[Event "EU-ch Internet final"] [Site "playchess.com INT"] [Date "2004.11.07"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "VgOsuRUn"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2712"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C33"] [Opening "King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.31] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.45] } 2. f4?! { (0.45 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (2. Nf3 Nc6) 2... exf4 { [%eval -0.23] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval -0.25] } 3... d5 { [%eval -0.33] } 4. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.32] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.03] } { C33 King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.03] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.45] } 7. dxc3 { [%eval 0.35] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.44] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 0.26] } 8... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.33] } 9. Kxd1 { [%eval 0.23] } 9... Nh5 { [%eval 0.65] } 10. Ke2?! { (0.65 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (10. Ng5 O-O 11. Rf1 Bg4+ 12. Ke1 Na6 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bxf4 h6 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Nxf7 Kxf7) 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 11. Kf2 { [%eval 0.08] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval -0.04] } 12. Re1 { [%eval -0.2] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.25] } 13. Bc4 { [%eval -0.25] } 13... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.2] } 14. b4 { [%eval -0.18] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.23] } 15. a4 { [%eval -0.45] } 15... g5 { [%eval -0.52] } 16. a5 { [%eval -0.53] } 16... Nhf6 { [%eval -0.39] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -0.36] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 18. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 18... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.14] } 19. h4 { [%eval -0.07] } 19... f6 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. c4 { [%eval 0.09] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval 0.22] } 21. c5 { [%eval 0.12] } 21... Kf7 { [%eval 0.66] } 22. a6 { [%eval 0.22] } 22... b5 { [%eval 0.1] } 23. cxb6 { [%eval 0.2] } 23... Nxb6 { [%eval 0.27] } 24. Nxe5+ { [%eval 0.21] } 24... fxe5 { [%eval 0.25] } 25. hxg5 { [%eval 0.16] } 25... hxg5 { [%eval 0.09] } 26. Rh1 { [%eval 0.25] } 26... Kg6 { [%eval 0.19] } 27. Bc3 { [%eval 0.14] } 27... Bc8?! { (0.14 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (27... Nd7) 28. Rh2?! { (1.21 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (28. Be2 Re7 29. g3 Rf8 30. Bh5+ Kg7 31. Ra5 Nd7 32. Bf3 Rh8 33. Rxh8 Kxh8 34. Kg2 Kg7) 28... g4? { (0.27 → 1.70) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (28... Nd7) 29. g3 { [%eval 1.62] } 29... fxg3+ { [%eval 1.97] } 30. Kxg3 { [%eval 1.68] } 30... Rf8?! { (1.68 → 2.78) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.78] } (30... Nd7 31. Bd2 Rh8 32. Be3 c5 33. Rah1 Rxh2 34. Rxh2 Nf6 35. Rh6+ Kg7 36. bxc5 Bd7 37. Bg5) 31. Rah1?? { (2.78 → 0.89) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (31. Bxe5 Rf3+ 32. Kg2 Be6 33. Rah1 Rh3 34. Rxh3 gxh3+ 35. Kh2 Bc4 36. Bc7 Ra8 37. Bxb6 Bxd3) 31... Rf3+ { [%eval 0.95] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval 0.96] } 32... Rh3?! { (0.96 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (32... Nc4 33. Bxc4) 33. