Event: Round 5: Balmond, Tom - Rob Jarvis
Date: 2025-03-01
White: Balmond, Tom
WhiteElo: 1704
Black: Rob Jarvis
Result: 1-0
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:36] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:32] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:15:41] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:15:45] } 5... Bc6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:15:49] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:15:53] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:15:52] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:55] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:16:00] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:15:42] } 8... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:15:32] } 9. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:51] } 9... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:15:22] } 10. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:59] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:14:48] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:55] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:14:23] } 12. Qd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:55] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:13:13] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:15:30] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:12:39] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:14:50] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:11:13] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:13:07] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:09] } 16. c4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:12:26] } 16... Nh5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:10:46] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:11:17] } 17... Nxg3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:10:42] } 18. fxg3? { [%eval -2.24] } { Mistake. hxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:26] } 18... c5 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:09:42] } 19. Nf3 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:08:17] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:09:38] } 20. Qd3 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:07:56] } 20... e5 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:09:21] } 21. b4 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:07:28] } 21... f6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:07] } 22. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:18] } 22... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:15] } 23. Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:44] } 23... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:29] } 24. Qg6? { [%eval -1.46] } { Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:45] } 24... axb4 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:06:57] } 25. Nf5 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:05:47] } 25... Bxc5 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:06:53] } 26. Nxh6+ { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:04:52] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:06:34] } 27. Re4?? { [%eval -4.31] } { Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:20] } 27... gxh6 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:06:08] } 28. Rh4 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:03:26] } 28... Qg7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. d3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:42] } 29. Rxh6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:16] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:40] } 30. Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:53] } 30... d3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:55] } 31. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 31... Rad8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:04:54] } 32. Rg6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:02:53] } 32... Qxg6?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:02] } 33. Qxg6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:03:01] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:05:11] } 34. Rf5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:02:51] } 34... Rd7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:04:55] } 35. Rh5+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:02:58] } 1-0