Event: Round 8: Ben Hague - Tom Middelburg
Date: 2024-01-09
White: Ben Hague
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2337
Black: Tom Middelburg
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2358
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... h5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:14] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:30:14] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:29:30] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7... Qg4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:29:50] } 8. Bxf5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:32:49] } 8... Qxf5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:30:17] } 9. c4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:32:59] } 9... Qe4+ { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:30:22] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:33:20] } 10... e6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:30:47] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:33:31] } 11... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:31:00] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:31:49] } 12... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:09:08] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:38] } 13... Qc4? { [%eval 1.32] } { Mistake. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:29] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:26:00] } 14... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:01:43] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:26:05] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:48:29] } 16. Rd4 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 1:20:11] } 16... Qb5 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:48:42] } 17. Rhd1 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:11:02] } 17... Na6 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:48:52] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 1:05:02] } 18... Qc5 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:41:30] } 19. Bxe7 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:43:37] } 19... Qxe7 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:41:51] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:43:43] } 20... Nc5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:36:35] } 21. Rf4 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:41:18] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:35:05] } 22. Rfd4 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:34:33] } 22... g6 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:31:31] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:29:17] } 23... f6 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:27:13] } 24. Nf3 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:23:46] } 24... fxe5? { [%eval 3.38] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:03] } 25. Nxe5 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:24:05] } 25... Rf5?! { [%eval 4.55] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:01] } 26. Qh6 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:21:35] } 26... Rxf2?! { [%eval 6.01] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:22] } 27. Qxg6+ { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:21:13] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:16:46] } 28. Rd7 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:15:06] } 28... Nd3+ { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:08:04] } 29. R1xd3 { [%eval 7.29] [%clk 0:14:29] } 1-0