Event: British Rapidplay - lower boards
Date: 2024-03-03
White: Fairhurst, Steve
Black: Mehta, Zara
Result: 0-1
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 minutes + 10secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... h6?! { [%eval 0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:34] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:15:40] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:15:34] } 5. d3?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:42] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:32] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:37] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:32] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:41] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:35] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:28] } 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:14:57] } 9. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:30] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:14:07] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:23] } 10... Qf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:13:23] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:14:06] } 11... Bb6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:12:03] } 12. c4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:12:42] } 12... Rab8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:09:08] } 13. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:11:31] } 13... bxc6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:08:56] } 14. Bxb6 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:10:36] } 14... Rxb6 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:08:57] } 15. b4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:10:16] } 15... c5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:08:29] } 16. b5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:10:10] } 16... a6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:08:18] } 17. a4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:09:22] } 17... Rfb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:01] } 18. a5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:09:13] } 18... R6b7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:07:49] } 19. Rb1? { [%eval -1.66] } { Mistake. bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:29] } 19... axb5 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:07:15] } 20. a6? { [%eval -2.81] } { Mistake. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:32] } 20... Ra7 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:07:07] } 21. cxb5 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:07:33] } 21... Rxb5 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:06:52] } 22. Rxb5 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:06:41] } 22... Bxb5 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:06:54] } 23. Qb1 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:06:48] } 23... c6 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:06:34] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:06:42] } 24... Rxa6 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:05:56] } 25. Nd2 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:05:36] } 25... Ra3 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:05:16] } 26. Nc4 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:05:10] } 26... Ra6 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:04:08] } 27. Qb3 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:04:06] } 27... Qf4 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:02:57] } 28. Rc2?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:22] } 28... Ra1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:02:56] } 0-1