Event: Round 9: Middleton, Ben - Caira, Theodore
Date: 2025-03-02
White: Middleton, Ben
Black: Caira, Theodore
Result: 1-0
ECO: E67
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:30] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:32] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:37] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:36] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:14:54] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:25] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:14:58] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:15:05] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:02] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:15:08] } 8. d5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:13:49] } 8... Nb6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:15:16] } 9. b3?? { [%eval -1.0] } { Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:26] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:14:38] } 10. Bb2?? { [%eval -3.66] } { Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:27] } 10... Nxc3 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:14:34] } 11. Bxc3?! { [%eval -4.64] } { Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:33] } 11... Bxc3 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:14:42] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval -4.78] [%clk 0:12:38] } 12... Bf6 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:14:23] } 13. h3 { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:12:36] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:13:39] } 14. Nh2 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:12:17] } 14... Bb2 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:12:59] } 15. e4 { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:11:46] } 15... Bxc1 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:13:33] } 16. Qxc1 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:11:54] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:13:41] } 17. f4 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:11:59] } 17... Qc8 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:13:16] } 18. g4 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:12:07] } 18... h5? { [%eval -2.06] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:53] } 19. f5 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:12:06] } 19... hxg4?? { [%eval 3.75] } { Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:56] } 20. Qg5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:57] } 20... Kg7?? { [%eval 5.14] } { Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:08] } 21. Nxg4 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:10:26] } 21... Rh8 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:11:09] } 22. f6+?? { [%eval -3.34] } { Blunder. fxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:23] } 22... exf6?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:16] } 23. Qxf6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:10:25] } 1-0