Event: Round 6: Baruch, Liam - Bulelani, Stephen
Date: 2024-06-19
White: Baruch, Liam
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1857
Black: Bulelani, Stephen
BlackElo: 1787
Result: 1-0
ECO: C17
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:58] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:16] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... a6?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:23] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:28:37] } 6... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:31:03] } 7. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:29:00] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:31:15] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:26:57] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:29:41] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:23:54] } 9... Nbc6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:27:40] } 10. Qg4 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:21:48] } 10... Nf5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 1:27:04] } 11. Rd1?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:16:13] } 11... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.56] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:00] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 1:10:13] } 12... Nce7 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:18:27] } 13. O-O { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:08:48] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:15:35] } 14. Bb4 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:02:01] } 14... a5? { [%eval 2.87] } { Mistake. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:52] } 15. Bxe7 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:59:48] } 15... Nxe7 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 1:00:50] } 16. c4?? { [%eval 0.66] } { Blunder. Qxg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:12] } 16... Ng6?! { [%eval 1.75] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:14] } 17. cxd5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:41:22] } 17... exd5 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:53:54] } 18. Qd4 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:35:45] } 18... O-O? { [%eval 3.8] } { Mistake. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:26] } 19. Bxg6 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:35:52] } 19... hxg6 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:47:17] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:34:36] } 20... Ra6 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:30:17] } 21. Qh4 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:34:03] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:30:02] } 22. Rxd5 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:30:39] } 22... Be6?! { [%eval 7.2] } { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:32] } 23. Nxe6 { [%eval 7.03] [%clk 0:30:10] } 23... fxe6?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:59] } 24. Rxd8+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:30:28] } 24... Qxd8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:19:06] } 25. Qxd8+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:30:54] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:19:29] } 26. Qh4+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:31:18] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:19:39] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:31:40] } 27... Rc6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:19:58] } 28. Rd8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:32:04] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:20:18] } 29. Qf4+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:32:30] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:20:04] } 30. Qf8#?? { [%eval 1.49] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8# was best. } { [%clk 0:32:55] } 1-0