Event: British Chess Championships 2023: Championship
Site: The Venue, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-07-23
White: Pigott, John C
WhiteElo: 2347
Black: Chan, Sheng Liang Bernard
BlackElo: 2078
Result: 1-0
ECO: A05
Opening: King's Indian Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 90 mins + 30 mins + 30 secondss added from move 1

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:31] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:06] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:22] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:14] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:38] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:08] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:32] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:16] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:51] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:25:35] } 7. Qc1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:08:49] } 7... dxc4?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:18:39] } 8. Qxc4?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:51] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:08:00] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:02:40] } 9... Na6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:05:53] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:00:07] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:05:54] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:59:13] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:02:27] } 12. Qc1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:55:01] } 12... Bh6?! { [%eval 1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:42] } 13. Na4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:44:39] } 13... Qd8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:53:34] } 14. Nc5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:43:18] } 14... Bc8 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:44:46] } 15. Qc4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:39:22] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:38:56] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:30:15] } 16... Bg7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:34:34] } 17. d4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:28:20] } 17... Na6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:27:04] } 18. Nxa6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:24:31] } 18... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:27:28] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:24:51] } 19... Be6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:23:31] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:23:55] } 20... a4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:23:04] } 21. b4?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:38] } 21... Qb6?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:58] } 22. Nd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:18:20] } 22... a3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:19:50] } 23. Bc3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:18:19] } 23... Bf5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:19:27] } 24. e3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:17:31] } 24... Qb5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:18:29] } 25. Be1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:37] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:17:01] } 26. Bf1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:14:41] } 26... Raa8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:13:39] } 27. Qc1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:12:27] } 27... Qb6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:10:37] } 28. Rb1 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:07:27] } 28... Ne4?! { [%eval 0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:09] } 29. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:01] } 29... Nd6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:08:01] } 30. Rb3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:04:12] } 30... Qa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:08] } 31. Rc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:02:39] } 31... Nb5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:07:08] } 32. Rc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:52] } 32... Be6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:06:32] } 33. Rc2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:03:14] } 33... Bf5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:06:01] } 34. g4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:39] } 34... Be6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:06:02] } 35. Nc5?! { [%eval 0.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:41] } 35... Nc7? { [%eval 1.32] } { Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:51] } 36. f3?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:40] } 36... Bh6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:04:07] } 37. Bf2 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:02:27] } 37... Bd5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:02:37] } 38. Qb1 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:01:28] } 38... Ne6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:01:31] } 39. Nd3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:01:07] } 39... Ng5?! { [%eval 1.42] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:48] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:01:12] } 40... f6?? { [%eval 3.57] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 41. h4 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:28:11] } 41... Ne6 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:25:42] } 42. e4 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:25:26] } 42... Bxe4 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:25:56] } 43. fxe4 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:25:46] } 43... Nxd4 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:26:08] } 44. Rc4 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:22:24] } 44... e5 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:26:00] } 45. g5 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:15:37] } 45... b5?! { [%eval 5.39] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:26] } 46. Rxd4 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:15:55] } 46... exd4 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:24:51] } 47. gxh6 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:16:16] } 47... Qe7 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:23:45] } 48. Nc5 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:16:11] } 48... f5 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:19:33] } 49. Qb3+ { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:14:47] } 49... Qf7 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:19:06] } 50. exf5 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:15:02] } 50... Rd5 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:18:13] } 51. fxg6 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:14:10] } 51... Qxg6+ { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:16:33] } 52. Qg3 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:13:24] } 52... Re8 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:13:58] } 53. Qxg6+ { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:12:54] } 53... hxg6 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:14:26] } 54. Bf3 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:12:47] } 54... Rd6 { [%eval 8.13] [%clk 0:13:27] } 55. Rxd4 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:12:40] } 55... Rf6 { [%eval 8.44] [%clk 0:12:45] } 56. Ne4 { [%eval 8.89] [%clk 0:12:21] } 56... Rf4 { [%eval 10.87] [%clk 0:11:45] } 57. Be3 { [%eval 8.55] [%clk 0:12:08] } 57... Rf5? { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:34] } 58. Rd7 { [%eval 14.26] [%clk 0:10:22] } 58... Rf7 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:08:45] } 59. Rxf7?! { [%eval 16.06] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. h7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:39] } 1-0