esaumcbride vs nurovyn

How it swung

The one slip

5.♗c7 cost 5.8 pawns. ♕d5 would have held it.

That did nothing about the queen on c5, hanging before the move and hanging after. 5...bxc5 takes it.

The score

1. 1. d4 Nc6
2. 2. Bf4 Nxd4
3. 3. Qxd4 c5
4. 4. Qxc5 b6
5. 5. Bc7 bxc5
6. 6. Bxd8 Kxd8
7. 7. Nc3 Nf6
8. 8. O-O-O Rb8
9. 9. b3 Nd5
10. 10. Nxd5 e6
11. 11. Nf4 Bd6
12. 12. g3 Be5
13. 13. e3 Rb4
14. 14. Nd3 Rg4
15. 15. Nxe5 Rg5
16. 16. Nxf7+ Ke7
17. 17. Nxh8 Rf5
18. 18. Bb5 Kf8
19. 19. Ne2 Rxf2
20. 20. Bxd7 Bxd7
21. 21. Rxd7 Ke8
22. 22. Rhd1 Rxe2
23. 23. Rd8+ Ke7
24. 24. R8d7+ Kf6
25. 25. Rf7+ Kg5
26. 26. Rxg7+ Kh6
27. 27. Re7 Rxh2
28. 28. Nf7+ Kh5
29. 29. Rxe6 Rh3
30. 30. Rd5+ Kg4
31. 31. Re4+ Kxg3
32. 32. Ng5 Kf2
33. 33. Nxh3+ Ke2
34. 34. Rd2+ Kf3
35. 35. Re5 Kg4
36. 36. Kd1 Kxh3
37. 37. Ke2 h5
38. 38. Kf2 Kg4
39. 39. Kg2 h4
40. 40. Re4+ Kf5
41. 41. Rxh4 Kg5
42. 42. Kg3 Kf5
43. 43. Rf4+ Ke5
44. 44. Kf3 Ke6
45. 45. Ke4 Ke7
46. 46. Ke5 Ke8
47. 47. Ke6 a5
48. 48. Rh4 Kf8
49. 49. Rd6 Kg7
50. 50. Kf5 Kf7
51. 51. Rh7+ Kg8
52. 52. Ra7 Kh8
53. 53. Rd8#