Event: Main 4NCL  League Division 2 - 2023/24
Site: Various Locations, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-01-14
White: Pitcher, John
WhiteElo: 2315
Black: Maycock Bates, David Henry
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2305
Result: 0-1
ECO: C24
Opening: Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 100 minutes then 50 minutes to end, plus 30 seconds per move from start.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:40:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:40:41] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:50] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:42] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:13] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:35] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:53] } 5. Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:57] } 5... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:02] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:10] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:40:54] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:27] } 7... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:40:17] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:41:48] } 8... a4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:40:22] } 9. Ba2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:09] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:40:03] } 10. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:24:31] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:36:26] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:23:39] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:23:51] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:10:59] } 12... exd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:01] } 13. cxd3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:08:55] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:49:48] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:51:29] } 14... Nb3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:47:31] } 15. Bxb3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:49:21] } 15... axb3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:47:56] } 16. Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:38:12] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:47:24] } 17. Nd6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:34:14] } 17... Re5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:38:29] } 18. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:33:39] } 18... Rd5?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Rg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:27] } 19. Nxc8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:33:29] } 19... Qxc8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:24:47] } 20. Qxb3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:33:40] } 20... Ne4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:23:03] } 21. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:31:40] } 21... Qf5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:18:00] } 22. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:54] } 22... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:43] } 23. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:16] } 23... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:04] } 24. Rae1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:28:15] } 24... Rxc5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:12:48] } 25. Qxb7?? { [%eval -6.76] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:40] } 25... Rxa3?? { [%eval -0.31] } { Blunder. Rxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:02] } 26. Qb8+ { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:21:19] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:12:20] } 27. c4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:21:22] } 27... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:03:43] } 28. Re5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:21:19] } 28... Re4 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:03:59] } 29. h3 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:20:31] } 29... Rxe1+ { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:03:52] } 30. Rxe1 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:20:59] } 30... Ra2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:01:34] } 31. Qg3 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:21:12] } 31... g6 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:01:21] } 32. Re3 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:20:58] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:01:02] } 33. Re5 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:20:05] } 33... Ra1+ { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:01:12] } 34. Kh2?? { [%eval -6.81] } { Blunder. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:27] } 34... h4 { [%eval -6.88] [%clk 0:00:43] } 0-1