Event: Round 8: Howorth, James - Brencher, Paul
Date: 2024-08-03
White: Howorth, James
WhiteElo: 1830
Black: Brencher, Paul
BlackElo: 1899
Result: 0-1
ECO: C15
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:17] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:35] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:51] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:52] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:32] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:02] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:50] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:15:37] } 10. Ng3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:23] } 10... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:12:09] } 11. Qxd3?! { [%eval -0.5] } { Inaccuracy. cxd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:44] } 11... Na5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:06:59] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 1:26:23] } 12... b6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:04:16] } 13. h4 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:25:33] } 13... Nc4 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:56:27] } 14. h5 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:23:30] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:51:42] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:20:12] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:48:08] } 16. Re2 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:15:16] } 16... Rae8 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:36:17] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:15:10] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:21:58] } 18. Rbe1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:06:19] } 18... Ng8?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:11] } 19. Nf5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:53:31] } 19... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:18] } 20. Re7 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:35:40] } 20... Qd8? { [%eval 2.97] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:23] } 21. Qh3? { [%eval 1.43] } { Mistake. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:05] } 21... Rxe7?! { [%eval 2.41] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:09] } 22. Rxe7 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:29:23] } 22... Re8 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:02:24] } 23. Rxf7 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:29:26] } 23... Re1+ { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:02:21] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:29:40] } 24... Ne4 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:02:24] } 25. Ng3?? { [%eval 0.5] } { Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:34] } 25... Nxf2? { [%eval 1.73] } { Mistake. Ned6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:16] } 26. Qf5?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:14] } 26... Qh4+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:02:42] } 0-1