Event: Round 6: Howorth, James - Varley, Joe
Date: 2024-08-01
White: Howorth, James
WhiteElo: 1830
Black: Varley, Joe
BlackElo: 1935
Result: 1-0
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:26] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:54] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:54] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:32] } 8. e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:03] } 8... Ne8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:26:59] } 9. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:30] } 9... a6?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:03] } 10. Ne4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:10:13] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:11:07] } 11. Qh5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:57:58] } 11... g6?? { [%eval 2.37] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:57] } 12. Qh6 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:55:25] } 12... f6?! { [%eval 2.97] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:34] } 13. Nxf6+ { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:28:49] } 13... Nxf6? { [%eval 5.06] } { Mistake. Rxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:30] } 14. Bxg6 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:28:59] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:42:22] } 15. Bxe5 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:27:53] } 15... hxg6?! { [%eval 8.46] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:36:15] } 16. Qxg6+ { [%eval 8.84] [%clk 0:28:06] } 16... Kh8 { [%eval 8.87] [%clk 0:36:38] } 17. Bxf6+ { [%eval 8.74] [%clk 0:28:25] } 17... Rxf6 { [%eval 8.82] [%clk 0:37:03] } 18. Qxf6+ { [%eval 8.59] [%clk 0:28:43] } 18... Kg8 { [%eval 7.55] [%clk 0:37:25] } 19. O-O?! { [%eval 5.69] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:28:40] } 19... axb5 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:32:47] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:28:19] } 20... e5 { [%eval 6.56] [%clk 0:30:44] } 21. Qxe5 { [%eval 5.99] [%clk 0:27:31] } 21... d6?! { [%eval 8.91] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:16] } 22. Qf6?! { [%eval 5.82] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:27:40] } 22... Ra4?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:04] } 23. Rd3?? { [%eval 6.42] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rde1 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:00] } 1-0