Event: Round 1: Collins, Nigel - Blin, Henri
Date: 2025-02-21
White: Collins, Nigel
WhiteElo: 1559
Black: Blin, Henri
BlackElo: 1693
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:44] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:16] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:52] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:06] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:12] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:31:46] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:12] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:06] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:25] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:36] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:49] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:38] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:05] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:04:57] } 11... b5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:18:36] } 12. b3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:04:03] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:09:48] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:57:19] } 13... b4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:03:12] } 14. Nd1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:37:51] } 14... e5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:58:35] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:28:13] } 15... Nd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:53:58] } 16. Bxd4? { [%eval -0.92] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:04] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:52:00] } 17. f5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:17:45] } 17... Bc6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:49:35] } 18. g4 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:15:55] } 1/2-1/2