Event: Round 3: Jessel, Stephen - Melaugh, Shane
Date: 2024-03-30
White: Jessel, Stephen
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2285
Black: Melaugh, Shane
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2105
Result: 1-0
ECO: A30
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:44] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:23] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:47] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:24] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:08] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:48] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:19] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:25] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:45] } 6. Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:48] } 6... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:55] } 7. N1c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:53] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:02] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:29] } 8... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:17] } 9. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:23:34] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:13:28] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:08] } 10... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:13] } 11. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:09:36] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:12:04] } 12. e3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:09:12] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:10:23] } 13. Bg2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:08:52] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:24] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:07:37] } 14... f5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:09:25] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:54:57] } 15... Qb6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:05:50] } 16. b4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:49:19] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:55] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:44:01] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:01:13] } 18. e4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:41:14] } 18... fxe4?? { [%eval 2.24] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:28] } 19. Qg5+ { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:37:26] } 19... Ng6 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 1:00:44] } 20. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:37:22] } 20... f5?? { [%eval 4.99] } { Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:49] } 21. Nf6+ { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:34:30] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 1:00:10] } 22. Nd5 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:31:43] } 1-0