Event: 1st Cheadle FIDE Open
Site: Village Hotel, Cheadle, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-04
White: French, Barry
WhiteElo: 0
Black: Richards, Simon
BlackElo: 0
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 min + 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. Nd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:31] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:31] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:28:37] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:46] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:25:37] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:05] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:25:11] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:28:26] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:23:46] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:26:51] } 9... Ba6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:13:08] } 10. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:22:34] } 10... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:12:33] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:21:47] } 11... Bxd2+?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:18] } 12. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:21:54] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:58:31] } 13. Bh4?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:05] } 13... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:58:19] } 14. Qxh6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:17:20] } 14... gxh6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:51:26] } 15. Bxd8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:17:39] } 15... Rfxd8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:49:59] } 16. fxe4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:17:59] } 16... Nb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:48:36] } 17. O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:18:04] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:46:37] } 18. a3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:05:05] } 18... Nd3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:41:58] } 19. b4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:03:37] } 19... Rc2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:41:20] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:01:58] } 20... Nxf4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:36:30] } 21. Rxf4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:01:24] } 21... Ra8 { [%clk 0:35:58] } 1/2-1/2