Event: Round 1: De Kruif, Kees - Curtis, John E
Date: 2024-10-13
White: De Kruif, Kees
WhiteElo: 1868
Black: Curtis, John E
BlackElo: 2021
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A00
Opening: Polish Opening
Variant: Standard

1. b4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:40:52] } 1... e5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:40:10] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:41:16] } 2... Bxb4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:40:29] } 3. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:41:39] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:40:55] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:41:55] } 4... O-O { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:41:00] } 5. e3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:41:55] } 5... d5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:40:48] } 6. c4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:41:17] } 6... c5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:39:27] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:41:10] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:39:36] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:37:40] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:39:32] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:38:01] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:37:00] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:38:09] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:35:22] } 11. d3? { [%eval -1.49] } { Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:37:40] } 11... Rfd8 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 1:27:26] } 12. Qc2?! { [%eval -2.29] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:54] } 12... Rac8 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 1:24:22] } 13. Nc3? { [%eval -3.83] } { Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:22] } 13... Bxc3 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 1:17:18] } 14. Bxc3 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 1:18:43] } 14... Ncb4? { [%eval -2.05] } { Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:16] } 15. Bxb4 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 1:10:32] } 15... Nxb4 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 1:15:12] } 16. Qa4 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 1:09:11] } 16... b6?? { [%eval -0.48] } { Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:14] } 17. d4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:05:29] } 17... Bc2 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:49:37] } 18. Qb5? { [%eval -2.25] } { Mistake. Qa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:17] } 18... cxd4 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:47:36] } 19. a3 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:58:13] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:41:17] } 20. exd4 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:42:38] } 20... Nxd4 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:39:54] } 21. Nxd4 { [%eval -2.25] } 21... Rxd4 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:40:22] } 22. Rfc1 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:36:14] } 22... Rc5 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:34:07] } 23. Qb2 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:33:06] } 23... Rd2 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:33:37] } 24. Bf3 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:30:35] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:30:41] } 25. Re1 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:26:28] } 25... Be4? { [%eval -1.08] } { Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:26] } 26. Rad1 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:19:22] } 26... Rcd5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rxd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:25] } 27. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:06] } 27... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:33] } 28. Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:01] } 28... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:58] } 29. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:05] } 29... fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:21] } 30. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:16:25] } 1/2-1/2