Event: Round 5: De Kruif, Kees - Curtis, John E
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/49th-bwci-guernsey-international-chess-festival--open/round-5/wLw4aNlW/pBsyWcRW
Date: 2025-10-23
White: De Kruif, Kees
WhiteElo: 1893
Black: Curtis, John E
BlackElo: 2009
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A00
Opening: Polish Opening
Variant: Standard

1. b4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:40:53] } 1... e5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:40:38] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:41:01] } 2... Bxb4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:40:58] } 3. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:41:25] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:41:17] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:41:51] } 4... d5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:41:20] } 5. e3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:42:14] } 5... O-O { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:41:19] } 6. Be2 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:42:33] } 6... c5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:40:46] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:42:56] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:40:33] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:43:19] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:37:25] } 9. d3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:43:29] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:34:19] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:43:45] } 10... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:29:24] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:43:02] } 11... Na5?? { [%eval 3.62] } { Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:19] } 12. Nbd2?? { [%eval -0.08] } { Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:34:08] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:13:34] } 13. Nb3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:33:00] } 1/2-1/2