Event: Round 6: Vettese, Nicholas - Stevens, Christian
Date: 2024-05-20
White: Vettese, Nicholas
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2247
Black: Stevens, Christian
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2252
Result: 1-0
ECO: B42
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:59] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:24] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:52] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:25:50] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:26:15] } 7. Qg4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:27:04] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:24:09] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:26:41] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:23:55] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:22:51] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:23:46] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:19:43] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:09:53] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:16:40] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:10:11] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:14:43] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:03:30] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:05:06] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:53:17] } 14. Qe3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:52:16] } 14... b5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:51:08] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:50:42] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:45:57] } 16. f4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:50:30] } 16... b4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:40:56] } 17. Na4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:50:49] } 17... Kf8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:33:52] } 18. Nb6?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:08] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:29:00] } 19. e5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:32:53] } 19... dxe5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:23:26] } 20. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:33:15] } 20... Nxd8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:23:19] } 21. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:33:27] } 21... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:08:40] } 22. Rg1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:22:19] } 22... Bd5?? { [%eval 3.74] } { Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:46] } 23. Nc8 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:22:01] } 23... Nc6 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:05:08] } 24. Nxe7 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:22:17] } 24... Nxe5 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:05:30] } 25. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:21:19] } 1-0