Event: 4NCL Division 2 2023-2024
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-02-10
White: Shepherd, Tom
WhiteElo: 2080
Black: Howell, Susan C
BlackElo: 1803
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 100 f.b. 50 min with 30 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:40:53] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:40:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:41:06] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:41:04] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:40:59] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:40:38] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:58] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:17] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:36] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:37:35] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:52] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:34:23] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:40:17] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:40:40] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:05] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:40:07] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:14:31] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:40:18] } 10... Na6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:09:37] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:40:36] } 11... Nc7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:08:31] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:40:55] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:03:18] } 13. Bh2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:41:19] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:55:16] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:39:59] } 14... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:54:40] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:36:02] } 15... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:50:02] } 16. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:36:25] } 16... Be6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:49:31] } 17. Nb5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:32:03] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:45:42] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:30:48] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:37:40] } 19. Nfd4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:25:42] } 19... Qa6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:30:14] } 20. Rc7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:07:27] } 20... Rxc7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:24:07] } 21. Nxc7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:07:52] } 21... Qxd3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:24:16] } 22. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:08:18] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:18:56] } 23. Kf1?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:13] } 23... Bd7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:18:02] } 24. Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:21] } 24... b5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:51] } 25. Ndxb5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:48:25] } 25... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Nxd5?? { [%eval -3.08] } { Blunder. Ke1 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:34] } 26... Bd8 { [%clk 0:06:47] } 27. Nd4 { [%clk 0:31:17] } 27... Nd2+ { [%clk 0:06:10] } 28. Ke2 { [%clk 0:31:15] } 28... Nxb3 { [%clk 0:06:09] } 1/2-1/2