Event: Round 5: Vettese, Nicholas - Cummings, David H.
Date: 2024-03-30
White: Vettese, Nicholas
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2206
Black: Cummings, David H.
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2333
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:13] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:58] } 4... h5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:20] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... Bb4?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:04] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:29] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:29:28] } 8. c5?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:48] } 8... b6 { [%eval -0.33] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:22:31] } 9... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:23:08] } 10. Qxc3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:21:58] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:12:50] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:13:43] } 11... axb4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:09:30] } 12. axb4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:14:03] } 12... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:09:53] } 13. Qxa1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:14:26] } 13... bxc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:06:43] } 14. bxc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:14:47] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:06:53] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:10:45] } 15... f6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:05:34] } 16. exf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:06:31] } 16... gxf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:05:24] } 17. Nh3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:06:41] } 17... e5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:54:18] } 18. dxe5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:06:19] } 18... fxe5?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:23] } 19. Nf4?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:07] } 19... Qb8?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:23] } 20. O-O { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:47:34] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:41:39] } 21. Bb2 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:47:25] } 21... d4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:39:19] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:42:04] } 22... Kf7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:34:28] } 23. Nd3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:20:52] } 23... Ng6?? { [%eval 3.59] } { Blunder. Bxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:20] } 24. Nxe5+ { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:19:58] } 24... Nxe5 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:33:54] } 25. Bxd4 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:20:22] } 25... Neg4 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:26:06] } 26. Bc4+?? { [%eval -1.05] } { Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:12] } 26... Kg6 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:22:19] } 27. g3 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:19:35] } 27... Re8 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:20:22] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:17:09] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:14:36] } 29. Qc1 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:15:37] } 29... Nf3+? { [%eval 0.03] } { Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:23] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:14:43] } 30... Be4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:10:20] } 31. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:14:55] } 31... Nd2+?? { [%eval 4.04] } { Blunder. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:23] } 32. f3 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:13:52] } 32... Bxf3+ { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:03:56] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:14:02] } 33... Ne4?! { [%eval 6.62] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:07] } 34. Rd6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:14:17] } 34... Qb7?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 35. Bg7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:13:52] } 35... Nxd6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:01:36] } 36. Qg5+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:14:15] } 1-0