Event: Round 3: Waterfield, Mark - Waterman, Nick
Date: 2025-04-19
White: Waterfield, Mark
WhiteElo: 1913
Black: Waterman, Nick
BlackElo: 1660
Result: 1-0
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:14] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:24] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. Ng3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:27:07] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:45] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:27:07] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:31:54] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:20:13] } 8... b6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:31:15] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:18:20] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:13] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:18:08] } 10... a5? { [%eval 1.25] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:21] } 11. Rhe1?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:29] } 11... Qc8?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:19] } 12. c3?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:15] } 12... Ba6? { [%eval 1.63] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:00] } 13. Ne5? { [%eval 0.39] } { Mistake. Bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:07] } 13... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:20:18] } 14. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:01:31] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:17:50] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:55:06] } 15... Nd5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:18:06] } 16. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:55:27] } 16... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:18:21] } 17. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:50] } 17... f5? { [%eval 1.41] } { Mistake. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:18] } 18. Qg5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. exf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:16] } 18... Qe8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:55:43] } 19. Nh5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:39:33] } 19... Ng6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:54:42] } 20. Red1 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:34:37] } 20... Rc8?? { [%eval 5.56] } { Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:04] } 21. Rd7 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:32:52] } 21... h6?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:08] } 22. Rxg7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:33:15] } 1-0