Event: Keith Escott Memorial Congress: U1600
Site: Plantsbrook School, Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-14
White: Blackwell, Matthew
WhiteElo: 1402
Black: Rowe, Matthew
BlackElo: 1596
Result: 0-1
ECO: A01
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: All moves in 80 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.

1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:17] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:19:39] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:20:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:19:35] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:19] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:19:10] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:19:30] } 4... a6?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:12] } 5. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:19:32] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:19:16] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:19:22] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:18:11] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:18:44] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:51] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:17:52] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:17:54] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:17:20] } 9... Ng4?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:20] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:13:50] } 10... Qf6?! { [%eval 1.74] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:18] } 11. g3?? { [%eval -0.5] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:11] } 11... h5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:14:34] } 12. c5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:04:13] } 12... Be7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:14:25] } 13. h4?? { [%eval -2.55] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:53] } 13... Bxc5?? { [%eval 1.1] } { Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:22] } 14. Rc1?? { [%eval -1.02] } { Blunder. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:01] } 14... Bd6 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 1:09:13] } 15. Qe2?! { [%eval -2.08] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:03] } 15... Qg6 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 1:09:15] } 16. Ne1 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:36:20] } 16... Nxf2?? { [%eval -0.16] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:32] } 17. Qxf2?? { [%eval -3.1] } { Blunder. Rxf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:06] } 17... Bh3?? { [%eval 0.3] } { Blunder. Bxg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:42] } 18. Kh1?? { [%eval -2.4] } { Blunder. Ng2 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:09] } 18... Bxf1?? { [%eval -0.62] } { Blunder. Bxg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:39] } 19. Nxf1 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:26:54] } 19... Qe4+ { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:57:17] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:25:53] } 20... Qxf3+ { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:55:23] } 21. Nxf3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:26:00] } 21... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:26] } 22. Kg2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:21:39] } 22... f6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:54:17] } 23. N1d2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:20:42] } 23... Rh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:29] } 24. Nb1?? { [%eval -3.05] } { Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:29] } 24... Rg6 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:52:21] } 0-1