Event: British Chess Championships 2023: Championship
Site: The Venue, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-07-26
White: Villiers, Thomas
WhiteElo: 2140
Black: Pigott, John C
BlackElo: 2347
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 90 mins + 30 mins + 30 secondss added from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:16] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:41] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:58] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:05] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:08] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:28] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:27] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:46] } 9... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:52] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:34:10] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:49] } 11. Bc4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:34:33] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:43] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:34:56] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:50] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:35:18] } 13... Bg5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:23:13] } 14. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:33:43] } 14... Bh6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:23:03] } 15. a5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:29:47] } 15... g6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:21:39] } 16. b4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:58] } 16... Bxd5?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:55] } 17. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:27:32] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:00:16] } 18. Ra3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:15] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:59:29] } 19. Rad3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:23:39] } 19... Qxc2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:28:52] } 20. Qxc2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:23:46] } 20... Rxc2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:29:17] } 21. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:23:55] } 21... Rb8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:29:39] } 22. Rxd6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:19:58] } 22... Rxb7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:29:23] } 23. Rxf6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:20:21] } 23... Rxb4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:29:37] } 24. Rxa6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:15:32] } 24... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:28:03] } 25. Ra8+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:15:26] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:27] } 26. Re8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:12:48] } 26... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:32] } 27. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:44] } 1/2-1/2