Peter Braham vs John Hipshon — A Hard-Fought Draw

An exciting Internal League Division 1 draw from August 2018, with comments from Lichess.org.

Played on 15th August 2018 between Peter Braham (White, ECF 148) and John Hipshon (Black, ECF 123) in the Alwoodley Chess Club Internal League Division 1. Comments from Lichess.org.

Peter makes an aggressive start and wins two pawns, but John fights back and not only equalises but misses a clear win. In the endgame both players missed winning chances too! A draw was agreed, and was probably a fair result after all that. Exciting stuff!

Peter Braham vs John Hipshon

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[Event "v john hipshon: ch 1"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[Result "*"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B18"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation"]
[StudyName "v john hipshon"]
[ChapterName "ch 1"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/xir6N4px/n7i936dr"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/pebraham"]
[UTCDate "2018.08.13"]
[UTCTime "17:06:47"]
[Orientation "white"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.39] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.39] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.08] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.19] } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.19] } 6. N1e2 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... h6?! { [%eval 0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Nf6. } (6... Nf6 7. h4 h6 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Be3 e6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3) 7. h4?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Nf4. } (7. Nf4 Bh7 8. Bc4 Nd7 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qf3 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nf6) 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] } 8. h5?! { [%eval -0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Nf4. } (8. Nf4 Bh7 9. c3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 e6 12. Nh5 Nxh5) 8... Bh7 { [%eval -0.48] } 9. Nf4 { [%eval -0.55] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.15] } 10. Bc4?! { [%eval -1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Bd3. } (10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 e6 12. Bf4 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Qf3 O-O 16. O-O Qd5) 10... e6?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was e5. } (10... e5 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. O-O Qe7 13. Re1 exf4 14. Bxf4 Kd8 15. Qf3 Qf8 16. c3 Bxf4 17. Qxf4) 11. O-O { [%eval -0.37] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval -0.29] } 12. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Re1. } (12. Re1 Qb8 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Bd3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxh7+ Nxh7 17. Be3 Ng5 18. Qg4 Nd7) 12... O-O? { [%eval 1.3] } { Mistake. Best move was Qc7. } (12... Qc7 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Bd3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4+ Kg8 19. Re1) 13. Nxe6 { [%eval 1.12] } 13... fxe6 { [%eval 1.32] } 14. Qxe6+ { [%eval 1.1] } 14... Kh8 { [%eval 1.21] } 15. Qxd6 { [%eval 1.07] } 15... Nb6 { [%eval 1.4] } 16. Qc5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Best move was Qxd8. } (16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bb3 Rxd4 18. Re1 Nbd5 19. c3 Rh4 20. Bd2 a5 21. a4 Rf8 22. c4 Nb4) 16... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.05] } 17. Qb4 { [%eval 0.11] } 17... Bxc2?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Nxc4. } (17... Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Qh4 19. Qe6 Nf6 20. Qh3 Qxh3 21. gxh3 Bxc2 22. Bf4 Nd5 23. Bd6 Rf6 24. Be5) 18. Qc3?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Be2. } (18. Be2 Qh4 19. Bd2 Bh7 20. Qd6 Rad8 21. Qa3 Nd5 22. Qxa7 b6 23. Qa3 N7f6 24. Rac1 Qxd4) 18... Bh7 { [%eval 0.5] } 19. Bb3 { [%eval 0.05] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 20. Be3 { [%eval -0.21] } 20... Nbd5 { [%eval -0.19] } 21. Qd2? { [%eval -1.19] } { Mistake. Best move was Bxd5. } (21. Bxd5) 21... Ng4 { [%eval -1.12] } 22. Bd1 { [%eval -1.17] } 22... Ngxe3 { [%eval -1.06] } 23. fxe3 { [%eval -1.24] } 23... Qg5?! { [%eval -0.45] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Qh4. } (23... Qh4 24. Qe1 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Re8 26. e4 Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Qxe1+ 28. Kxe1 Rxe4+ 29. Kf1 Rh4 30. Ke2) 24. Rxf8+ { [%eval -0.73] } (24. Rf7) 24... Rxf8 { [%eval -0.37] } 25. Nf1 { [%eval -0.63] } 25... Re8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Be4. } (25... Be4 26. Bb3) 26. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Rf8 { [%eval 0.22] } 27. Qe2 { [%eval 0.15] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 0.29] } 28. Qf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Re1 { [%eval -0.12] } 29... Nxh5 { [%eval -0.08] } 30. Bxh5 { [%eval -0.27] } 30... Qxh5 { [%eval -0.2] } 31. Ng3 { [%eval -0.26] } 31... Qd5 { [%eval -0.3] } 32. a3 { [%eval -0.47] } 32... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. e5 { [%eval -0.08] } 34... Qe7 { [%eval -0.1] } 35. Qe3 { [%eval -0.07] } 35... Qe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. b4 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Qf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Qxf5 { [%eval -0.08] } 40... Rxf5 { [%eval -0.08] } 41. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Rf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... b5 { [%eval 0.08] } 44. a5 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } (45... Ke8 46. Kg4 Rd7 47. Rd3 Rf7 48. Rc3 Kd7) 46. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Rd7?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Rxf3. } (46... Rxf3 47. gxf3 g6 48. f4 Ke7 49. f5 gxf5+ 50. Kxf5 Kf7 51. Kf4 Ke7) 47. Rd3 { [%eval 0.61] } 47... Rf7 { [%eval 0.74] } 48. Rc3 { [%eval 0.61] } 48... Kd5? { [%eval 2.44] } { Mistake. Best move was Kd7. } (48... Kd7 49. g3) 49. Rc5+ { [%eval 2.11] } 49... Kxd4 { [%eval 2.37] } 50. Rxc6?? { [%eval -1.08] } { Blunder. Best move was e6. } (50. e6 Ra7 (50... Re7 51. Kf5 Ra7 52. g4 Re7 53. Rxc6 Re8 54. Rxa6 Kc4 55. Ra7 Rf8+ 56. Ke4 Kxb4 57. e7 Re8 58. Ke5 Kc3 59. Ke6 b4 60. Kf7 Ra8 (60... Rb8 61. Rc7+ Kb2 62. a6 b3 63. a7 Ra8 64. e8=Q Rxe8 65. Kxe8 Kb1) 61. e8=Q) 51. Kf5 h5 52. Kg5 Ke4 53. Kxh5 Re7 54. Rxc6 Ra7 55. Kg6 Kd5 56. Rb6 Kc4) 50... Kxe5 { [%eval -1.05] } 51. Rxa6? { [%eval -2.4] } { Mistake. Best move was Kg3. } (51. Kg3 Kd5) 51... Rf4+? { [%eval -0.08] } { Mistake. Best move was Kd5. } (51... Kd5) 52. Kh3?! { [%eval -0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Kh5. } (52. Kh5 Rxb4 53. Ra7 Ra4 54. Rxg7 Kd5 55. g4 Rxa5 56. Kxh6 Ra6+ 57. Kh5 Rb6 58. Rd7+ Ke6) 52... Rxb4 { [%eval -0.86] } 53. Rb6 { [%eval -0.86] } 53... Kd4 { [%eval -0.86] } 54. a6 { [%eval -0.96] } 54... Ra4?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Kc5. } (54... Kc5 55. a7 Ra4 56. Rb7 g5 57. g3 Kc6 58. Rh7 Kb6 59. a8=N+ Rxa8 60. Rxh6+ Kc5 61. Rg6) 55. Rxb5 { [%eval -0.08] } 55... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... g5 { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Re7 { [%eval -0.06] } 57... Rf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Re8 { [%eval -0.08] } *

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