Event: British Rapidplay Championship 2024
Date: 2024-03-03
White: Pickard, Charles
Black: Baer, Bruce L
BlackElo: 1918
Result: 1-0
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 minutes plus 10 second increment per move.

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:15:32] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:32] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:41] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:15:22] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:15:41] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:31] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:14:39] } 6... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:08] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:14:17] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:15] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:14:23] } 8... exd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:13:31] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:31] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:13:40] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:14:37] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:13:42] } 11. Ndb5?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:40] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:54] } 12. b3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:14:43] } 12... a4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:12:19] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:13:49] } 13... axb3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:10:47] } 14. axb3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:13:57] } 14... Ne8?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:47] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:11:08] } 15... c6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:10:36] } 16. Nd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:11:16] } 16... Na6?! { [%eval 1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:09] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:11:18] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:06:52] } 18. Red1?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:47] } 18... c5? { [%eval 1.98] } { Mistake. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:18] } 19. Ndb5 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:10:51] } 19... Nb4?! { [%eval 2.62] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:27] } 20. Bxc5 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:10:15] } 20... dxc5 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:05:53] } 21. Qxd7 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:10:21] } 21... Bxd7 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:06:01] } 22. Rxd7 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:10:30] } 22... b6?! { [%eval 3.73] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:16] } 23. e5 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:10:25] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:05:06] } 24. f4 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:10:33] } 24... g5 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:04:52] } 25. Nd5 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:08:33] } 25... gxf4 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:04:51] } 26. gxf4 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:08:33] } 26... Bh6 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:04:38] } 27. Nxb4 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:08:39] } 27... cxb4 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:04:46] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:08:24] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:04:41] } 29. Bd5 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:08:13] } 29... Rg8+ { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:04:06] } 30. Kh1 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:08:22] } 30... Rg4 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:04:12] } 31. Rxf7 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:08:23] } 31... Ng7 { [%eval 5.74] [%clk 0:04:12] } 32. Nd6 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:08:10] } 32... Nh5 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:04:15] } 33. Rf5 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:07:54] } 33... Rh4?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:03] } 34. Nf7+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:08:00] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:04:12] } 35. Rg1+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:07:55] } 1-0