Event: Round 4: White, Nicholas E - Waterman, Nick
Date: 2025-04-20
White: White, Nicholas E
WhiteElo: 1730
Black: Waterman, Nick
BlackElo: 1660
Result: 1-0
ECO: A02
Opening: Bird Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. f4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. e3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... c5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:30:50] } 4. b3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:30:14] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:29:57] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:23:31] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:31:46] } 7... f6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:22:06] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:03] } 8... Nb4?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:39] } 9. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:25:54] } 9... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:18:43] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:25:46] } 10... O-O-O { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:17:20] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:25:56] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:17:29] } 12. Nc3?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:18] } 12... Nh6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:16:51] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:18:38] } 13... exd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:36] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:18:06] } 14... Kb8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:15:38] } 15. Na4?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:09] } 15... Nf5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:15:02] } 16. Re1 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:14:48] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:14:51] } 17. exd4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:11:21] } 17... Bd6 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:13:56] } 18. g3?! { [%eval -1.49] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:57] } 18... Rhe8 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:14:01] } 19. Qd3 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 1:08:40] } 19... g6 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:10:55] } 20. Nc5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:04:01] } 20... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:06:14] } 21. dxc5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:57:24] } 21... d4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:05:54] } 22. b4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:57:02] } 22... Rxe1+?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:51] } 23. Rxe1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:57:25] } 23... Re8?? { [%eval 2.04] } { Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:19] } 24. Rxe8+ { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:54:40] } 24... Qxe8 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:02:40] } 25. b5 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:54:36] } 25... Nd8 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 1:00:20] } 26. g4? { [%eval 0.28] } { Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:32] } 26... Qe3+?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:12] } 27. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:52:00] } 27... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:00:35] } 28. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:52:19] } 28... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:00:45] } 29. h3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:52:41] } 29... Nh6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:01:01] } 30. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:52:29] } 30... Ne6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:01:21] } 31. c6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:47] } 31... bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:39] } 32. bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:12] } 32... Kc7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:01:09] } 33. Nd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:51:47] } 33... Nxf4?? { [%eval 5.57] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:58] } 34. Be5+ { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:52:08] } 1-0