Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-29
White: Boswell, Jacob Connor
WhiteElo: 2277
Black: Kovchan, Alexander
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2455
Result: 0-1
ECO: E60
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:21] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:20:46] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:20:30] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:21:24] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:42] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:07] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:21:43] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:02] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:42] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:56] } 8... Nd6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:21:08] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:22:06] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:21:14] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:20:10] } 10... Na6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:02] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:16:40] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:20:03] } 12. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:16:33] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:19:45] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:07:45] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:14:04] } 14. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:54:38] } 14... a5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:12:16] } 15. h4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:50:06] } 15... h5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:09:05] } 16. Bg2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:48:08] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:03:28] } 17. f4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:40:32] } 17... Rad8 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:55:58] } 18. f5?! { [%eval -0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:01] } 18... Nd3?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:34] } 19. g4?! { [%eval -1.37] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:40] } 19... hxg4 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:41:44] } 20. Qxg4 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:23:28] } 20... Qd7?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:30] } 21. Bh3?! { [%eval -1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:26] } 21... Ne8 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:34:50] } 22. e5 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:14:57] } 22... Qxf5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:31:52] } 23. Qg3? { [%eval -2.48] } { Mistake. Qxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:06] } 23... Qh5 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:31:43] } 24. Bg4 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:05:35] } 24... Qh8 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:32:10] } 25. h5 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:05:32] } 25... Bh6 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:25:32] } 26. Rd2?! { [%eval -3.59] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:38] } 26... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:23:02] } 27. dxe5 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:00:59] } 27... Rxd2 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:23:16] } 28. Bxd2 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:00:51] } 28... Bxd2 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:23:38] } 29. hxg6 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:01:10] } 29... fxg6 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:23:05] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:00:36] } 30... Bf4 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:22:31] } 31. Be6+ { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:00:31] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:22:44] } 32. Qg4?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 32... Qh2+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:23:00] } 0-1