Event: Round 8: Salman, Haytham - Middleton, Ben
Date: 2025-03-02
White: Salman, Haytham
WhiteElo: 1785
Black: Middleton, Ben
Result: 1-0
ECO: B01
Opening: Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:15:06] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:15:23] } 2... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:30] } 3... Qd8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:15:23] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:15:35] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:15:29] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:36] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:15:20] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:15:29] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:15:22] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:15:24] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:15:31] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:15:32] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:15:37] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:15:34] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:15:40] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:15:03] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:15:48] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:00] } 11... Nfd7?? { [%eval 1.95] } { Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:45] } 12. Qg4?! { [%eval 1.2] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:13] } 12... f5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:15:00] } 13. Qe2?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:39] } 13... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:24] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:13:45] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:14:17] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:12:41] } 15... Nd4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:13:36] } 16. Qf2 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:12:42] } 16... c5?! { [%eval 1.65] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:22] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:12:22] } 17... Nc6?! { [%eval 2.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:54] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:11:36] } 18... a6?! { [%eval 3.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:45] } 19. Bc4 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:11:22] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:09:48] } 20. Rd6 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:11:19] } 20... Nd8 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:06:16] } 21. Red1 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:10:57] } 21... Bc8?! { [%eval 5.06] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:59] } 22. a4?! { [%eval 3.23] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:06] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:03:59] } 23. Qg3 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:09:48] } 23... Qf7 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:02:38] } 24. Qh4 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:06:32] } 24... Ra7 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:02:12] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:05:49] } 25... Qg6 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:01:41] } 26. Kh2 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:04:48] } 26... Bb7? { [%eval 4.4] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:24] } 27. Ng3 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:04:05] } 27... Bc8 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:00:52] } 28. c3?! { [%eval 3.29] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:33] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:01:01] } 29. Qh5 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:03:16] } 29... Qxh5 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:01:03] } 30. Nxh5 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:03:24] } 30... Nf7?! { [%eval 5.32] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:12] } 31. Bxe6?? { [%eval -0.3] } { Blunder. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:18] } 31... Nxd6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:01:17] } 32. Rxd6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:03:16] } 32... Nf8?? { [%eval 2.25] } { Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 33. Bxc8 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:03:03] } 33... Rxc8 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:01:00] } 34. Rxb6 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:03:10] } 34... Rd8? { [%eval 3.61] } { Mistake. Raa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:02] } 35. Bxc5 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:03:06] } 35... Rad7? { [%eval 5.95] } { Mistake. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 36. Rxa6?! { [%eval 4.22] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:57] } 36... Rd2 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:01:06] } 37. b4 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:02:54] } 37... Rf2? { [%eval 8.81] } { Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 38. Bxf2 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 1-0