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.83] } 33... Nd7?! { (1.83 → 2.73) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (33... Nc4 34. Bf4 Nb2 35. Bf1 Kf6 36. Rxh3 gxh3+ 37. Kh2 Nd1 38. Rg1 Rd4 39. Bd3 Nb2 40. e5+) 34. Bd4? { (2.73 → 1.20) Mistake. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (34. Bc7) 34... Nb8 { [%eval 1.69] } 35. Bxa7 { [%eval 1.61] } 35... Nxa6 { [%eval 1.75] } 36. Bb6 { [%eval 1.56] } 36... Re8 { [%eval 2.0] } 37. Ba5 { [%eval 1.65] } 37... Rxh2+?! { (1.65 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (37... c5 38. b5) 38. Rxh2 { [%eval 2.23] } 38... Nb8 { [%eval 2.41] } 39. Bb6?! { (2.41 → 1.66) Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (39. Rh4 Nd7 40. Rxg4+ Kf6 41. Rf4+ Ke6 42. Kf2 Ne5 43. Be2 Rh8 44. Bb6 Rh2+ 45. Ke1 Bb7) 39... Nd7 { [%eval 1.79] } 40. Bd4 { [%eval 1.82] } 40... Ne5 { [%eval 1.72] } 41. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.71] } 41... Rxe5 { [%eval 1.75] } 42. Kg3?! { (1.75 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (42. Rh8 Bd7 43. Kg3 Re7 44. Rg8+ Kh6 45. c4 Be6 46. Rd8 Kg5 47. Rd6 Bd7 48. b5 cxb5) 42... c5? { (1.05 → 2.54) Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (42... Re8) 43. b5 { [%eval 2.57] } 43... Bb7?! { (2.57 → 3.81) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 3.81] } (43... Re8 44. b6 Kg5 45. Rh7 c4 46. Bxc4 Rxe4 47. Rg7+ Kf6 48. Rf7+ Kg5 49. Bd3 Re3+ 50. Kg2) 44. Kf4 { [%eval 3.58] } 44... Re8?? { (3.58 → 10.81) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval 10.81] } (44... g3 45. Kxg3 Re8 46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Kf4 Rf8 48. Rh5 Ke6+ 49. Rf5 Rh8 50. Rxc5 Kd6 51. Rf5) 45. Kxg4?? { (10.81 → 1.01) Blunder. e5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (45. e5+) 45... c4 { [%eval 0.9] } 46. Kf4?! { (0.90 → 0.02) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (46. Bf1 Kf6) 46... cxd3 { [%eval 0.08] } 47. cxd3 { [%eval 0.08] } 47... Bc8 { [%eval 0.5] } 48. b6 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Bd7?! { (0.00 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (48... Bb7 49. Rb2 Re6 50. Rb5 Kf7 51. Rf5+ Kg6 52. Rb5) 49. b7 { [%eval 0.12] } 49... Rb8 { [%eval 0.12] } 50. Rb2 { [%eval 0.12] } 50... Kf7 { [%eval 0.2] } 51. Rb6 { [%eval 0.12] } 51... Ke7 { [%eval 0.12] } 52. Ke5 { [%eval 0.12] } 52... Ba4 { [%eval 0.12] } 53. d4 { [%eval 0.08] } 53... Kd7 { [%eval 0.2] } 54. d5 { [%eval 0.2] } 54... Kc7 { [%eval 0.32] } 55. Rb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Rxb7?? { (0.00 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #19] } (56... Kd6 57. Rb1 Kc5 58. Rc1+ Kd6 59. Rb1) 57. Rxb7+ { [%eval #19] } 57... Kxb7 { [%eval #22] } 58. e5 { [%eval #21] } 58... Kc7 { [%eval #21] } 59. e6?? { (Mate in 21 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (59. Ke7 Bf5 60. e6 Kb6 61. d6 Kc5 62. d7 Be4 63. Kf6 Kb5 64. d8=Q Kc4 65. e7 Bc6) 59... Ba4?? { (0.00 → Mate in 20) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #20] } (59... Kd6 60. exd7 Kxd7 61. Ke5 Ke7 62. d6+ Kd7 63. Kd5 Kd8 64. Kc5 Kd7 65. Kd5) 60. Ke7 { [%eval 51.18] } 60... Kc8?! { (51.18 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (60... Kb6 61. d6) 61. d6 { [%eval #15] } 61... Bd7 { [%eval #8] } 62. exd7+ { [%eval #7] } 62... Kb7 { [%eval #7] } 63. d8=Q { [%eval #6] } 63... Ka7 { [%eval #4] } 64. Qc7+ { [%eval #4] } 64... Ka8 { [%eval #4] } 65. Qc5 { [%eval #3] } 65... Kb7 { [%eval #3] } 66. d7 { [%eval #2] } 66... Ka6 { [%eval #2] } 67. d8=Q { [%eval #1] } 67... Kb7 { [%eval #1] } 68. Qdb6+ { [%eval #1] } 68... Ka8 { [%eval #1] } 69. Qca5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0