Event: Round 1: Peter (Major) Mellor - Ian (Major) Emery
Date: 2025-01-03
White: Peter (Major) Mellor
Black: Ian (Major) Emery
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C26
Opening: Vienna Game: Stanley Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100+10

1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:40:16] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:39:27] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:40:16] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:38:49] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:02] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:38:16] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:39:09] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:37:46] } 5. h3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:37:37] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:37] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:35:53] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:26] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:35:22] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:50] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:50] } 8... b4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:08] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:17] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:28:46] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:32:12] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:24] } 11. Ng3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:30:45] } 11... h6?! { [%eval 1.39] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:15] } 12. Nh4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:23:52] } 12... d5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:15:30] } 13. Nh5? { [%eval -0.14] } { Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:32] } 13... Be7?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:25] } 14. Qf3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:08:18] } 14... Nxh5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:55:10] } 15. Qxh5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:08:13] } 15... Qd8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:50:21] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:04:25] } 16... f6?? { [%eval 2.48] } { Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:58] } 17. Bxh6 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:57:01] } 17... gxh6?! { [%eval 3.38] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:29] } 18. Qg6+ { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:56:37] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:48:18] } 19. Qxh6+ { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:55:08] } 19... Kg8 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:48:25] } 20. Qg6+ { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:54:44] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:48:25] } 21. Nh4? { [%eval 1.77] } { Mistake. Qh6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:54:51] } 21... Qe8?? { [%eval 7.35] } { Blunder. Ra7 was best. } 22. Qh6+ { [%eval 7.3] [%clk 0:54:58] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:48:25] } 23. Ng6?! { [%eval 5.05] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:05] } 23... Kf7? { [%eval 9.43] } { Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:25] } 24. exd5 { [%eval 9.86] [%clk 0:54:34] } 24... Rg8? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } 25. d6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:54:40] } 25... Be6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:48:25] } 26. Qh7+?? { [%eval 6.68] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxe5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:54:27] } 26... Rg7 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:48:25] } 27. Qh6?? { [%eval -1.9] } { Blunder. Bxe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:54:31] } 27... Rg8?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:25] } 28. Nxe7?? { [%eval 5.75] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxe5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:54:39] } 28... Qd8?! { [%eval 12.53] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:25] } 1/2-1/2