Event: Round 5: Brookbanks, Alan - Mehta, Hatle
Date: 2025-03-01
White: Brookbanks, Alan
WhiteElo: 1567
Black: Mehta, Hatle
BlackElo: 1457
Result: 0-1
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... f5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:33] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:33] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:33] } 4... f4? { [%eval 1.31] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:41] } 5. d4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:15:40] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:15:41] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:15:29] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:15:49] } 7. O-O?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:37] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:51] } 8. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:15:45] } 8... Qg5?? { [%eval 2.44] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:58] } 9. Nd5? { [%eval 1.11] } { Mistake. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:43] } 9... O-O-O { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:15:27] } 10. a3? { [%eval -0.37] } { Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:32] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:15:31] } 11. b4?! { [%eval -1.19] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:15:28] } 11... Nf6? { [%eval -0.06] } { Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:33] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:15:36] } 12... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:15:26] } 13. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:15:44] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:15:32] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:15:52] } 14... Be7?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:21] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:16:00] } 15... Rd7?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rdf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:25] } 16. b5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:16:04] } 16... b6?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:31] } 17. a4?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:01] } 17... h5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:38] } 18. Bc3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:16:06] } 18... h4?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:41] } 19. h3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:11] } 19... Kb7? { [%eval 1.84] } { Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:32] } 20. a5? { [%eval 0.67] } { Mistake. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:16] } 20... Ra8? { [%eval 2.35] } { Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:11] } 21. a6+? { [%eval 0.83] } { Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:25] } 21... Kc8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:15:13] } 22. Bb2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:16:23] } 22... Kd8 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:15:19] } 23. Qc3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:16:27] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:15:27] } 24. Qc6?? { [%eval -7.17] } { Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:29] } 24... Bf8?? { [%eval 0.82] } { Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:14] } 25. Qb7?? { [%eval -8.76] } { Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:15] } 25... f3 { [%eval -8.62] [%clk 0:15:09] } 26. g4 { [%eval -8.28] [%clk 0:16:15] } 26... hxg3 { [%eval -7.79] [%clk 0:15:17] } 27. fxg3? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:14] } 27... Qxg3+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:15:24] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:16:02] } 28... Qg2# { [%clk 0:15:32] } 0-1