Event: Round 1: Birtwistle, Nigel - Ponting, Andrew
Date: 2024-09-06
White: Birtwistle, Nigel
WhiteElo: 2037
Black: Ponting, Andrew
BlackElo: 1922
Result: 0-1
ECO: A09
Opening: Réti Opening
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3... Bg4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. Ne5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:45] } 4... Bh5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:57] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:48] } 5... f6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:24] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:57] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:31] } 7. a4?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:11] } 7... e5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:29:39] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 1:26:18] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:27:56] } 9. b3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:21:16] } 9... cxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:07] } 10. Qxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:21] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:31] } 11. Qb2?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:46] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:22:04] } 12. Nc3?! { [%eval -1.78] } { Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:02] } 12... Qxb2 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 1:21:08] } 13. Bxb2 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 1:05:28] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 1:16:22] } 14. d3 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 1:04:10] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 1:12:16] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:51:08] } 15... Bf7 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 1:09:54] } 16. a5 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:46:36] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 1:08:58] } 17. Rfc1 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:42:22] } 17... Kb8 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 1:00:57] } 18. Nce4 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:39:58] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:58:48] } 19. Nxe4 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:38:19] } 19... Nc7 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:53:04] } 20. Bc3 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:34:18] } 20... Bd5 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:51:26] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:32:46] } 21... Nb5 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:48:40] } 22. Be3 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:29:30] } 22... Be7 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:47:50] } 23. f4 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:26:24] } 23... f5?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:29] } 24. Nc3 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:22:54] } 24... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:38:09] } 25. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:16:14] } 25... cxb5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:38:07] } 26. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:16:33] } 26... Bd6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:35:06] } 27. a6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:15:14] } 27... exf4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:35:00] } 28. gxf4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:14:24] } 28... Rhe8 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:32:23] } 29. Kf3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:14:03] } 29... Rd7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:31:35] } 30. axb7 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:13:09] } 30... Rxb7 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:31:53] } 31. Ra6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:12:32] } 31... Rd8 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:29:57] } 32. Rcc6?! { [%eval -1.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:50] } 32... Bf8 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:29:21] } 33. Bc1?! { [%eval -2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:32] } 33... Rc8 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:28:30] } 34. Bb2 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:09:14] } 34... Rxc6 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:28:16] } 35. Rxc6 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:09:40] } 35... Rd7 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:27:08] } 36. Re6 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 0:09:36] } 36... Rf7 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:23:59] } 37. e4 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:09:10] } 37... fxe4+?! { [%eval -1.04] } { Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:29] } 38. dxe4 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:09:25] } 38... a5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Kb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:12] } 39. Re5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:08:27] } 39... Kc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:53] } 40. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:34] } 40... Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:08] } 41. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:29] } 41... Kxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:33] } 42. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:28] } 42... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:05] } 43. Ke4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:06:37] } 43... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:28] } 44. f5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:05:41] } 44... gxf5+ { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:14:44] } 45. Kxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:05] } 45... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:41] } 46. Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:53] } 46... Ke8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:15:02] } 47. e6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:04:27] } 47... a4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:14:50] } 48. h4?? { [%eval -5.39] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:30] } 48... Be7+ { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:14:14] } 49. Kg7 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:04:35] } 49... Bxh4 { [%eval -6.24] [%clk 0:14:29] } 50. Kxh7 { [%eval -6.24] [%clk 0:04:55] } 50... Ke7 { [%eval -6.22] [%clk 0:14:42] } 51. Kg6 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:04:56] } 51... Kxe6 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:15:04] } 52. Kh5?! { [%eval -7.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:09] } 52... Bf6 { [%eval -7.07] [%clk 0:14:58] } 53. Ba3 { [%eval -6.91] [%clk 0:05:26] } 53... Kd5 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:15:18] } 54. Kg6 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:05:37] } 54... Bc3 { [%eval -88.5] [%clk 0:15:34] } 55. Kf5?? { [%eval #-53] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:34] } 55... Bd2 { [%eval -71.6] [%clk 0:15:15] } 56. Bf8?! { [%eval #-49] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:20] } 56... Kc4 { [%eval #-54] [%clk 0:15:12] } 57. Ke4 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:04:09] } 57... Bb4 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 0:15:21] } 58. Bg7 { [%eval #-35] [%clk 0:03:41] } 58... a3 { [%eval -31.27] [%clk 0:15:40] } 59. Ke5?! { [%eval #-12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } 0-1