Event: Round 5: Van Meter, Lester - Forster, William
Date: 2025-01-16
White: Van Meter, Lester
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 1942
Black: Forster, William
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1867
Result: 0-1
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... g6?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:00] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:27:12] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:25:38] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:27:27] } 4... Nce7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:25:15] } 5. h4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:23:18] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:14:51] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:16:56] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:00:10] } 7. d6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:12:29] } 7... Nf5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:57:35] } 8. Nb5?? { [%eval -0.6] } { Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:59] } 8... Nxd6 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:56:35] } 9. Nxd6+ { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:59:18] } 9... cxd6 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:56:54] } 10. Qxd6 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:59:11] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:50:29] } 11. Bxd8 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:54:48] } 11... Nxd6 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:50:55] } 12. Bc7 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:55:06] } 12... Nxc4 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:47:54] } 13. e4 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:55:21] } 13... d5 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:43:23] } 14. Bxc4 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:51:28] } 14... dxc4 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:43:48] } 15. Nf3?! { [%eval -2.08] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:46] } 15... f6 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:43:04] } 16. O-O-O?! { [%eval -2.73] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:55] } 16... Be6 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:39:33] } 17. Ba5 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:47:22] } 17... Kf7 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:37:59] } 18. Bb4?! { [%eval -3.3] } { Inaccuracy. Ng1 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:17] } 18... Rhd8 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:36:54] } 19. Rxd8 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:41:28] } 19... Rxd8 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:37:20] } 20. Rd1?! { [%eval -3.75] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:40] } 20... Rxd1+ { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:31:17] } 21. Kxd1 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:42:07] } 21... b5?! { [%eval -2.48] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:15] } 22. Kc2 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:41:34] } 22... Bf8 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:24:15] } 23. Kc3 { [%eval -3.16] [%clk 0:27:20] } 23... Bh6?! { [%eval -2.12] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:05] } 24. Bc5 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:26:15] } 24... a6 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:19:11] } 25. a3 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:25:12] } 25... Bg4 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:17:31] } 26. Ne1 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:25:14] } 26... Be2 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:15:01] } 27. a4 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:15:27] } 27... Ke6 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:15:00] } 28. axb5 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:15:15] } 28... axb5 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:15:28] } 29. b3?! { [%eval -3.61] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:52] } 29... cxb3 { [%eval -3.59] [%clk 0:10:45] } 30. Kxb3?! { [%eval -4.69] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:21] } 30... Bd2 { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 0:10:48] } 31. Nc2 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:12:27] } 31... Kd7?! { [%eval -3.12] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:43] } 32. Ne3 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:11:35] } 32... Be1 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:06:05] } 33. Nc2 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:10:16] } 33... Bd1 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:05:49] } 34. Kb2 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:10:44] } 34... Bxc2 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:05:41] } 35. Kxc2 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:11:13] } 35... f5 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:05:38] } 36. exf5 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:11:16] } 36... gxf5 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:06:05] } 37. h5 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:10:50] } 37... Kc6 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:06:06] } 38. Be3 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:10:11] } 38... Kd5 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:05:58] } 39. f3 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:10:34] } 39... Kc4 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:06:05] } 40. g4 { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:10:39] } 40... e4 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:04:47] } 41. g5?! { [%eval -11.58] } { Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:34] } 41... exf3 { [%eval -9.88] [%clk 0:05:12] } 42. g6 { [%eval -9.57] [%clk 0:10:07] } 42... hxg6 { [%eval -10.17] [%clk 0:05:17] } 43. hxg6?! { [%eval #-18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:24] } 43... Bc3 { [%eval -17.82] [%clk 0:05:22] } 44. Bf2 { [%eval -12.4] [%clk 0:10:11] } 44... Bg7 { [%eval -10.4] [%clk 0:05:41] } 45. Ba7?! { [%eval #-18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:10] } 45... b4 { [%eval #-23] [%clk 0:06:05] } 46. Bf2 { [%eval #-23] [%clk 0:06:22] } 46... b3+ { [%eval #-22] [%clk 0:06:31] } 47. Kd2 { [%eval #-33] [%clk 0:05:49] } 47... b2 { [%eval #-18] [%clk 0:06:46] } 48. Kc2 { [%eval #-20] [%clk 0:06:15] } 48... Kd5 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 0:07:04] } 49. Be1 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 0:05:28] } 49... Ke4 { [%eval -26.5] [%clk 0:05:13] } 0-1