Event: Round 4: Birtwistle, Nigel - Ledger, Andrew J
Date: 2025-01-26
White: Birtwistle, Nigel
WhiteElo: 2031
Black: Ledger, Andrew J
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2342
Result: 0-1
ECO: A46
Opening: Indian Defense: Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:03] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:41] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:00] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:04] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:24:09] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:38] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:12:52] } 6... b4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:26:45] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:48] } 7... Na6?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:41] } 8. d5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:56:54] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:04:46] } 9. Nh4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:56:11] } 9... Nc7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:45:41] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:48:06] } 10... Nfxd5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:41:37] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:42:18] } 11... Nb6 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:40:30] } 12. Nf5?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:39] } 12... Ne6?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:19] } 13. a5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:34:06] } 13... Nc8 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:37:34] } 14. b3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:33:51] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:33:04] } 15. Bb2 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:28:32] } 15... O-O { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:33:27] } 16. Qg4?! { [%eval 1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:43] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:32:19] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:23:10] } 17... Qe8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:26:09] } 18. Bf1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:16:45] } 18... g6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:22:56] } 19. Bb5?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:14] } 19... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:16] } 20. Nxe7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:12] } 20... Nxe7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:23:43] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:04:08] } 21... Bc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:23:48] } 22. Nd2?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:12] } 22... Bxb5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:20:16] } 23. Qxb5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:03:30] } 23... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:43] } 24. Qc4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:03:01] } 24... Qf7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:14:26] } 25. f4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:02:15] } 25... Rae8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:12:43] } 26. Qd5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:01:21] } 26... Ned4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:08:46] } 27. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:00:49] } 27... Nxb3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:08:35] } 28. Nxb3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:01:00] } 28... Qxb3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:09:00] } 29. Rab1 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:01:16] } 29... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:06:41] } 30. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:00:37] } 30... Qc4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:04:41] } 31. Qxc4+ { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:00:38] } 31... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:05:06] } 32. a6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:00:42] } 32... Re8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:03:40] } 33. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:00:31] } 33... Re2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:03:50] } 34. Rbd1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:00:32] } 34... Rcc2 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:03:29] } 35. Bd4?? { [%eval -5.2] } { Blunder. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 35... Nxd4 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 0:02:35] } 36. R7xd4 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 0:01:03] } 36... b3 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:02:27] } 37. Rd8+ { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:00:41] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:02:52] } 38. R8d7+ { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:01:00] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:02:55] } 39. f5+?! { [%eval -6.39] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 39... Kxf5 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 0:02:06] } 40. Rxa7?? { [%eval #-29] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. R7d5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 40... Rg2+ { [%eval -47.01] [%clk 0:01:28] } 41. Kh1 { [%eval -69.57] [%clk 0:25:59] } 41... Rxh2+ { [%eval -51.81] [%clk 0:31:52] } 42. Kg1 { [%eval -10.61] [%clk 0:26:22] } 42... Rcg2+ { [%eval -14.34] [%clk 0:25:12] } 43. Kf1 { [%eval -11.14] [%clk 0:25:32] } 43... Ra2 { [%eval -9.43] [%clk 0:25:30] } 44. Kg1 { [%eval -68.7] [%clk 0:24:56] } 44... Rhc2?! { [%eval -6.12] } { Inaccuracy. Kg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:31] } 0-1