Event: Round 3: Vassiliou, Chris - Varley, Joe
Date: 2025-06-28
White: Vassiliou, Chris
WhiteElo: 1909
Black: Varley, Joe
BlackElo: 2018
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A57
Opening: Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 110+10

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:50:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:49:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:20] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:50:01] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:50:09] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:46:51] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:49:38] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:46:18] } 5. cxb5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:48:52] } 5... axb5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:46:20] } 6. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:48:10] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:46:23] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:48:01] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:46:28] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:44:33] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:46:31] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:43:15] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:46:36] } 10. dxe6?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 1:41:55] } 10... Qxe6?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. dxe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:43:36] } 11. Nf3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:35] } 11... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:40:04] } 12. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:27:06] } 12... Qxe4+ { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:40:05] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:39] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:37:59] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:23:26] } 14... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:40] } 15. Re1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:19:31] } 15... Bxd1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:43] } 16. Rxe4+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:19:31] } 16... Be7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:25:36] } 17. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:13] } 17... Rxa2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:44] } 18. Rde1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:12:54] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:20:48] } 19. Ne5?! { [%eval -0.82] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:29] } 19... d5?! { [%eval -0.07] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:17] } 20. R4e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:02] } 20... d4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:18:08] } 21. R3e2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:37:14] } 21... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:17:22] } 22. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:37:16] } 22... Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:14] } 23. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:22:52] } 23... O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:17:14] } 24. Rd5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:20:20] } 24... Bf6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:16:56] } 25. Bb4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:19:22] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:16:30] } 26. Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:17] } 26... Ra4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:12:09] } 27. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:56] } 27... Ra2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:12:13] } 28. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:11:19] } 28... Rd2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:11:06] } 29. Rc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:10:22] } 29... Rb8?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:37] } 30. Bxf6? { [%eval -0.01] } { Mistake. Rb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:51] } 30... gxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:37] } 31. b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:21] } 31... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:10] } 32. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:53] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:08:28] } 33. Re4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:55] } 33... Rb8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:05:30] } 34. Rf4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:07:24] } 34... R2xb5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:05:18] } 35. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:07:17] } 35... Rxb5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:05:22] } 36. Rxf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:07:20] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:05:21] } 37. Rf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:26] } 37... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:48] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:20] } 38... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:50] } 39. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:15] } 39... Rb1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:04:00] } 40. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:06] } 40... Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:09] } 41. Ra4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:54] } 41... Re6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:29] } 42. Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:37] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:12] } 43. f3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:06:30] } 43... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:17] } 44. Rc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:20] } 44... Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:06] } 45. h5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:04:48] } 45... Rb6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:01:44] } 46. Ra4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:35] } 46... Rc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:01:44] } 47. Rd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:52] } 47... Ra6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:01:23] } 48. Rb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:01:27] } 1/2-1/2