Event: Round 4: Van Meter, Lester - Xia, Ruoxiao
Date: 2024-12-29
White: Van Meter, Lester
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 1942
Black: Xia, Ruoxiao
BlackElo: 2007
Result: 0-1
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:38] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:51] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:21] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:29] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:55] } 8. Nf1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:29:52] } 8... Rb8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:23:37] } 9. Ne3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:30:02] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:22:16] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:13] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:13:22] } 11. a4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:25:27] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:04:27] } 12. Ned5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:08:51] } 12... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:00:50] } 13. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:47] } 13... Bh3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:59:48] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:42] } 14... Kh8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:59:24] } 15. e3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:58:34] } 15... Ne6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:59:28] } 16. Bg2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:56:50] } 16... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:59:29] } 17. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:57:16] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:57:50] } 18. h3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:55:32] } 18... f5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:55:37] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:53:34] } 19... Rbe8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:51:31] } 20. Bd2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:41:49] } 20... Qc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:42:39] } 21. Bc3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:35:29] } 21... Nc7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:37:56] } 22. Qb3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:33:01] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:37:45] } 23. cxd5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:31:43] } 23... Qd7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:38:04] } 24. f4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:30:50] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:32:27] } 25. Qc4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:26:27] } 25... g5?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:25] } 26. fxe5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:26:31] } 26... dxe5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:31:15] } 27. b4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:26:05] } 27... f4?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:57] } 28. Qxc5?? { [%eval -4.26] } { Blunder. bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:01] } 28... Qf7 { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:18:11] } 29. Qd6 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:25:33] } 29... Qh5?? { [%eval -2.07] } { Blunder. fxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:20] } 30. exf4? { [%eval -3.62] } { Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:08] } 30... gxf4 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:13:58] } 31. g4?? { [%eval -7.81] } { Blunder. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:19] } 31... Qh4 { [%eval -7.51] [%clk 0:12:14] } 32. Ra2 { [%eval -10.87] [%clk 0:18:41] } 32... f3+ { [%eval -12.41] [%clk 0:11:21] } 33. Kh2?! { [%eval #-16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:27] } 33... f2 { [%eval -9.86] [%clk 0:11:14] } 34. Rxe5? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:53] } 34... f1=N+? { [%eval -8.1] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. f1=Q was best. } 35. Kg1 { [%eval -5.69] } 35... Qg3+ { [%eval -5.64] } 36. Rg2 { [%eval -5.53] } 36... Qh4?? { [%eval 5.0] } { Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } 37. Ra2?? { [%eval -7.14] } { Blunder. Rxe8 was best. } 0-1