Event: Keith Escott Memorial Congress: Open
Site: Plantsbrook School, Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-14
White: Rees, Ioan
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2262
Black: Zhang, Kendrick Botong
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1980
Result: 1-0
ECO: D96
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: All moves in 80 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:20:09] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:25] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:20:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:33] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:20:07] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:40] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:19:52] } 5. Qb3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:20:48] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:00:17] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:20:23] } 6... cxd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:00:03] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:20:23] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:53:13] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:20:31] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:47:56] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:20:10] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:37:46] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:19:51] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:37:42] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:19:21] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:37:08] } 12. Rac1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:17:29] } 12... Na5?! { [%eval 1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:42] } 13. Qa3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:13:10] } 13... a6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:28:21] } 14. b3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:10:09] } 14... b5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:23:10] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:09:37] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:18:33] } 16. Nd3 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:07:13] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:17:39] } 17. b4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 1:03:42] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:16:27] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:02:53] } 18... e6?! { [%eval 1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:14] } 19. Nc5?! { [%eval 1.17] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:58] } 19... Red8? { [%eval 2.83] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:32] } 20. a4 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:55:17] } 20... bxa4 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:06:40] } 21. N3xa4 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:53:07] } 21... Qa7 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:06:42] } 22. Ra1 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:51:26] } 22... Ne8 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:04:39] } 23. Nc3 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:46:02] } 23... Nb8 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:02:03] } 24. b5 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:43:55] } 24... e5?! { [%eval 4.05] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 25. bxa6 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:33:52] } 25... Bc6 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:01:11] } 26. Bg5 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:32:06] } 26... exd4 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:00:46] } 27. Bxd8 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:28:50] } 27... Qxc5 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:00:33] } 28. Na4 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:25:47] } 28... Qd6 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:00:19] } 29. Bh4 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:21:13] } 29... dxe3 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:00:12] } 30. Nb6 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:19:56] } 30... exf2+ { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:00:21] } 31. Bxf2 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:18:19] } 31... Rd8 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:00:26] } 32. Ra2 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:17:29] } 32... Nd7 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:00:21] } 33. a7 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:16:27] } 33... Nxb6 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:00:25] } 34. Qxb6 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:14:56] } 34... d4 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:00:28] } 35. Bc4 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:13:37] } 35... d3 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:00:19] } 36. Bxf7+ { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:11:09] } 36... Kh8 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 0:00:13] } 37. Bxe8 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:10:58] } 37... d2 { [%eval 6.79] [%clk 0:00:11] } 38. Rxd2 { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:09:38] } 38... Qxd2 { [%eval 6.75] [%clk 0:00:17] } 39. Bxc6 { [%eval 6.73] [%clk 0:09:47] } 1-0