Event: Round 9: Puittinen, Mika - Binham, Timothy F.
Date: 2025-07-20
White: Puittinen, Mika
WhiteElo: 2003
Black: Binham, Timothy F.
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2253
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:58] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:52] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:11] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:35] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:49] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:03] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:25] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:27] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:20] } 6... Nc7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:08] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:24] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:56] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:25] } 8... h5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:20:29] } 9. Ne4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:15:25] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:14:59] } 10. b4?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nfg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:07] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:15:12] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:09:25] } 11... Bf5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:09:17] } 12. Nfg5 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:02:12] } 12... O-O?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:39] } 13. bxc5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:55:16] } 13... bxc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:59:57] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:54:32] } 14... f6?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:49] } 15. Qb3+ { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:45:22] } 15... e6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:49:34] } 16. Nh3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:41:46] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:45:56] } 17. Qa4?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:48] } 17... Nd4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:42:42] } 18. e3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:31:14] } 18... Ndb5? { [%eval 1.03] } { Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:50] } 19. O-O { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:31:21] } 19... Nd6?? { [%eval 3.69] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:20] } 20. d3?? { [%eval 1.29] } { Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:34] } 20... c4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:32:25] } 21. Nf4?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:39] } 21... e5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:23:58] } 22. Nxd6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:17:30] } 22... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:26] } 23. Qxc4+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:16:03] } 23... Kh7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:24:54] } 24. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:41] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:54] } 25. Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:47] } 25... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:24:34] } 26. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:07] } 26... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:21:13] } 27. exd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:14:03] } 27... Rb3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:21:41] } 28. Ba1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:12:57] } 28... Rfb8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:20:57] } 29. Rbc1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:12:16] } 29... Bb5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:19:08] } 30. Rc7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:11:45] } 1/2-1/2