Event: Round 5: Balmond, Tom - Barton, Ben
Date: 2024-09-01
White: Balmond, Tom
WhiteElo: 1689
Black: Barton, Ben
BlackElo: 1861
Result: 0-1
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Be3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:03:03] } 5... Nge7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. g4?! { [%eval -0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:01] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:02:59] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:03:02] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:02:59] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:02:59] } 8... Qb6?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:57] } 9. Qd2?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:58] } 9... Bb4?! { [%eval 0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:56] } 10. Nge2? { [%eval -1.03] } { Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:47] } 10... Nh4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:02:55] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:02:27] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:02:56] } 12. a3?! { [%eval -1.94] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:20] } 12... Nf3?! { [%eval -0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:02:02] } 13... Rc8?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:32] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:01:17] } 14... Bxa3?? { [%eval 1.54] } { Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 15. Na4 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:01:09] } 15... Qb4 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:02:15] } 16. Qxa3 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:01:07] } 16... Qxa3 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:02:03] } 17. bxa3 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:01:07] } 17... Na5? { [%eval 3.47] } { Mistake. Ncxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:37] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:01:01] } 18... b6?! { [%eval 4.46] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 19. Nxd7 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:01:01] } 19... Kxd7 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:01:39] } 20. h4 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:00:42] } 20... g5 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:01:04] } 21. hxg5 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 21... Rcg8 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 22. Rh5 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 22... h6 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 23. Bg2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1