Event: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2024 - Section 65 +
Site: Terme Catez, Slovenia
Date: 2024-05-12
White: James, Geoffrey H
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2079
Black: Brait, Wolfgang
BlackElo: 1957
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B19
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90min + 30min/40 moves + 30s/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:12] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:33] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:55] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:51] } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:12] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:16] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:56] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:34] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:19] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:58] } 8. h5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:07] } 8... Bh7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:23] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:04] } 9... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:45] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:20] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:39] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:19] } 11... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:09] } 12. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:13] } 12... c5? { [%eval 1.55] } { Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:27] } 13. Bc3? { [%eval 0.04] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:42] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:13:53] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:12:44] } 14... a6? { [%eval 1.59] } { Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:16] } 15. Kf1? { [%eval 0.02] } { Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:09:31] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:59:48] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:05:51] } 16... Qd7?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:10] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:55:59] } 17... O-O-O?! { [%eval 2.15] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:13] } 18. Rd2?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Ba5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:21] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:52:04] } 19. Ba5?? { [%eval -1.71] } { Blunder. Rh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:54] } 19... Bxg3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:04] } 20. Nf5?? { [%eval -1.85] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:10] } 20... exf5 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:39:08] } 21. Rxd7 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:33:30] } 21... Rxd7 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:39:34] } 22. Qxf5?! { [%eval -3.12] } { Inaccuracy. fxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:12] } 22... Nce4 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:34:09] } 23. Rh3?! { [%eval -4.6] } { Inaccuracy. Be1 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:29] } 23... g6?! { [%eval -3.18] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:51] } 24. hxg6 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:25:04] } 24... fxg6 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:34:04] } 25. Qxg6 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:25:02] } 25... Bxf2 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:32:54] } 26. Rf3 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:21:35] } 26... Rg8?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:15] } 27. Qxh6?? { [%eval -3.75] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:16:22] } 27... Ng3+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:06] } 28. Rxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:56] } 28... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:14] } 29. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:51] } 29... Bd6?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:28] } 30. Qe6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:13:31] } 30... Rf8+ { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:20:18] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:13:32] } 31... Bc5+ { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:19:46] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:13:48] } 32... Bd6+ { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:16:18] } 33. Kg1 { [%clk 0:14:02] } 1/2-1/2