Event: 32nd 4NCL Congress
Site: Cedar Court, Huddersfield
Date: 2025-01-17
White: Townsend, M Paul
WhiteElo: 2148
Black: Hopkins, Kit W
BlackElo: 2002
Result: 1-0
ECO: A62
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move from move 1.

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:43] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:31:26] } 7. g3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:35] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:18] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:59] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:36] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:23] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:03] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:07] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:26:02] } 11. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:29:43] } 11... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:26:25] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:29:22] } 12... Rb4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:24:45] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:29] } 13... f5?! { [%eval 1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:14] } 14. Ng5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:12:19] } 14... Rxf4?! { [%eval 2.25] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:26] } 15. gxf4 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 1:12:27] } 15... Bxb2?! { [%eval 3.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:46] } 16. Rb1 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 1:00:41] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:32:56] } 17. Ne6 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:59:07] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:33:14] } 18. Nxc5 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:51:54] } 18... dxc5 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:15:54] } 19. d6 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:52:02] } 19... Qd8 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:15:18] } 20. Rxb7 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:44:49] } 20... Na6? { [%eval 5.59] } { Mistake. Bxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:42] } 21. Qd5+ { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:27:44] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:14:05] } 22. Re7 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:26:57] } 22... Bxe7 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:08:34] } 23. dxe7 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:27:10] } 23... Qxd5 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:08:53] } 24. Bxd5 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:26:10] } 24... Nc7 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:06:45] } 25. Bxa8 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:26:07] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:07:05] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:24:52] } 1-0