Event: Biel Chess Festival BTZ
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2024-07-21
White: Stevens, Christian
Black: Ermeni, Avni
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2242
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3' + 2''/mv from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:05] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:09] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:11] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.3] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.55] } 8. Na4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:03:06] } 8... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.51] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.57] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:03:13] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.83] } 10... Nxb4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:03:06] } 11. cxb4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:03:10] } 11... Bxb4+ { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:03:07] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 1.06] } 12... Bxd2+ { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 13. Nxd2 { [%eval 0.74] } 13... O-O?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:53] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:03:11] } 14... b5 { [%eval 1.59] } 15. Nb2 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:03:11] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:02:55] } 16. O-O { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:03:02] } 16... Qc3 { [%eval 2.19] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:02:44] } 17... Qa3?! { [%eval 2.89] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } 18. Qc2?! { [%eval 2.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 18... Nxd3 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:02:33] } 19. Nxd3 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:01:52] } 19... Bd7?! { [%eval 2.82] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:31] } 20. Qb3 { [%eval 2.57] } 20... Qa5 { [%eval 2.71] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval 2.58] } 21... Rfc8 { [%eval 2.49] } 22. Nxd4?? { [%eval 0.17] } { Blunder. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:46] } 22... Qb6 { [%eval 0.14] } 23. Qb2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:01:34] } 23... Rc4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:19] } 24. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:39] } 24... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] } 25. Nf2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:01:39] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval 0.22] } 26. Nc2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:01:30] } 26... a5? { [%eval 1.37] } { Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:11] } 27. Qd4 { [%eval 1.29] } 27... Qb7?! { [%eval 2.51] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } 28. Rd1 { [%eval 2.1] } 28... Be8?! { [%eval 3.09] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:00] } 29. Ne4 { [%eval 3.07] } 29... Qe7 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:01:55] } 30. Nd6 { [%eval 3.29] } 30... Rb8 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:01:38] } 31. Ne3 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:01:11] } 31... Bc6 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:01:56] } 32. Qc5 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:01:09] } 32... Ba8 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:01:32] } 33. h3 { [%eval 3.24] } 33... h6 { [%eval 3.42] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval 3.13] } 34... g5? { [%eval 5.74] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:23] } 35. Ng4 { [%eval 5.87] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:01:12] } 36. Nf6+ { [%eval 5.77] } 36... Kg7?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } 37. Nf5+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:00:49] } 37... exf5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:01:03] } 38. Qxe7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:00:26] } 38... c3 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:48] } 39. Nd7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:00:50] } 39... Rc8?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 40. Qf6+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:50] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:35] } 41. Qxh6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:49] } 1-0