Event: Round 2: Stearman, Josiah - Chen, Derek
Date: 2024-09-07
White: Stearman, Josiah
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2431
Black: Chen, Derek
BlackElo: 2004
Result: 1-0
ECO: A28
Opening: English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:25:36] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:25:57] } 7. g3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:48] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:21:41] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:17:49] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:29:07] } 9... Qc8 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:18:16] } 10. Nh4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:24:01] } 10... Bh3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:11:45] } 11. f4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:21:03] } 11... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:08:33] } 12. Kxg2?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg2 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:13] } 12... exf4?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:48] } 13. Bxf4?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:04] } 13... Qg4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:57:35] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:09:11] } 14... Nh5?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:45] } 15. Be3?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:07] } 15... g6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:41:27] } 16. Rf2 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:57:34] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:26:50] } 17. Raf1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:57:28] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:22:55] } 18. Bd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:47:10] } 18... Re7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:21:39] } 19. c5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:40:47] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:17:52] } 20. cxd6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:28:42] } 20... cxd6 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:14:58] } 21. c4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:26:42] } 21... Rde8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:14:31] } 22. a4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:17:53] } 22... f5?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:52] } 23. c5?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:03] } 23... f4?? { [%eval 3.35] } { Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:42] } 24. Qa2+?? { [%eval 0.67] } { Blunder. cxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:21] } 24... Rf7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:04:56] } 25. cxd6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:08:35] } 25... Nxg3?? { [%eval 4.48] } { Blunder. Nxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:57] } 26. Rxf4 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:08:19] } 26... Qg5?? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:20] } 27. hxg3 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:08:37] } 1-0