Event: 2023 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Challengers U12
Site: Park Inn by Radisson Northampton, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-09-10
White: De Silva, Sithun
WhiteElo: 1725
Black: Balmond, Tom
BlackElo: 1544
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C87
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 25min + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:25:19] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:25:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:25:28] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:25:27] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:25:36] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:25:36] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:25:45] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:25:42] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:25:38] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:25:49] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:25:40] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:25:56] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:25:40] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:26:01] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:25:48] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:25:46] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:25:53] } 9... exd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:25:47] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:26:01] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:25:21] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:25:56] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:24:04] } 12. Bb3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:25:43] } 12... d5?! { [%eval 1.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:38] } 13. e5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:23:43] } 13... Ne4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:22:45] } 14. a3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:23:37] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:22:08] } 15. Nc3?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:35] } 15... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:21:31] } 16. bxc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:23:42] } 16... Na5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:21:17] } 17. Bf4?! { [%eval -0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:51] } 17... Nxb3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:20:49] } 18. Qxb3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:23:00] } 18... c5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:58] } 19. Rec1?! { [%eval -0.9] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:02] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:19:27] } 20. a4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:20:17] } 20... c4 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:17:49] } 21. Qb2 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:19:55] } 21... Rb8?! { [%eval -0.35] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:42] } 22. axb5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:19:19] } 22... axb5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:16:47] } 23. Bd2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:18:05] } 23... Qb6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:15:46] } 24. Ng5?! { [%eval -0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Nh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:19] } 24... Bf5 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:15:15] } 25. g4? { [%eval -2.31] } { Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:08] } 25... Bd3 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:14:36] } 26. Bf4?! { [%eval -3.3] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:18] } 26... Rb7? { [%eval -1.6] } { Mistake. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:20] } 27. Bd2?? { [%eval -4.76] } { Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:58] } 27... f6 { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 0:12:03] } 28. Nf3 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:09:17] } 28... f5?! { [%eval -2.65] } { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:05] } 29. Ne1 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:08:41] } 29... Be4? { [%eval -1.49] } { Mistake. fxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:42] } 30. f3?! { [%eval -2.12] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:01] } 30... fxg4 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:10:06] } 31. fxe4? { [%eval -4.0] } { Mistake. hxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:49] } 31... gxh3 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:10:06] } 32. Be3 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:05:56] } 32... Qg6+ { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:09:19] } 33. Kh2?! { [%eval -6.36] } { Inaccuracy. Ng2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:55] } 33... Qxe4 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:09:13] } 34. Qd2 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:05:09] } 34... Rb6 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:08:18] } 35. Ra7?! { [%eval -6.34] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:48] } 35... Bh4 { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:07:25] } 36. Kxh3?? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:52] } 36... Rg6 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:07:29] } 37. Rc2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:02:36] } 37... Rg3+? { [%eval -7.85] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:28] } 38. Kh2 { [%eval -7.65] [%clk 0:02:32] } 38... Rxe3 { [%eval -7.68] [%clk 0:07:28] } 39. Ng2 { [%eval -10.64] [%clk 0:02:19] } 39... Bg3+ { [%eval -8.26] [%clk 0:07:35] } 40. Kg1 { [%eval -8.97] [%clk 0:01:59] } 40... Rf2?? { [%eval -1.61] } { Blunder. Ref3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:13] } 41. Ra8+ { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:01:20] } 41... Kf7 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:06:35] } 42. Ra7+?? { [%eval -4.31] } { Blunder. Qxf2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:26] } 42... Kg6 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:06:21] } 43. Ra6+ { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:01:29] } 43... Kf5?? { [%eval 3.07] } { Blunder. Kh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:08] } 44. Nxe3+ { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:01:31] } 44... Kg5 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:04:37] } 45. Qxf2?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 45... Bxf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:35] } 46. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:19] } 46... Kf4?? { [%eval 5.08] } { Blunder. Qf4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:04:01] } 47. Ng2+ { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:00:59] } 47... Kg4 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:04:09] } 48. Ne3+ { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:00:57] } 48... Kf4?! { [%eval 4.89] } { Inaccuracy. Kg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:15] } 49. Ng2+?! { [%eval 3.12] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:02] } 49... Kg4 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:04:23] } 50. Ne3+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 1/2-1/2