Event: Landstuneringen i Bergen 2025 - SENIOR65
Site: Quality Hotel Edvard Grieg, Bergen, Norway
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Steigum, Erling
WhiteElo: 1864
Black: Esbensen, Arnt
BlackElo: 2118
Result: 0-1
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min/40 + 30 min/rest + 30 sec/move

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:24:38] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:18] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:08] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:19:28] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:25:14] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:16:06] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:04] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:11:40] } 7. Nc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:10] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:10:16] } 8. Bf4?! { [%eval -0.49] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:58] } 8... O-O?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:36] } 9. Bd6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:59:14] } 9... Ne8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:59:59] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:58:24] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:00:19] } 11. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:58:26] } 11... Nd6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:57:09] } 12. Ne3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:33] } 12... f5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:46:29] } 13. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:56] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:41:58] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:42:49] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:41:51] } 15. cxb5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:27:26] } 15... Nxb5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:41:51] } 16. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:14] } 16... Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:13] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:55] } 17... Qf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:34:59] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:20:52] } 18... a5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:27:04] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:17:44] } 19... d5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:25:14] } 20. Nd6 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:15:52] } 20... Rb6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:23:35] } 21. Nxc8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:15:49] } 21... Rxc8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:23:55] } 22. e3? { [%eval -1.69] } { Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:11] } 22... Rcb8? { [%eval -0.51] } { Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:41] } 23. b3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:12:59] } 23... a4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:21:47] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:13:14] } 24... axb3 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:20:47] } 25. axb3 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:13:23] } 25... Rxb3 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:20:19] } 26. Rxb3 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:12:39] } 26... Rxb3 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:20:42] } 27. Rc1 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:12:14] } 27... Nb4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:18:22] } 28. Kg1 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:06:30] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:13:33] } 29. Qd1 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:06:04] } 29... Rc3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:03:39] } 30. Rb1 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:03:51] } 30... Nc6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:03:03] } 31. Rb7+ { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:03:51] } 31... Kg6 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:02:46] } 32. Rc7? { [%eval -2.49] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:40] } 32... Ne7? { [%eval -1.04] } { Mistake. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:22] } 33. Rb7?? { [%eval -3.02] } { Blunder. Rxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:34] } 33... Rxe3 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:02:18] } 34. Qa4 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:03:27] } 34... Kh6 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:02:15] } 35. Qa7 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:03:26] } 35... Re1+ { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:01:47] } 36. Kf2?? { [%eval -7.42] } { Blunder. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:46] } 36... Ra1? { [%eval -4.03] } { Mistake. Qc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:14] } 37. Qc5? { [%eval -7.01] } { Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:26] } 37... Ng6?? { [%eval -2.38] } { Blunder. Ra2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:23] } 38. Rb6?? { [%eval -5.25] } { Blunder. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:42] } 38... Ra2+ { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:02:20] } 39. Kf3?? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:51] } 39... Rb2?? { [%eval -2.63] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:04] } 40. Ra6?? { [%eval -7.32] } { Blunder. Rxb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:09] } 40... Rb3+ { [%eval -6.59] [%clk 0:02:14] } 0-1