Event: Round 5: Skettos, Nicolas - Liu, Jacob
Date: 2025-05-28
White: Skettos, Nicolas
WhiteElo: 1961
Black: Liu, Jacob
BlackElo: 1825
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C03
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:38] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:48] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:49] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:10] } 4. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:41] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:29] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:09] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:53] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:24] } 6... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:18] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:47] } 7... Ba7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:42] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:27:48] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:31:22] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:28:08] } 9... Ne4?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:28:32] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:47] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:07] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:27:09] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:26:12] } 12. Nfd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:26:44] } 12... f5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:54] } 13. Qd3? { [%eval -1.08] } { Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:16] } 13... g5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:21:10] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 1:18:38] } 14... f4?? { [%eval 0.34] } { Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:40] } 15. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:46] } 15... bxc6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:20:36] } 16. Bxa7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:18:42] } 16... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:21:01] } 17. Qd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:16:35] } 17... Re7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:17:57] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:09:48] } 18... f3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:11:29] } 19. g3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:06:49] } 19... Bh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:35] } 20. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:06:54] } 20... Rfe8?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:16] } 21. Bxa6?? { [%eval -1.8] } { Blunder. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:02] } 21... c5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:56:02] } 22. Qe3?? { [%eval -3.53] } { Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:27] } 22... Re6 { [%eval -3.73] [%clk 0:53:11] } 23. Bb5 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:18:34] } 23... Nd6? { [%eval -2.23] } { Mistake. Nxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:58] } 24. Bxe8 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:14:50] } 24... Rxe3 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:47:54] } 25. Rxe3 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:15:19] } 25... Nxe8 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:48:12] } 26. Rae1 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:15:21] } 26... Nf6 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:47:35] } 27. Rxf3? { [%eval -4.07] } { Mistake. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:57] } 27... Ne4 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:47:35] } 28. Rfe3 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:14:24] } 28... c4?! { [%eval -2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:17] } 29. Nd4 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:14:21] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:39:14] } 30. f3 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:14:08] } 30... Qxb2?? { [%eval -0.04] } { Blunder. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:29] } 31. R1e2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:13:18] } 31... Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:57] } 32. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:18] } 32... Qc1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:36] } 33. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:06] } 33... Qb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:50] } 34. Re8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:03] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:42] } 35. R8e7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:19] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:01] } 36. Re8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:44] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:15] } 37. R1e7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:15] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:29] } 38. Re6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:04] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:48] } 39. R8e7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:00] } 1/2-1/2