Event: Round 4: Neel Madhav Valluru - Sam Hitchcock
Date: 2024-02-18
White: Neel Madhav Valluru
Black: Sam Hitchcock
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C30
Opening: King's Gambit
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:20:02] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:20:06] } 2. f4?! { [%eval -0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:32] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:05] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:18:31] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:20:05] } 4. exd5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:17:59] } 4... e4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:20:06] } 5. Nd4? { [%eval -1.61] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:11] } 5... cxd5?! { [%eval -0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:00] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:16:38] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:19:37] } 7. dxe4 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:16:22] } 7... dxe4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:19:36] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:15:29] } 8... Bc5?! { [%eval 0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:25] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:14:35] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:17:40] } 10. Bb5? { [%eval -1.6] } { Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:47] } 10... Ng4?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:42] } 11. Bg1 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:13:07] } 11... a6?! { [%eval -0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:34] } 12. Be2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:12:58] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:13:58] } 13. Bf2?? { [%eval -2.0] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:05] } 13... Qd6 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:13:39] } 14. O-O?? { [%eval -4.23] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:52] } 14... Rd8?? { [%eval -1.67] } { Blunder. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:09] } 15. Nb3 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:10:23] } 15... Bxf2+ { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:11:45] } 16. Rxf2 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:10:24] } 16... Nc6?? { [%eval 0.29] } { Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:59] } 17. Qxd6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:09:28] } 17... Rxd6?? { [%eval 6.88] } { Blunder. Rxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:57] } 18. Re1?? { [%eval 1.42] } { Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:23] } 18... b6?? { [%eval 9.92] } { Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:30] } 19. Bf1 { [%clk 0:08:56] } 19... Bf5 { [%clk 0:08:14] } 20. Nd2 { [%clk 0:08:20] } 20... Rd4 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 21. Ndb1 { [%clk 0:08:05] } 1/2-1/2