Event: Round 5: Huston, Gus - Mottola, Max
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Huston, Gus
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2316
Black: Mottola, Max
BlackElo: 2247
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:19:17] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:19:44] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:20:12] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:39] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:30] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:12] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:20:58] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:26] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:51] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:21:53] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:13] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:21:59] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:00] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:23] } 10... Nf5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:14] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:22:27] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:26:04] } 12. Qa4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:21:50] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:20:09] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:22:13] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:19:05] } 14. Qg4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:22:28] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:18:47] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:16:25] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:11:32] } 16. Rab1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:54] } 16... h6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:02:56] } 17. h4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:14:30] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:01:12] } 18. h5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:14:12] } 18... Rb6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:51:27] } 19. Qh3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:13:54] } 19... Nh4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:45:30] } 20. Nxh4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:12:09] } 20... Bxh4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:45:51] } 21. Qe3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:12:19] } 21... c4?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:49] } 22. Bc2 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:12:42] } 22... Bg5? { [%eval 2.42] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:09] } 23. Bxg5 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 1:12:38] } 23... hxg5 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:37:30] } 24. b3 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 1:05:54] } 24... g6? { [%eval 4.76] } { Mistake. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:27] } 25. hxg6 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 1:04:58] } 25... fxg6 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:29:48] } 26. bxc4 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 1:05:04] } 26... Rxb1 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:30:09] } 27. Rxb1 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 1:05:26] } 27... Be8 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:25:29] } 28. cxd5 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 1:03:24] } 28... exd5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:24:46] } 29. Rb7 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 1:02:08] } 29... Qc8?! { [%eval 7.76] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:52] } 30. Qa7 { [%eval 7.46] [%clk 1:02:00] } 1-0