Event: Round 8: Huston, Gus - Sochacki, Christophe
Date: 2024-07-21
White: Huston, Gus
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2395
Black: Sochacki, Christophe
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2468
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:24:31] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:24:53] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:06] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:32] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:55] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:31] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:24] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:44] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:26:51] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:03] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:17] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:26] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:46] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:32] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:21:43] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:55:25] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:22:05] } 11... dxc3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:55:39] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:20:24] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:54:54] } 13. h5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:13:56] } 13... Nh4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:52:29] } 14. Nxh4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:09:31] } 14... Bxh4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:52:57] } 15. g3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:07:07] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:50:31] } 16. Qg4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:07:35] } 16... g6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:48:34] } 17. Rb1 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:52:14] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:48:28] } 18. f4? { [%eval -0.8] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:27] } 18... Na5 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:43:43] } 19. Be3 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:38:36] } 19... Qxc3 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:40:01] } 20. Red1?! { [%eval -1.61] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:10] } 20... Nxb3 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:40:16] } 21. Rxb3 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:31:27] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:40:04] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:28:37] } 22... Qa5 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:36:40] } 23. Rxc8+ { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:24:53] } 23... Bxc8 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:37:08] } 24. Bb5+ { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:21:42] } 24... Kf8? { [%eval -0.03] } { Mistake. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:26] } 25. Qe2? { [%eval -1.34] } { Mistake. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:13] } 25... h6? { [%eval 0.18] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:11] } 26. hxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:41] } 26... fxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:39] } 27. f5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:14:50] } 27... a6?? { [%eval 3.75] } { Blunder. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:35] } 28. fxg6?! { [%eval 2.59] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:35] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:19:04] } 29. Bd3 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:03:35] } 29... Bg5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:18:29] } 30. Bb6? { [%eval 0.42] } { Mistake. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 30... Qd2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:18:15] } 31. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:01:10] } 31... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:18:44] } 32. Bc5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:01:27] } 32... b5?? { [%eval 3.0] } { Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:17] } 33. Bb1?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 33... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:37] } 34. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:14] } 34... Be8?? { [%eval 4.06] } { Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:05] } 35. Be7 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:01:33] } 35... Kg8?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:51] } 36. Bf6?? { [%eval 4.35] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 36... Bb4 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:15:19] } 37. Kh2 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:01:05] } 37... a5 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:14:58] } 38. a3 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:01:15] } 38... Bf8 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:11:33] } 39. Bxh8 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:01:37] } 39... b4 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:12:02] } 40. axb4 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:01:42] } 40... Bxb4 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:12:30] } 41. Bf6 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:02:00] } 41... a4?! { [%eval 9.2] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:54] } 42. Rf4 { [%eval 8.38] [%clk 0:02:07] } 42... Bd2? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:36] } 43. Rd4 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:02:36] } 43... Bc3 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:12:59] } 44. Rg4 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:02:46] } 44... d4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:12:25] } 45. Rh4 { [%eval #25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1-0