Event: Keith Escott Memorial Congress: U2000
Site: Plantsbrook School, Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
White: Towers, Nigel S
WhiteElo: 1843
Black: De Block, Gert
BlackElo: 1662
Result: 1-0
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: All moves in 80 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:20:17] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:20:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:17:03] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:20:29] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:17:09] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:20:36] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:16:57] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:20:36] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:16:51] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:24] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:16:43] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:19:49] } 7... f6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:14:12] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:19:37] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:14:11] } 9. Bg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:49] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:42] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:55] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:08:25] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:12:22] } 11... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:06:56] } 12. hxg3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:12:26] } 12... Na6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:02:39] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:10:31] } 13... Qa5?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:34] } 14. a3 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:07:13] } 14... dxc4? { [%eval 2.59] } { Mistake. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:18] } 15. Bxc4+ { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 1:06:28] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:56:11] } 16. Qb3? { [%eval 0.81] } { Mistake. Re5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:09] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:49:58] } 17. Qxb6? { [%eval -0.01] } { Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:52] } 17... axb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:01] } 18. Re2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:00:07] } 18... Nf5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:49:17] } 19. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:58:23] } 19... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:49:18] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:57:30] } 20... b5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:46:32] } 21. Ba2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:56:40] } 21... b4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:45:33] } 22. axb4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:54:50] } 22... Nxb4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:45:25] } 23. Bb3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:54:07] } 23... Nd6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:37:34] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:50:22] } 24... Ne4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:22] } 25. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:47:36] } 25... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:36:25] } 26. Rd2 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:46:19] } 26... Ke7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:35:34] } 27. d5? { [%eval -1.67] } { Mistake. Bg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:34] } 27... cxd5? { [%eval -0.19] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:55] } 28. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:43:29] } 28... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:32:48] } 29. Rxd5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:43:35] } 29... Rb4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:31:36] } 30. Rd4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:41:49] } 30... Rxd4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:31:34] } 31. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:41:54] } 31... Kd6 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:31:24] } 32. f3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:41:26] } 32... Kd5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:29:59] } 33. Ne2 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:38:16] } 33... Bd7 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:29:51] } 34. Ke1 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:37:51] } 34... Kc4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:29:42] } 35. Nc1 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:37:18] } 35... b6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:28:47] } 36. Kd2 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:37:02] } 36... Bc6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:27:58] } 37. Kc2 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:34:56] } 37... Bb7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:25:35] } 38. Kd2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:33:36] } 38... g5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:24:42] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:32:52] } 39... f5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:24:26] } 40. Kd2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:32:03] } 40... g4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:23:41] } 41. Ke3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:31:33] } 41... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:56] } 42. Kf4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:31:23] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:18:58] } 43. Nb3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:27:52] } 43... Kd5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:13] } 44. Kxf5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:21:10] } 44... gxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:10] } 45. gxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:11] } 45... Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:06] } 46. Nd2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:25] } 46... Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:58] } 47. Ne4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:20:07] } 47... Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:53] } 48. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:22] } 48... Kxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:04] } 49. Nd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:55] } 49... Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:29] } 50. g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:36] } 50... Ba4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:40] } 51. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:14] } 51... Bc2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:03] } 52. Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:17] } 52... Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:43] } 53. Nc4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:51] } 53... Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:35] } 54. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:43] } 54... Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:29] } 55. Nd5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:12] } 55... Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:43] } 56. Nc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:03] } 56... Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:08] } 57. b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:31] } 57... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:04] } 58. Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:26] } 58... Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:51] } 59. Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:54] } 59... Bb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:25] } 60. Nf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:24] } 60... Kxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:24] } 61. Nxh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:24] } 61... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:27] } 62. Nf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:58] } 62... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:26] } 63. Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 63... Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:22] } 64. Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:41] } 64... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:59] } 65. Ng7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:40] } 65... Kd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:56] } 66. Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:30] } 66... Ke8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:47] } 67. g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:19] } 67... Kf8?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:47] } 68. g7+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:02:22] } 68... Kg8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:02:46] } 69. Ne7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:02:27] } 1-0