Event: Round 4: Howell, Oliver W - Clarke, James
Date: 2024-02-24
White: Howell, Oliver W
WhiteElo: 1736
Black: Clarke, James
BlackElo: 1770
Result: 0-1
ECO: D79
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:36] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:31] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:45] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:40] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:53] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:47] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:55] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:56] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:23] } 7... cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:16:04] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:14:57] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:59] } 9. f4?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:35] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:16:00] } 10. a3 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:12:37] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:15:00] } 11. Nxc6 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:11:30] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:15:02] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:11:19] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:14:51] } 13. Nxe4 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:10:41] } 13... Bxe4 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:14:55] } 14. e3 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:09:59] } 14... Bxg2 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:14:54] } 15. Kxg2 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:10:08] } 15... c5 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:14:51] } 16. dxc5 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:08:44] } 16... Qxc5 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:14:59] } 17. b4?? { [%eval -4.51] } { Blunder. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:49] } 17... Qc4 { [%eval -4.67] [%clk 0:14:48] } 18. Rb1?! { [%eval -6.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:40] } 18... Qe4+ { [%eval -6.31] [%clk 0:14:56] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval -6.45] [%clk 0:08:13] } 19... Qxb1 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 0:15:04] } 20. Qxd5 { [%eval -6.69] [%clk 0:08:16] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:15:11] } 21. Qc4 { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 0:07:47] } 21... Qd3 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:15:18] } 0-1