Event: 4NCL Division 1 2023-2024
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-01-13
White: Gourlay, Iain
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2298
Black: Speelman, Jon S
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2487
Result: 0-1
ECO: A05
Opening: King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 100 f.b. 50 min with 30 seconds added per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:36:02] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:39:52] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:35:59] } 2... b5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:39:25] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:36:04] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:39:48] } 4. Na3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:34:39] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:37:07] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:34:43] } 5... bxc4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:35:25] } 6. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:34:55] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:35:49] } 7. b4?! { [%eval -0.36] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:24:55] } 7... Nc6?! { [%eval 0.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:34:40] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:09] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:23:07] } 9. Nxa5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:10:40] } 9... Nxa5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:23:29] } 10. bxa5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:11:05] } 10... Rxa5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:22:21] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:09:50] } 11... Be7 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:22:15] } 12. a4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:55:48] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:16:10] } 13. Bc3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:54:40] } 13... Ra6 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:13:39] } 14. d3 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:53:50] } 14... Qa8 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:10:16] } 15. e4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:51:17] } 15... d5 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:09:39] } 16. e5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:51:01] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:10:04] } 17. O-O { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:39:17] } 17... c5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:10:01] } 18. d4 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:38:24] } 18... cxd4 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:08:44] } 19. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:31:00] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:08:39] } 20. Re1 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:20:52] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:06:10] } 21. f4? { [%eval -2.28] } { Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:22] } 21... Nc6 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:02:24] } 22. f5? { [%eval -4.06] } { Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:09] } 22... Qa7 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 1:02:37] } 0-1