Event: Round 8: Simpson, Ben - Bradbury, Neil H
Date: 2024-02-23
White: Simpson, Ben
WhiteElo: 1873
Black: Bradbury, Neil H
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2234
Result: 0-1
ECO: E49
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:26] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:53] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:19] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:46] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:04] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:26:58] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:18] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:20] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:34] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:36] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:27:35] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:09] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:26:27] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:17:21] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:13] } 11... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:15:33] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:21:01] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:08:14] } 13. f4?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:30] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:06:49] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:11:41] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:02:22] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:04:18] } 15... h5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:57:10] } 16. h3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:51:54] } 16... Na5 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:39:22] } 17. c4 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:40:13] } 17... h4 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:39:38] } 18. Nh1 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:37:53] } 18... Nh5? { [%eval 0.59] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:17] } 19. Nf2?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:03] } 19... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:39] } 20. Qc3?! { [%eval -0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:57] } 20... Bb7 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:26:26] } 21. Bb2 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:29:34] } 21... f6 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:23:06] } 22. Bb1?! { [%eval -1.79] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:32] } 22... Ng3 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:19:31] } 23. Qc2?! { [%eval -2.92] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:34] } 23... f5?! { [%eval -1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:50] } 24. Re1 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:21:04] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:16:37] } 25. Be5?! { [%eval -2.42] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:47] } 25... Rad8 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:16:12] } 26. Ra2 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:12:04] } 26... Qf7 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:13:56] } 27. e4 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:06:29] } 27... Nxe4?! { [%eval -2.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:36] } 28. Nxe4 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:02:51] } 28... fxe4?? { [%eval -0.91] } { Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:58] } 29. Rxe4? { [%eval -2.59] } { Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:34] } 29... Rd1+ { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:03:42] } 30. Kh2 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:03:03] } 30... Rxb1?! { [%eval -1.81] } { Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 31. Qxb1 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:03:10] } 31... Bxe4 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:01:12] } 32. Qxe4 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:03:38] } 32... Nxc4 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:01:07] } 33. Re2 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:02:12] } 33... Re8?! { [%eval -1.36] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 34. a4 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:01:45] } 34... Nd6? { [%eval -0.58] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:10] } 35. Qc6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:01:25] } 35... Nf5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:01:09] } 36. Rd2 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:01:38] } 36... Nd4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:00:31] } 37. Bxd4?? { [%eval -7.56] } { Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 37... Qxf4+ { [%eval -7.42] [%clk 0:00:59] } 38. Kh1 { [%eval -7.57] [%clk 0:01:23] } 38... Re1+ { [%eval -7.23] [%clk 0:01:24] } 39. Bg1 { [%eval -7.2] [%clk 0:01:51] } 39... Qxd2 { [%eval -7.06] [%clk 0:01:33] } 40. Qc8+ { [%eval -8.0] [%clk 0:02:04] } 40... Kh7 { [%eval -9.32] [%clk 0:01:13] } 41. Qf5+ { [%eval -8.65] [%clk 0:02:28] } 41... Kh6 { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:01:31] } 42. Kh2?? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:29] } 42... Qd6+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:01:41] } 43. Kh1 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:02:58] } 43... Qd4 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:01:53] } 0-1