Event: Round 6: Carroll, Peter - Blackford, Ross
Date: 2025-07-10
White: Carroll, Peter
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2169
Black: Blackford, Ross
BlackElo: 2014
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... h5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:16] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:32] } 6. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:58] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:21] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:08] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:45] } 8... Nh6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:18] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:38] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:39] } 10. Nb3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:40] } 10... Qa6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:41] } 11. Qd1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:34:08] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:50] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:22] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:35] } 13. dxc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:34] } 13... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:34:01] } 14. Nbd4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:26:55] } 14... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:27:47] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:18] } 15... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:15:25] } 16. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:27:46] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:12:52] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:20:58] } 17... Qc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:48] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:15:07] } 18... Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:22] } 19. Qc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:42] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:44] } 20. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:08] } 20... Qg4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:42:22] } 21. b3?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:50] } 21... Nd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:35:35] } 22. Qa3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:05:33] } 22... Nf3+ { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:35:33] } 23. Kf1?! { [%eval -0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:53] } 23... Nh2+?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:07] } 24. Kg1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:04:22] } 24... Nf3+ { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:35:31] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:02:59] } 25... Nxg5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:35:35] } 26. hxg5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:03:12] } 26... g6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:18:19] } 27. Re3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:57:16] } 27... Qxg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:17:42] } 28. Qa4+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:56:25] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:18:08] } 29. Qxa7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:56:08] } 29... Qd8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:16:54] } 30. Qa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:32] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:16:17] } 31. Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:22] } 31... Qe7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:14:35] } 32. a4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:43:15] } 32... Rc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:01] } 33. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:54] } 33... Rhc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:36] } 34. Rdd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:54] } 34... f5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:06:09] } 35. exf6+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:24:09] } 35... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:33] } 36. Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:39] } 36... h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:26] } 37. Qg4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:18:27] } 37... Qxf2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:04:53] } 38. Re2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:17:56] } 38... Qf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:00] } 39. Qd4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:09] } 39... Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:22] } 40. Re5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:17:08] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:10] } 41. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:14] } 41... Qg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:03] } 42. Rfe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:09] } 42... Qf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:01:24] } 43. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:52] } 43... Re8?? { [%eval 2.1] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 44. Rg5?? { [%eval 0.03] } { Blunder. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:16] } 44... Kg7?? { [%eval 5.41] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 45. Rf3 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:13:45] } 1-0