Event: Round 9: Richards, Joshua - Richards, Gareth
Date: 2024-07-10
White: Richards, Joshua
WhiteElo: 1823
Black: Richards, Gareth
BlackElo: 1564
Result: 1-0
ECO: C44
Opening: Scotch Game
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:25] } 4. Ng5? { [%eval -1.3] } { Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... Nh6? { [%eval -0.12] } { Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:36] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:30:20] } 5... Be7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:21:10] } 6. Qh5?! { [%eval -0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:59] } 6... Ne5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:18:11] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:24:38] } 7... d6 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:16:51] } 8. h3 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:23:06] } 8... d3?? { [%eval 1.05] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:10:14] } 9. f4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:18:37] } 9... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:10:06] } 10. fxg5 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:18:21] } 10... Ng8 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:07:57] } 11. O-O { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:17:14] } 11... g6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:04:14] } 12. Qd1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:15:10] } 12... dxc2 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:04:07] } 13. Qxc2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:14:43] } 13... Qe7?? { [%eval 3.01] } { Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:37] } 14. Nc3? { [%eval 1.29] } { Mistake. Na3 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:36] } 14... c6 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:58:57] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:12:47] } 15... h6? { [%eval 2.88] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:51] } 16. Bxe5 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 1:12:24] } 16... Qxe5 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:56:47] } 17. Bxf7+ { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 1:11:05] } 17... Ke7? { [%eval 4.77] } { Mistake. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:34] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 1:06:34] } 18... Bxh3 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:53:48] } 19. Qxb7+ { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 1:05:32] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:53:25] } 20. Qxa8 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 1:04:34] } 20... hxg5 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:53:31] } 21. Bxg8 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 1:00:50] } 21... Qh2+ { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:48:48] } 22. Kf2 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 1:01:00] } 22... Qf4+?! { [%eval 6.98] } { Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:38] } 23. Ke1 { [%eval 7.18] [%clk 0:58:12] } 23... Qg3+ { [%eval 7.95] [%clk 0:46:06] } 24. Kd1 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:56:11] } 24... Bg4+ { [%eval 8.83] [%clk 0:46:03] } 25. Kc1 { [%eval 8.28] [%clk 0:47:51] } 25... Qe3+ { [%eval 8.91] [%clk 0:39:44] } 26. Kc2 { [%eval 8.43] [%clk 0:47:51] } 26... d5? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:30] } 27. Qf8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:44:31] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:39:58] } 28. Rf7+ { [%clk 0:44:02] } 1-0