Event: British Chess Championships 2023: Championship
Site: The Venue, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-07-25
White: Pigott, John C
WhiteElo: 2347
Black: Stoica, Savas Marin
BlackElo: 2156
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 90 mins + 30 mins + 30 secondss added from move 1

1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:27] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:51] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:20] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:01] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:43] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:15] } 6... Qd7?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:09] } 7. b3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:17:26] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:20:05] } 8. dxc3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:17:41] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:20:31] } 9. Bh6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:49:04] } 9... Ng4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:13:21] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:48:50] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:12:35] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:45:14] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:04:09] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:38:02] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:00:34] } 13. Re1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:37:40] } 13... Ne5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:54:02] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:35:54] } 14... dxe5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:53:30] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:36:21] } 15... b6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:36:49] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:20:12] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:32:46] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:20:09] } 17... Kf8 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:30:16] } 18. f3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:16:41] } 18... Kg7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:29:37] } 19. h4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:17:00] } 19... Rhd8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:25:15] } 20. Qc1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:16:59] } 20... h5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:24:53] } 21. Bh3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:17:08] } 21... Rxd1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:24:34] } 22. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:17:23] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:53] } 23. Rxd8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:16:47] } 1/2-1/2