Event: Round 4: Ho, Carter - Stern, Kevin B
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-marshall-premier-fide--october/round-4/ZIMcQjb2/sXZ79Z9g
Date: 2025-10-05
White: Ho, Carter
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2202
Black: Stern, Kevin B
BlackElo: 1995
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:22] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:43] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:05] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:22] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:58] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:41] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:24] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:47] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:06] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:11] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:54] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:59] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:15] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:19] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:35] } 10. Bb5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:39] } 10... Ba7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:31] } 11. Nf1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:55] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:21:06] } 12. Ng3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:21] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:20:03] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:29] } 13... exd4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:14:21] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:23:56] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:12:47] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:19:26] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:08:05] } 16. Ndf5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:14:40] } 16... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:02:52] } 17. exd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:14:01] } 17... Rxe1+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:01:06] } 18. Qxe1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:14:25] } 18... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:00:10] } 19. Bxf5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:12:25] } 19... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:59:32] } 20. Bxg6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:11:26] } 20... fxg6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:59:52] } 21. Be3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:10:22] } 21... Re8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:57:15] } 22. Nf1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:10:24] } 22... Kh7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:55:07] } 23. Qd1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:08:39] } 23... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:54:06] } 24. Nxe3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:08:52] } 24... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:36] } 25. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:17] } 25... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:06] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:09:06] } 26... Rd7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:52:59] } 27. Rxd7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:05:39] } 27... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:53:21] } 28. Ke2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:03:41] } 28... Kg8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:52:01] } 29. Kd3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:01:18] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:49:24] } 30. b4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:59:34] } 30... axb4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:48:21] } 31. cxb4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:59:46] } 31... Nb6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:42:48] } 32. Kd4 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:58:57] } 32... Ke6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:42:59] } 33. a3?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:04] } 33... Kd6?? { [%eval 3.47] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:05] } 34. Nc4+ { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:43:05] } 34... Nxc4 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:36:21] } 35. Kxc4 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:43:31] } 35... Kc6 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:32:34] } 36. a4 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:42:55] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:22:50] } 37. a5 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:40:05] } 37... Kc6 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:18:28] } 38. f4 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:32:54] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:18:12] } 39. h4 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:29:49] } 39... Kc6 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:15:34] } 40. b5+ { [%eval 6.81] [%clk 0:29:33] } 40... Kd6 { [%eval 7.54] [%clk 0:16:04] } 41. Kb4 { [%eval 7.47] [%clk 0:29:45] } 41... b6 { [%eval 7.61] [%clk 0:15:21] } 42. a6 { [%eval 8.61] [%clk 0:28:57] } 42... c5+ { [%eval 9.14] [%clk 0:15:49] } 43. bxc6 { [%eval 8.91] [%clk 0:29:13] } 43... Kxc6 { [%eval 8.67] [%clk 0:16:15] } 44. g4 { [%eval 8.69] [%clk 0:29:27] } 1-0