Event: Round 8: Berry, Neil - Lupulescu, Constantin
Date: 2024-03-17
White: Berry, Neil
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2263
Black: Lupulescu, Constantin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2579
Result: 0-1
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:39:52] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:40:47] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:40:12] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:41:13] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:40:25] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:41:38] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:40:33] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:42:01] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:40:33] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:42:22] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:38:02] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:42:27] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:37:46] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:42:46] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:58] } 8... cxb3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:42:49] } 9. axb3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:19] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:39:12] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:12] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:18] } 11. Bb2?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:36] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:16:58] } 12. Nxd7 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:51:56] } 12... Nxd7 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:17:15] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:52:17] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:17:15] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:46:47] } 14... a5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:59:01] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:44:41] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:53:24] } 16. Qf4 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:42:32] } 16... a4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:49:15] } 17. b4?! { [%eval -1.43] } { Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:44] } 17... a3 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:40:06] } 18. Bc3 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:16:18] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:38:43] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:14:47] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:38:00] } 20. Bxd5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:13:04] } 20... cxd5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:29:10] } 21. Rc2 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:13:04] } 21... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:24:36] } 22. dxc5?? { [%eval -3.06] } { Blunder. bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:24] } 22... Qc6 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:24:41] } 23. Be5 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:06:49] } 23... f6 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:20:30] } 24. Bd6 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:06:54] } 24... d4 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:20:27] } 25. f3 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:06:54] } 25... e5 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:20:53] } 26. Qd2 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:06:42] } 26... Bc8 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:19:33] } 27. Ra1 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:02:50] } 27... Be6 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:19:21] } 28. Qd3 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:02:11] } 28... a2 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:19:13] } 29. Qd2 { [%eval -3.41] [%clk 0:02:06] } 29... Ra3 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:16:54] } 30. Rcxa2 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:01:32] } 30... Bxa2 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:17:18] } 31. Rxa2 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:01:59] } 31... Rda8 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:16:54] } 32. Rxa3 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:01:31] } 32... Rxa3 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:17:19] } 33. Kf2?! { [%eval -4.11] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:17] } 33... Qd5 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:16:01] } 34. Qc2?! { [%eval -5.29] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 34... d3 { [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:16:15] } 0-1