Event: Round 1: Steven Rand - Fausto, Aliana
Date: 2024-03-15
White: Steven Rand
Black: Fausto, Aliana
BlackElo: 1675
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:46] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:34] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:53] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:26:16] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:41] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:09] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:46] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:14:49] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:32:38] } 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:15:08] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:45] } 9... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:15:28] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:32:09] } 10... Nd4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:13:35] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:31:57] } 11... Qd8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:09:44] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:23:20] } 12... Qe7?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:41] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:15:39] } 13... cxd4?! { [%eval 1.95] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:18] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 1:15:46] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:49:27] } 15. Ba5 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:07:25] } 15... Rc8?? { [%eval 5.91] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:46:59] } 16. Qa4+ { [%eval 5.99] [%clk 1:07:09] } 16... Rc6 { [%eval 7.04] [%clk 0:45:04] } 17. Bxc6+ { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 1:06:14] } 17... bxc6 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:45:01] } 18. Qxc6+ { [%eval 7.03] [%clk 1:06:29] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 0:44:50] } 19. Qa8+ { [%eval 7.7] [%clk 1:01:27] } 19... Ke7 { [%eval 7.52] [%clk 0:42:44] } 20. Bb4+ { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 1:01:10] } 20... Kf6 { [%eval 7.25] [%clk 0:42:00] } 21. Qf3+ { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 1:01:32] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 7.29] [%clk 0:41:42] } 22. Rc6+ { [%eval 7.11] [%clk 1:01:46] } 22... Qxc6 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:41:26] } 23. Qxc6+ { [%eval 7.08] [%clk 1:02:07] } 23... Be6 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:41:31] } 24. Qf3+ { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 1:02:22] } 24... Bf5 { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:41:38] } 25. g4 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 1:02:38] } 25... Rg8 { [%eval 8.43] [%clk 0:40:55] } 26. gxf5 { [%eval 8.02] [%clk 1:02:51] } 26... gxf5? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:17] } 27. Qc6+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:02:02] } 27... Kg5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:41:14] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:01:58] } 28... f4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:41:09] } 29. Rg1+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:01:59] } 29... Kh4 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:40:17] } 30. Be7+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:01:48] } 30... f6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:40:14] } 31. Bxf6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:02:07] } 31... Bxf6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:40:39] } 32. Qxf6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:02:32] } 32... Kh5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:40:44] } 33. Qf5+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:02:42] } 33... Kh6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:41:12] } 34. Qh3# { [%clk 1:03:00] } 1-0