Event: Round 7: Varley, Joe - Hertog, Alexander
Date: 2024-06-23
White: Varley, Joe
WhiteElo: 1948
Black: Hertog, Alexander
BlackElo: 1943
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Qb6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... dxe4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:22] } 5. fxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:49] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:05] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:07] } 7... Bc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:29] } 8. Na4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:32] } 8... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:33:54] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:49] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:21] } 10. b4? { [%eval -0.65] } { Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:04] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 1:32:37] } 11. g3 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:31:42] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:32:32] } 12. Bg2 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:31:09] } 12... Bg4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:30:04] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 1:26:59] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:25:51] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:27:01] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:24:17] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 1:24:41] } 15... h6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:23:44] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:24:16] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:21:22] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 1:24:37] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:18:36] } 18. Bxh6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:23:10] } 18... Nxe4?? { [%eval 1.51] } { Blunder. gxh6 was best. } 19. Bxe4? { [%eval 0.13] } { Mistake. Bxg7 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:22] } 19... gxh6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:13:36] } 20. Bf5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:09:58] } 20... Bf8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:09:57] } 21. Rf4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:08:59] } 21... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:08:19] } 22. Nxf5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:09:10] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:06:46] } 23. Raf1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:08:51] } 23... b6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:56:17] } 24. Nb2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:05:08] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:49:01] } 25. Nc4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:03:53] } 25... Ng6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:46:43] } 26. Rg4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:00:05] } 26... b5?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:35] } 27. Nh4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:57:52] } 27... bxc4 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:36:42] } 28. Nxg6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:56:41] } 28... fxg6?? { [%eval 5.49] } { Blunder. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:39] } 29. Qxg6+ { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:56:47] } 29... Rg7 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:35:21] } 30. Qxe8 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:57:09] } 30... Qd6?? { [%eval #24] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:10] } 31. Rxg7+ { [%eval #24] [%clk 0:57:19] } 31... Kxg7 { [%eval #24] [%clk 0:32:36] } 32. Qf7+ { [%eval #23] [%clk 0:57:40] } 32... Kh8 { [%eval #36] [%clk 0:33:02] } 33. Qxf8+ { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:58:02] } 33... Qxf8 { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:33:29] } 34. Rxf8+ { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:58:24] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:33:58] } 35. Ra8 { [%eval #48] [%clk 0:58:35] } 1-0