:17:20] } 31. Ba1? { [%eval -2.3] } { Mistake. Bxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:50] } 31... Nd3 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:16:50] } 32. Rf1 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:10:28] } 32... c4 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:17:09] } 33. bxc4 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:10:21] } 33... bxc4 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:17:37] } 34. Bc3 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:09:18] } 34... a4?! { [%eval -1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:47] } 35. Rf3?! { [%eval -2.83] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:23] } 35... a3 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:13:13] } 36. Bh1? { [%eval -3.64] } { Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:29] } 36... Bb4 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:11:45] } 37. Ba1 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:05:48] } 37... Rd7 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:08:55] } 38. Nd2? { [%eval -6.02] } { Mistake. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:36] } 38... Qc5? { [%eval -3.63] } { Mistake. Bxd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:38] } 39. Rf1? { [%eval -7.12] } { Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:37] } 39... Qe3 { [%eval -5.75] [%clk 0:08:35] } 0-1