Event: Round 9: Frederick Litchfield - Daniel Melamed
Date: 2024-01-09
White: Frederick Litchfield
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2176
Black: Daniel Melamed
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1988
Result: 1-0
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Simagin Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:12] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:28] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:43] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:14] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:04] } 7. Ng3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:39] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:19] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:08:36] } 8... exd5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:29:10] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:08:03] } 9... Re8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:29:09] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:06:39] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:28:18] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:05:43] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:28:28] } 12. Nce2 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:05:10] } 12... a5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:23:52] } 13. a4?! { [%eval -0.82] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:04:12] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:19:00] } 14. f3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:48:12] } 14... c5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:13:00] } 15. O-O { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:43:57] } 15... c4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:06:14] } 16. Bf5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:44:14] } 16... g6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:06:26] } 17. Bxc8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:44:25] } 17... Raxc8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:06:55] } 18. Rae1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:42:02] } 18... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.93] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:01] } 19. e4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:35:59] } 19... Qb6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:00:18] } 20. Bc3? { [%eval -0.46] } { Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:03] } 20... Ne6? { [%eval 0.68] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:51] } 21. Kh1 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:27:29] } 21... Bb4?! { [%eval 2.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:02] } 22. e5 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:27:00] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:52:23] } 23. f4 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:26:07] } 23... f5 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:50:30] } 24. exf6 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:21:29] } 24... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:50:47] } 25. f5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:20:51] } 25... Nf8 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:51:10] } 26. Nf4?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:55] } 26... Kg7?? { [%eval 2.95] } { Blunder. Rxe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:59] } 27. Qf2?! { [%eval 1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:36] } 27... Qd6?? { [%eval 4.62] } { Blunder. Rxe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:50] } 28. fxg6 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:17:11] } 28... hxg6 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:41:24] } 29. Nfh5+ { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:16:14] } 29... Nxh5 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:40:25] } 30. Nxh5+ { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:16:13] } 30... gxh5?! { [%eval 5.23] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:50] } 31. Qf7+ { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:16:11] } 31... Kh6 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:40:32] } 32. Rxe8 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:14:16] } 32... Rxe8 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:40:40] } 33. Qxe8 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:14:39] } 33... Ng6 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:41:01] } 34. Rf7 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:12:40] } 1-0