Event: Round 5: Waterfield, Mark - Walton, Alan J
Date: 2025-02-20
White: Waterfield, Mark
WhiteElo: 1892
Black: Walton, Alan J
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2034
Result: 1-0
ECO: C03
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:30:19] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:43] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:47] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:21] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:09] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:30:09] } 8. Nf1 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:04] } 9. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:31] } 9... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:29:29] } 10. Ng3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:51] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:27:43] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:31:51] } 11... c4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:27:46] } 12. Ne1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:23:03] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:27:42] } 13. Qg4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:09:13] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:27:10] } 14. Bh6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:06:24] } 14... Kd7 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:25:18] } 15. Qf4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:57:20] } 15... Qg8 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:24:42] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:44:23] } 16... Bf8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:24:58] } 17. b3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:37:44] } 17... Bxh6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:22:17] } 18. Qxh6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:38:04] } 18... Qf8 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:22:00] } 19. Qf4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:35:09] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:22:00] } 20. Rfb1 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:32:05] } 20... Nc7 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:22:02] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:25:52] } 21... Rab8? { [%eval 1.97] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:25] } 22. a4 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:23:39] } 22... bxa4?! { [%eval 2.31] } { Inaccuracy. Rhc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:01] } 23. bxc4 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:23:33] } 23... dxc4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 1:19:00] } 24. Nge4 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:22:08] } 24... Ncd5 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:18:45] } 25. Qf3 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:21:21] } 25... Rhc8 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 1:16:21] } 26. Nc5+?! { [%eval 1.71] } { Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:09] } 26... Ke8 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 1:16:24] } 27. Nde4 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:17:28] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:15:57] } 28. Nd6 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:15:39] } 28... Rc6?! { [%eval 2.54] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:55] } 29. Rxa4 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:13:45] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 1:13:35] } 30. Nxc4?? { [%eval -0.27] } { Blunder. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:23] } 30... Nxa4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:12:50] } 31. Rxb8 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:09:37] } 31... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:13:11] } 32. dxc5 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:09:33] } 32... Qxc5?? { [%eval 3.24] } { Blunder. Rxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:43] } 33. Nd6 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:07:10] } 33... Qxc3?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:03] } 34. Qxf7+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:24] } 34... Kh6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:13:29] } 35. Qf8+?? { [%eval -1.65] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 35... Kh5 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 1:13:57] } 36. g3?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 36... Qe1+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 1:13:27] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:00:56] } 37... Rc1?? { [%eval #6] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne3+ was best. } { [%clk 1:12:18] } 38. Qf3+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:01:09] } 38... Kh6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:12:45] } 39. Qf8+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:00:58] } 39... Kh5 { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:13:11] } 40. g4+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:00:47] } 40... Kg5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:10:20] } 41. h4+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:42] } 41... Kxh4 { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:10:18] } 42. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:00:39] } 42... Kxg4 { [%clk 1:10:45] } 43. f3# { [%clk 0:00:54] } 1-0