Event: Round 3: Waterfield, Mark - Fathallah, Joe
Date: 2025-02-19
White: Waterfield, Mark
WhiteElo: 1892
Black: Fathallah, Joe
BlackElo: 2044
Result: 1-0
ECO: C04
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:30:40] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:31:01] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:54] } 6... Nb4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:32:14] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:03] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:31] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:31:24] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:56] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:29:31] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:30] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:29:48] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:42] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:43] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:27:42] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:27:09] } 12... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:28:02] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:27:36] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:22:29] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:24:09] } 14... Qb4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:17:19] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:24:31] } 15... g6?? { [%eval 2.3] } { Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:06] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:09:05] } 16... Qc5?! { [%eval 3.32] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:36] } 17. Qa4 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 1:08:23] } 17... Bg7?! { [%eval 4.53] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:59] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:58:47] } 18... Qe7 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:57:26] } 19. Bb5?! { [%eval 3.16] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:56] } 19... a6? { [%eval 5.11] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:52:23] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:27:24] } 20... f6 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:49:56] } 21. exf6 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:27:42] } 21... Bxf6 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:49:49] } 22. Bxf6 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:28:03] } 22... Qxf6 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:49:30] } 23. Rxc8+ { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:28:21] } 23... Rxc8 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:49:56] } 24. Bxd7+ { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:28:41] } 24... Ke7 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:49:52] } 25. Bxc8 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:28:58] } 25... Rxc8 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:50:20] } 26. Qb4+ { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:28:35] } 26... Kd8 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:49:54] } 27. Qxb7 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:28:36] } 27... Rc2 { [%eval 5.74] [%clk 0:48:30] } 28. Qxa6 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:27:02] } 28... Qxb2 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:45:51] } 29. Qd6+ { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:27:01] } 1-0