[Event "Gwent Chess Championship Round 3"] [Site "Sebastopol Social Club, Pontypool"] [Date "13.05.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Peter Varley"] [Black "James Lavender"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B11"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Retreat Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 { B11 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Retreat Line } 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Rc8 9. d4 e6 10. Qe2 Bb4 11. h4 Ne7 12. h5 Be4 13. f3 O-O 14. Bxc6 Nxc6 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Kf1?! { (0.51 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (16. O-O Bxc3) 16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rxc3?! { (-0.01 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (17... f5 18. fxe4) 18. fxe4 dxe4 19. Rb1? { (1.29 → 0.05) Mistake. Qxe4 was best. } (19. Qxe4 Qc7) 19... f5 20. g5?! { (0.21 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } (20. Rb3) 20... Rf3+?! { (-0.62 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } (20... Qd5 21. Rb3 e3 22. Rh3 Rxb3 23. axb3 f4 24. Qd3 Qxg5 25. Qe4 Qb5+ 26. Ke1 Rf6 27. Rf3) 21. Ke1 Qa5+ 22. Qd2 Qxa2 23. Rxb7 e3?? { (-0.68 → 5.25) Blunder. Qa1 was best. } (23... Qa1 24. Qd1) 24. Qc3 Qd5 25. Qc7 Qxd4 26. c3 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2