Event: Round 3: Tom Middleton - Xiaofan Li
Date: 2024-01-20
White: Tom Middleton
Black: Xiaofan Li
Result: 1-0
ECO: B11
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... Bg4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:58] } 4. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:16] } 5. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:33] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:44] } 6... dxe4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:30] } 7. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:24:21] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:26:45] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:20:53] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:24:40] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:17:49] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:24:25] } 10. Ng3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:13:17] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:06] } 11. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:12:24] } 11... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:18:26] } 12. fxe3?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe3 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:40] } 12... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.45] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:12] } 13. e4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:05:42] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:13:36] } 14. e5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:04:52] } 14... Nd5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:12:26] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:05:09] } 15... Bg5?? { [%eval 4.03] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:08:36] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 1:02:59] } 16... Be3+ { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 1:05:34] } 17. Kh1 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 1:01:16] } 17... O-O { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 1:05:04] } 18. c4 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:56:06] } 18... Bxd4 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 1:05:01] } 19. cxd5 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:54:28] } 19... exd5? { [%eval 6.98] } { Mistake. Qxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:24] } 20. Nf6+ { [%eval 7.24] [%clk 0:45:42] } 20... gxf6?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:49] } 21. Qf5? { [%eval 8.47] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:41:46] } 21... Rfd8 { [%eval 8.47] [%clk 1:00:15] } 22. Qxh7+ { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:26:46] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:59:41] } 23. exf6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:26:08] } 23... Qg3 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:58:26] } 24. Qh8+ { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:21:58] } 24... Qg8 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:58:30] } 25. Qh6+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:22:07] } 25... Ke8 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:58:51] } 26. Rae1+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:21:32] } 26... Kd7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:59:04] } 27. Bf5+?? { [%eval 6.94] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:21:36] } 1-0