Event: Round 4: Merryston, David Scanny - Iyer Arvind
Date: 2024-10-24
White: Merryston, David Scanny
WhiteElo: 1782
Black: Iyer Arvind
BlackElo: 1962
Result: 0-1
ECO: A57
Opening: Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:27] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:29:01] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:31:54] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:29:10] } 4. cxb5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:32:21] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:35] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:44] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:29:54] } 6. dxe6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6... fxe6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:30:20] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:50] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:30:47] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:32:00] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:31:12] } 9. e4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:31:24] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:18:15] } 10. bxa6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:28:06] } 10... d4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:11:48] } 11. Nb5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:19:22] } 11... Nxe4?! { [%eval 1.48] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:02:45] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:16:46] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:58:47] } 13. O-O { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 1:15:51] } 13... O-O { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:51:05] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 1:10:52] } 14... Nxa6 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:48:08] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:10:10] } 15... Qb6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:37:53] } 16. Bc4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:09:38] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:36:03] } 17. Bxd5? { [%eval -0.88] } { Mistake. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:00] } 17... exd5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:36:30] } 18. Qxe7 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:05:19] } 18... Qxb5 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:36:53] } 19. Nxh7?? { [%eval -3.52] } { Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:26] } 19... Re8?? { [%eval -0.12] } { Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:18] } 20. Qh4?? { [%eval -3.13] } { Blunder. Nf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:56:52] } 20... Bf5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:37:40] } 21. Nf6+ { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:54:23] } 21... gxf6 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:37:59] } 22. Qg3+?! { [%eval -4.39] } { Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:45] } 22... Kf7 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:38:06] } 23. Bh6 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:53:36] } 23... Rg8 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:37:16] } 24. Qf4 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:53:40] } 24... Qd3 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:36:26] } 25. Rae1 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:53:20] } 25... Rad8 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:35:27] } 26. f3 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:52:58] } 26... Bh3 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:33:46] } 27. Rf2 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:52:40] } 27... Rde8 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:34:08] } 28. Qc1 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:50:59] } 28... Rxe1+ { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:31:58] } 29. Qxe1 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:51:26] } 29... Nb4 { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:28:18] } 30. Re2 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:51:04] } 30... Nc6 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:28:09] } 31. Bf4 { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 0:50:46] } 31... Qxf3 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 0:28:00] } 32. Bg3 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:50:57] } 32... Bxg2 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:26:40] } 33. Rxg2 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:51:12] } 33... Qe3+?! { [%eval -3.78] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:01] } 34. Kh1 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:50:28] } 34... Qxe1+ { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:26:28] } 35. Bxe1 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:50:55] } 35... Re8 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:26:54] } 36. Bd2 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:50:07] } 36... Ne5 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:27:09] } 37. h3 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:48:25] } 37... c4 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:27:09] } 38. Rf2 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:48:14] } 38... Nd3 { [%eval -5.62] [%clk 0:27:14] } 39. Rf5 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:48:18] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 0:27:29] } 40. Rf1 { [%eval -5.69] [%clk 0:47:28] } 40... Nxb2 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 0:27:35] } 41. Re1+ { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:47:51] } 41... Kf7 { [%eval -6.41] [%clk 0:27:59] } 42. Rxe8 { [%eval -8.67] [%clk 0:48:11] } 42... Kxe8 { [%eval -8.96] [%clk 0:28:25] } 43. h4? { [%eval #-19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:41] } 43... c3 { [%eval -11.32] [%clk 0:28:45] } 44. Bc1?! { [%eval #-12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be1 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:35] } 44... d3 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:29:10] } 0-1