Event: Round 4: Ho, Carter - Black, James
Date: 2025-03-30
White: Ho, Carter
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2101
Black: Black, James
BlackTitle: NM
BlackElo: 2110
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:48] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:18:24] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:45] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:18:47] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:30] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:19:01] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:53] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:19:10] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:14] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:19:32] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:22] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:19:57] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:35] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:20:13] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:24] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:39] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:59] } 9... Ba6?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:57] } 10. Nd2?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:31] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:17:11] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:21:08] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:59] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:16:24] } 12... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:04:51] } 13. cxd3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:16:49] } 13... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:02:39] } 14. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:14:50] } 14... c5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:01:41] } 15. d4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:13:05] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:01:12] } 16. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:13:28] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:00:52] } 17. Nb3 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:03:51] } 17... Qxe3 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:51:57] } 18. fxe3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:04:16] } 18... g6 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:51:30] } 19. e4?! { [%eval -1.67] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:28] } 19... dxe4 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:51:22] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 1:00:45] } 20... Bc5+ { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:46:27] } 21. Kh1 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 1:01:04] } 21... Bd4 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:46:51] } 22. Nc4 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:59:54] } 22... O-O { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:46:24] } 23. Rae1 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 1:00:08] } 23... e3 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:44:35] } 24. Rf4 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 1:00:13] } 24... Rfd8 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:43:42] } 25. Re4 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 1:00:16] } 25... a4 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:38:38] } 26. h3 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:56:35] } 26... Rab8 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:35:54] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:53:15] } 27... Bc5 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:28:25] } 28. Nxe3 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:51:50] } 28... Rxd1+ { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:27:57] } 29. Nxd1 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:52:14] } 29... a3 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:27:42] } 30. b3 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:50:34] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:27:46] } 31. Nc3 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:50:42] } 31... Rd3 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:27:36] } 32. Ne2 { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 0:47:56] } 32... Rd2 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:24:27] } 33. Nc3 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:47:12] } 33... Bd4 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:12:02] } 34. Nb5 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:45:04] } 34... Bb2 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:11:29] } 35. b4? { [%eval -4.94] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:49] } 35... Rd1+ { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:09:19] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval -4.88] [%clk 0:44:14] } 36... Ra1? { [%eval -2.7] } { Mistake. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:42] } 37. Re2 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:41:15] } 37... h5 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:08:30] } 38. Nd6?! { [%eval -3.89] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:38] } 38... Rxa2 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:05:15] } 39. b5 { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:35:53] } 39... Ra1 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:05:25] } 40. Nc4?! { [%eval -6.14] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:32] } 40... Rb1 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:05:19] } 41. b6 { [%eval -6.34] [%clk 0:34:29] } 41... a2 { [%eval -6.86] [%clk 0:05:26] } 42. b7 { [%eval -7.18] [%clk 0:34:54] } 42... Bxe5+ { [%eval -6.92] [%clk 0:05:47] } 43. Nxe5 { [%eval -6.05] [%clk 0:35:17] } 43... a1=Q { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:06:09] } 0-1