Event: 32nd 4NCL Congress
Site: Cedar Court, Huddersfield
Date: 2025-01-19
White: Rich, Aaron
WhiteElo: 1897
Black: Booth, Steven B
BlackElo: 1930
Result: 1-0
ECO: A01
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move from move 1.

1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:24] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. e3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:09] } 4. f4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:45] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5... e6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:30:52] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:11] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:56] } 7. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:22] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:14] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:49] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:32] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:47] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:35] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:48] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:25:30] } 11. Qe1 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:32:59] } 11... a5?? { [%eval 3.36] } { Blunder. Bg6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:25] } 12. e4 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 1:32:53] } 12... Bxf4 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 1:21:56] } 13. exf5 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 1:33:10] } 13... d4 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 1:22:10] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 1:31:34] } 14... Nd5 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 1:21:42] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 1:28:26] } 15... Be3+ { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 1:17:07] } 16. Nxe3 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 1:26:12] } 16... Nxe3 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 1:17:22] } 17. Rf2 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 1:26:31] } 17... Nxf5 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 1:12:14] } 18. Qe5 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 1:24:34] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 1:09:48] } 19. Bxc5 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 1:23:05] } 19... Rfd8 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 1:10:08] } 20. Re1 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 1:22:04] } 20... a4 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 1:08:00] } 21. b4 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 1:21:55] } 21... Qb7 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 1:07:00] } 22. Nxd4 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 1:14:21] } 22... Rd5 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:55:28] } 23. Qf4 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 1:14:23] } 23... Nxd4 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:55:20] } 24. Bxd4 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 1:14:41] } 24... Re8?! { [%eval 7.27] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:47] } 25. Bc3?! { [%eval 4.99] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:14] } 25... f6 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:54:11] } 26. h4 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 1:09:39] } 26... a3 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:51:20] } 27. Qg4 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 1:09:25] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:46:05] } 28. Ref1 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 1:08:38] } 28... e5?! { [%eval 7.28] } { Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:33] } 29. Qh5+ { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 1:08:41] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 0:45:38] } 30. Qxh7?! { [%eval 5.79] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf6+ was best. } { [%clk 1:08:03] } 30... Qa7?! { [%eval 7.87] } { Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:14] } 31. h5 { [%eval 7.71] [%clk 1:05:38] } 31... Re7 { [%eval 9.92] [%clk 0:44:31] } 32. h6 { [%eval 9.83] [%clk 1:03:10] } 32... gxh6? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:50] } 33. Qh8+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:03:33] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:43:09] } 34. Qxf6+ { [%eval #13] [%clk 1:03:49] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:43:28] } 35. Qf8+ { [%eval #12] [%clk 1:02:29] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:43:47] } 36. Kh1 { [%eval #11] [%clk 1:01:34] } 36... Rdd7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:39:07] } 37. Qf5+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:01:59] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:39:28] } 38. Qg6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:02:23] } 1-0