Event: Round 7: Rathbone-Jones, Ifan - Villiers, Thomas
Date: 2024-08-02
White: Rathbone-Jones, Ifan
WhiteElo: 2026
Black: Villiers, Thomas
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2195
Result: 0-1
ECO: A43
Opening: Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:13] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:56] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:01] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:11] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:56] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:29] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:16] } 7... Nh5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:34] } 8. Bg3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8... Nxg3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:26] } 9. hxg3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:32:38] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:43] } 10. a4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:29:05] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:30:21] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:26:46] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:29:12] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:22:56] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:27:08] } 13. e4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:19:06] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:26:42] } 14. exd5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:19:06] } 14... exd5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:26:53] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:18:26] } 15... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:26:53] } 16. Nb5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:05:06] } 16... Qb8 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:27:01] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:57:34] } 17... Bc5 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:26:44] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:57:56] } 18... Qxg3 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:26:55] } 19. Bh7+ { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:53:51] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:26:44] } 20. Bf5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:53:50] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:19:01] } 21. Kh1?? { [%eval -2.57] } { Blunder. Nfd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:02] } 21... Qf4?! { [%eval -1.61] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:56] } 22. Bxd7 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:34:38] } 22... Nxf3?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:47] } 23. g3 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:34:10] } 23... Qg5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:04:00] } 24. Bxe8?? { [%eval -2.13] } { Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:08] } 24... Rxe8 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 1:03:11] } 25. Qd1?? { [%eval -5.11] } { Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:44] } 25... Re2 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 1:01:09] } 26. Kg2?? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:58] } 26... Nh4+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:58:16] } 27. Kh3 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:13:29] } 27... Qf5+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:58:22] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:13:55] } 28... Qf3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:58:33] } 29. gxh4 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:13:55] } 29... Bxf2 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:58:55] } 0-1