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Ben Lester - G. Moorcroft

Draw

½

Analysis

PGN

[Event "DCA 22/23 League (D Team): B. Lester - G. Moorcroft"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/6SY3club/jXWRZ2nm"]
[White "B. Lester"]
[Black "G. Moorcroft"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[UTCDate "2023.04.13"]
[UTCTime "21:05:44"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/chiasmata"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.13] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.12] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.05] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.29] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.34] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.21] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.37] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.47] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.76] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.45] } 10... Nxe7?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe7 was best. } (10... Qxe7 11. Re1 Qd6 12. Qb3 g6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Rae8 15. Qxb7 Rxe1+ 16. Nxe1 Rb8 17. Qa6) 11. Qc2? { [%eval 0.38] } { Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } (11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Ng5+ Kg8 (12... Kg6) 13. Qxg4 Nf6 14. Qd1 Re8 15. Re1 Nf5 16. Re5 Qd7 17. Qc2 Nh4) 11... g6 { [%eval 0.39] } 12. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.45] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.3] } 13. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.18] } 13... Nxf5 { [%eval 0.16] } 14. Rab1 { [%eval 0.0] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 0.25] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 0.23] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.23] } 16. Ndf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.17] } 17. Qb3 { [%eval 0.26] } 17... Nb6 { [%eval 0.21] } 18. a4 { [%eval 0.23] } 18... a5 { [%eval 0.22] } 19. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 19... Nd6 { [%eval 0.3] } 20. Re2 { [%eval 0.14] } 20... Ndc4?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } (20... Qc8) 21. Rbe1 { [%eval 0.87] } 21... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.88] } 22. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.62] } 22... Re6 { [%eval 1.1] } 23. b3?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (23. f4 Rf6 24. Rf2 Nc4 25. Nxc4 dxc4 26. f5 Kg7 27. Qe4 Qd7 28. g4 Rd8 29. Qe5 Qd6) 23... Qf8? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. Qd6 was best. } (23... Qd6 24. h4) 24. c4? { [%eval 0.22] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } (24. Ng4 Qd6 (24... Rxe2 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Qxe2 Kxf6 27. Qe5#) 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. h4 Rf8 27. Qe2 Nd7 28. Qxe6+ Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Kf7 30. Re3 h5) 24... dxc4 { [%eval 0.27] } 25. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Rxe2 { [%eval -0.03] } 26. Rxe2 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] } 1/2-1/2