Event: British Rapidplay Championship 2024
Date: 2024-03-03
White: Herring, Samuel
WhiteElo: 1895
Black: Moreby, James
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2248
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 minutes plus 10 second increment per move.

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:15] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:15:01] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:12] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:11] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:21] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:17] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:21] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:26] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:28] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:29] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:32] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:36] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:13] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:25] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:14:15] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:00] } 9. Nd2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:14:12] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:56] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:14:13] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:14:29] } 11. Ne3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:14:20] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:14:18] } 12. Ned5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:14:22] } 12... Bxd5?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:11] } 13. Nxd5?! { [%eval 0.51] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:24] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:11:52] } 14. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:13:21] } 14... Ne7?! { [%eval 1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:52] } 15. Bg2?! { [%eval 0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:17] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:11:45] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:13:01] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:09:26] } 17. Bd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:12:39] } 17... a4?! { [%eval 1.56] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:30] } 18. b4 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:11:12] } 18... cxb4 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:05:01] } 19. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:10:03] } 19... bxc4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:04:57] } 20. dxc4 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:08:19] } 20... Rxb4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:04:59] } 21. Bxb4 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:08:22] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:05:01] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:07:57] } 22... Nc6?! { [%eval 2.47] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:42] } 23. Qxa4 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:07:32] } 23... Nd4 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:02:51] } 24. Qd1 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:06:45] } 24... Qg4?! { [%eval 3.44] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:12] } 25. e3 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:06:02] } 25... Ne2+ { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:02:21] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:05:54] } 26... Qxc4 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:02:01] } 27. Bd5 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:04:57] } 27... Qg4 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:02:09] } 28. f3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:34] } 28... Nxg3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:17] } 29. hxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:43] } 29... Qxg3?? { [%eval 2.23] } { Blunder. Qh3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:24] } 30. Qe2 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:04:19] } 30... Qh3+ { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:02:02] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:04:22] } 31... Bh6 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:02:10] } 32. Rf2 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:03:37] } 32... Rc8 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:02:13] } 33. Bd2 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:03:23] } 33... Rb8 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:01:38] } 34. Bb4 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:02:19] } 34... Rc8 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:01:47] } 35. Bd2 { [%eval 2.29] } 35... Rb8 { [%eval 2.61] } 36. Be4?? { [%eval 0.5] } { Blunder. Qd3 was best. } 36... Rb2? { [%eval 2.24] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } 37. Rh2 { [%eval 2.22] } 1/2-1/2