Event: 32nd 4NCL Congress
Site: Cedar Court, Huddersfield
Date: 2025-01-19
White: Booth, Steven B
WhiteElo: 1930
Black: Varley, Joe
BlackElo: 1927
Result: 0-1
ECO: D97
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Byrne Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move from move 1.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. Qb3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:38] } 6. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:38] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:23] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:36] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:58] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:19] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:22] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:23:58] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:45] } 11. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:24:22] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:06] } 12. Qc4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:16:56] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:15:35] } 13. Qxc6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:10:05] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:15:51] } 14. Qd6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:10:24] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:52:13] } 15. f3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:53:51] } 15... Bf8?! { [%eval 1.23] } { Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:40] } 16. Qa6 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:42:09] } 16... Rb8? { [%eval 2.69] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:21] } 17. Be3? { [%eval 1.19] } { Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:55] } 17... Bg7? { [%eval 2.69] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:05] } 18. O-O { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:32:29] } 18... b4 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:15:45] } 19. Nd1 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:31:55] } 19... Nxd5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:11:01] } 20. exd5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:32:06] } 20... Rxe3 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:11:11] } 21. Nxe3 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:31:59] } 21... Bd4 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:11:35] } 22. Qd3 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:22:16] } 22... Qb6 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:11:45] } 23. Rfd1 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:21:38] } 23... Bxe3+ { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:12:01] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:21:58] } 24... Qc5 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:11:20] } 25. Qc4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:20:22] } 25... Qd6 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:09:19] } 26. Qb3 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:16:32] } 26... Re8 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:08:32] } 27. Bc4? { [%eval 0.28] } { Mistake. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:43] } 27... Bf2?? { [%eval 2.4] } { Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:44] } 28. Rd2 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:13:13] } 28... Bb6 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:05:38] } 29. Qd1?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:56] } 29... Re5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:04:35] } 30. f4? { [%eval 0.07] } { Mistake. Qf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:57] } 30... Re4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:39] } 31. b3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:07:22] } 31... Rxf4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:04:26] } 32. Qe1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:06:24] } 32... Qf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:04:09] } 33. g3?? { [%eval -2.77] } { Blunder. Rad1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:55] } 33... Rf3?! { [%eval -1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 34. Rad1? { [%eval -3.17] } { Mistake. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:27] } 34... Re3?? { [%eval -0.3] } { Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 35. Qf1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:02:54] } 35... Bf5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:01:17] } 36. d6 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:01:36] } 36... Be4+ { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:01:16] } 37. Rg2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:01:57] } 37... Rf3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:01:29] } 38. Qe2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:01:33] } 38... Re3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:01:06] } 39. Qf1 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:01:50] } 39... Rf3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:00:42] } 40. Qe2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:01:24] } 40... Bc6?? { [%eval 1.72] } { Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 41. h3?? { [%eval -8.08] } { Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 41... Rf2?! { [%eval -5.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 42. Bd5?! { [%eval -7.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qxf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:00] } 0-1