Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-29
White: Lux,Hugo de Melo
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2327
Black: Dette, Jan
BlackElo: 2102
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:23:28] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:40] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:04] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:24:28] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:24:56] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:20] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:47] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:25:44] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:01] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:26] } 8... f6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:23:03] } 9. exf6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:03:50] } 9... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:22:30] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:01:00] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:19:11] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:01:09] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:16:53] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:01:37] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:17:13] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:00:46] } 13... e5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:04:54] } 14. fxe5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:54:45] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:05:18] } 15. Kb1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:42:47] } 15... Bg4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:00:07] } 16. Re1?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:49] } 16... Nc4?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:19] } 17. Qf4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:36:27] } 17... Bh5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:53:19] } 18. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:31:54] } 18... dxc4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:53:43] } 19. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:32:15] } 19... Rxf6 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:54:06] } 20. Qxc4+ { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:32:21] } 20... Bf7 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:54:09] } 21. Qc5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:31:54] } 21... b6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:50:19] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:27:23] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:50:01] } 23. h4?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:50] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:45:48] } 24. Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:58] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:42:12] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:02] } 25... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:13] } 26. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:18] } 26... Qxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:36] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:33] } 27... Qa8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:40:03] } 28. Rg1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:23:58] } 28... a6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:35:18] } 29. b3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:21:41] } 29... Qc6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:34:24] } 30. Kb2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:21:53] } 30... Bg6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:32:50] } 31. g4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:20:56] } 31... Rf3 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:30:48] } 32. Qd4 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:21:05] } 32... b5 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:28:45] } 33. h5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:11:33] } 33... Bf7 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:28:40] } 34. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.44] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:38] } 34... a5?? { [%eval 4.11] } { Blunder. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:00] } 35. Nd6?! { [%eval 3.01] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:33] } 35... Rf6 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:17:06] } 36. Nf5? { [%eval 2.03] } { Mistake. Nxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:19] } 36... Qe6?! { [%eval 2.91] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:15] } 37. Qd8+ { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:02:29] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:17:39] } 38. Qf8?! { [%eval 2.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 38... Rxf5?? { [%eval 5.07] } { Blunder. Qe5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:16:46] } 39. gxf5?? { [%eval 2.13] } { Blunder. Qxg7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 39... Qf6+? { [%eval 4.37] } { Mistake. Qe5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:17:08] } 40. Kb1 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:01:18] } 40... a4? { [%eval 9.48] } { Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:24] } 41. Rg6 { [%eval 11.96] [%clk 0:00:45] } 41... Qc3?! { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:14] } 42. Qxf7 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:01:04] } 42... Qe1+ { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:16:27] } 43. Ka2 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:01:26] } 43... axb3+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:16:52] } 44. Qxb3 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:01:50] } 1-0