Event: Round 5: Stearman, Josiah - Matta, Nicholas
Date: 2025-01-18
White: Stearman, Josiah
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2426
Black: Matta, Nicholas
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2257
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:14] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:33] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:36] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:02] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:26] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:23] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:33] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:12] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:47] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:36] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:01] } 9. Nab1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:30] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:23] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:13] } 10... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:43] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:19] } 11... bxa4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:24:46] } 12. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:20:53] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:19:57] } 13. Bd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:19:34] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:13:37] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:18:10] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:11:41] } 15. Nc4?! { [%eval -0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Nxa4 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:11] } 15... Nb4 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:57:11] } 1/2-1/2