Event: Round 2: Menadue, Jeremy F S - Arnott, Jonathan W
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Menadue, Jeremy F S
WhiteElo: 1945
Black: Arnott, Jonathan W
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2059
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: Horwitz Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:23] } 2... f5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:57] } 3. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:41] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:27:56] } 4. Bf4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:38] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:19] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:23:15] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:21:32] } 6. g4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:33] } 6... Ne4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:14:46] } 7. gxf5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:21:00] } 7... exf5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:14:57] } 8. Rg1 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:21:14] } 8... Qe7?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:44] } 9. c3 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:14:55] } 9... d6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:06:59] } 10. Bb5+?! { [%eval 0.51] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:49] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:05:01] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:07:11] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:59:52] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:05:34] } 12... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:59:49] } 13. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:34] } 13... g6 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:58:26] } 14. Na3?! { [%eval -1.16] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:34] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:57:58] } 15. Bh2?! { [%eval -1.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:10] } 15... Bh6 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:57:29] } 16. Nc2 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:39:20] } 16... f4 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:49:21] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:17:19] } 17... fxe3?! { [%eval -1.41] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:28:35] } 18. fxe3 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:17:23] } 18... Qe6?! { [%eval -0.88] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:25:58] } 19. h4 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:13:48] } 19... Qa2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:30] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:10] } 20... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:14] } 21. hxg5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:14:15] } 21... Qe6? { [%eval 1.08] } { Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:47] } 22. Rdf1 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:13:21] } 22... O-O-O?? { [%eval 3.29] } { Blunder. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:37] } 23. Bxa6 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:13:19] } 23... Rhf8?! { [%eval 4.5] } { Inaccuracy. Rdf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:37] } 24. Bxb7+ { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:12:31] } 24... Kxb7 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:15:02] } 25. Nb4 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:11:42] } 25... Rxf1+ { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:15:10] } 26. Rxf1 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:11:24] } 26... Ra8 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:13:59] } 27. Rf8 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:02:05] } 27... Ra5 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:09:49] } 28. d5 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:01:48] } 28... Qe7?? { [%eval 6.89] } { Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:44] } 29. Rb8+ { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:02:08] } 29... Kxb8 { [%eval 6.69] [%clk 0:07:33] } 30. Nc6+ { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:02:36] } 30... Kb7 { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 0:07:56] } 31. Nxe7 { [%eval 6.86] [%clk 0:03:05] } 31... Rxa4 { [%eval 6.84] [%clk 0:08:18] } 32. Qb5 { [%eval 7.5] [%clk 0:03:22] } 32... Nc5 { [%eval 8.86] [%clk 0:07:51] } 33. Qc6+ { [%eval 8.35] [%clk 0:03:42] } 33... Kb8 { [%eval 9.65] [%clk 0:08:03] } 34. b4 { [%eval 9.4] [%clk 0:03:50] } 34... Nd3+? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:50] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:03:52] } 35... Ra2+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:07:17] } 36. Kxd3 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:04:18] } 36... Rxh2 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:07:44] } 37. Qe8+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:04:31] } 37... Kb7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:08:03] } 38. Qc8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:04:56] } 1-0