Event: Round 5: James Howland - Cox, Toby
Date: 2024-02-24
White: James Howland
Black: Cox, Toby
BlackElo: 1715
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:41] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:45] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:48] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:54] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:54] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:03] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:00] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:16:12] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:02] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:56] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:12:36] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:23] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:11:39] } 10... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:15:31] } 11. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:11:35] } 11... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:15:20] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:10:31] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:14:08] } 13. b4?? { [%eval -3.45] } { Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:48] } 13... Ne4 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:13:33] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval -3.41] [%clk 0:08:28] } 14... dxe4 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:13:42] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:07:36] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:13:34] } 16. Qc3 { [%eval -3.72] [%clk 0:07:20] } 16... Nd4 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:12:55] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:04:40] } 17... O-O { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:12:07] } 18. Qc5 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:04:03] } 18... Qxc5 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:11:55] } 19. bxc5 { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:04:12] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:11:57] } 20. Bd1 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:03:49] } 20... h6 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:11:23] } 21. Nh3 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:03:51] } 21... e3 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:11:18] } 22. Rg1 { [%eval -5.51] [%clk 0:03:04] } 22... Rxc5 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 0:11:17] } 23. c3 { [%eval -6.17] [%clk 0:02:35] } 23... Rfc8 { [%eval -6.22] [%clk 0:11:11] } 24. g4 { [%eval -6.66] [%clk 0:02:06] } 24... Rxc3 { [%eval -6.62] [%clk 0:11:09] } 25. Rxc3 { [%eval -6.6] [%clk 0:01:51] } 25... Rxc3 { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:11:17] } 26. Rg3 { [%eval -6.6] [%clk 0:02:00] } 26... Rxa3 { [%eval -6.55] [%clk 0:10:52] } 27. Ng1 { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:02:08] } 27... b4 { [%eval -6.61] [%clk 0:10:50] } 28. Ne2 { [%eval -8.79] [%clk 0:02:08] } 28... Nf3+ { [%eval -7.74] [%clk 0:10:01] } 0-1