Event: Round 3: Birtwistle, Nigel - Li, Xiaofan
Date: 2024-09-07
White: Birtwistle, Nigel
WhiteElo: 2037
Black: Li, Xiaofan
BlackElo: 1820
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D14
Opening: Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:48] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:56] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:34] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:10] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:26:11] } 4... cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:26:30] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:27] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:28] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:07] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:35] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:22:47] } 8. Bb5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:06:24] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:21:19] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:05:02] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:21:19] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:02:35] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:20:43] } 11. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:00:44] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:18:25] } 12. g4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:59:41] } 12... Bg6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:17:25] } 13. g5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:43] } 13... Ne4? { [%eval 1.53] } { Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:54] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:57:39] } 14... Bxe4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:16:06] } 15. Nd7 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:57:42] } 15... Qxb2 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:14:50] } 16. Nxf8 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:57:31] } 16... Rxf8 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:14:12] } 17. f3 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:54:39] } 17... Bf5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 1:14:07] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:51:53] } 18... Qe2 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:10:13] } 19. Qb7 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:48:45] } 19... Re8?! { [%eval 2.58] } { Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:43] } 20. Qxc6 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:46:10] } 20... Rd8?! { [%eval 2.99] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:22] } 21. Rf2 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:44:30] } 21... Qd3 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 1:04:41] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:39:23] } 22... e5 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 1:02:52] } 23. Qb7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:24] } 23... Ba3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:43] } 24. Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:16] } 24... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:21] } 25. Rc3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:15:36] } 25... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:38] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:13:04] } 26... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:47] } 27. h4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:05:12] } 27... exf3+ { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:30:18] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:05:39] } 28... Qe1 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:29:25] } 29. Bg3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:05:38] } 29... h6?? { [%eval 3.93] } { Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:56] } 30. Rxa3 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:05:32] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:26:59] } 31. Qa5 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:04:06] } 31... Qb1 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:26:14] } 32. Rb3?! { [%eval 3.44] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:58] } 32... Qe4 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:26:05] } 33. Bf4 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:03:00] } 33... Be6?! { [%eval 3.81] } { Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:28] } 34. Rb8?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 34... Rxb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:13] } 35. Bxb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 35... Qxh4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:14] } 36. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:16] } 36... Qxg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:10] } 37. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:26] } 37... Qh4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:57] } 38. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:25] } 38... Qg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:46] } 39. Kh1 Qh4+ 40. Rh2 Qe4 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qh4 f2+ 1/2-1/2