Event: Round 2: Matthews, Gabriel - Thurlow, Kevin J
Date: 2024-10-14
White: Matthews, Gabriel
WhiteElo: 1910
Black: Thurlow, Kevin J
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2002
Result: 0-1
ECO: D05
Opening: Rubinstein Opening
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:40:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:40:30] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:41:12] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:40:41] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:15] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:41:01] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:40:39] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:40:46] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:09] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:39:31] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:39:16] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:37:31] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:57] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:56] } 8. exd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:41] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:34:00] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:31:41] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:08] } 10. Rc1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:18] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:45] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:27:16] } 11... Nb4?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:21:41] } 12. Bb1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:24:46] } 12... dxc4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:17:49] } 13. bxc4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:11:55] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval 0.69] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:07:23] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 0.67] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval 0.55] } 15... Qh5 { [%eval 0.58] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:58:21] } 16... b5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:09:53] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.51] } 17... O-O { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:09:17] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:51:16] } 18... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:06:59] } 19. dxe5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:45:55] } 19... bxc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:06:58] } 20. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:41:43] } 20... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:38] } 21. Ne3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:35:41] } 21... Bb5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:01:49] } 22. Qe4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:26:16] } 22... Rxc1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:58:47] } 23. Rxc1 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:24:11] } 23... Bg5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:57:22] } 24. Bd4?? { [%eval -2.09] } { Blunder. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:04] } 24... Nf4 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:56:15] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:13:32] } 25... Ne2 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 0:52:09] } 26. Re1 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:08:59] } 26... Bh4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:58] } 27. a4?? { [%eval -4.57] } { Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:23] } 27... Bxf2 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:44:34] } 28. axb5 { [%clk 0:03:29] } 28... Ng3# { [%clk 0:44:56] } 0-1