Event: 2024 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Challengers U18
Site: Northampton, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-09-22
White: Thomas, James
WhiteElo: 1640
Black: Fairhurst, Frederick
BlackElo: 1623
Result: 1-0
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G:25 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:25:17] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:19] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:25:25] } 2... f5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:25:28] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:25:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:25:37] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:25:41] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:25:45] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:25:43] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:25:53] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:25:43] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:26:00] } 7. b3?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:46] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:26:05] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:25:54] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:26:13] } 9. Qc1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:26:00] } 9... Qe8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:26:19] } 10. Ba3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:26:08] } 10... Bxa3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:26:22] } 11. Qxa3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:26:15] } 11... Qg6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:26:21] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:25:39] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:26:25] } 13. e4? { [%eval -0.26] } { Mistake. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:15] } 13... fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:41] } 14. dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:22] } 14... dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:34] } 15. Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:15] } 15... Qh6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:24:42] } 16. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:23:08] } 16... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:24:42] } 17. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:23:15] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:24:38] } 18. Bg2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:20:35] } 18... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:11] } 19. Nf3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:20:04] } 19... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:17] } 20. Ne5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:18:50] } 20... Re8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:22:18] } 21. Qd6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:16:54] } 21... Rxe5?? { [%eval 4.14] } { Blunder. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:14] } 22. Qxe5 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:16:39] } 22... Ng4 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:22:22] } 23. Qe8+ { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:16:41] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:22:31] } 24. h3 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:16:37] } 24... Nf6 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:22:40] } 25. Qe7+ { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:16:34] } 25... Kg8 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:22:30] } 26. Rad1 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:16:13] } 26... Bf5 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:22:11] } 27. g4 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:15:44] } 27... Bg6?! { [%eval 7.7] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:58] } 28. Qxf6 { [%eval 7.61] [%clk 0:15:45] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 8.19] [%clk 0:22:05] } 29. Rd8 { [%eval 8.04] [%clk 0:15:43] } 29... Rxd8 { [%eval 7.98] [%clk 0:21:44] } 30. Qxd8+ { [%eval 7.9] [%clk 0:15:50] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 8.08] [%clk 0:21:54] } 31. Rd1 { [%eval 7.97] [%clk 0:15:47] } 31... Bf7 { [%eval 7.71] [%clk 0:22:01] } 32. Qd4+ { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:15:42] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval 8.56] [%clk 0:22:06] } 33. Qxe4 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 33... Qf6 { [%clk 0:22:05] } 34. Qf5 { [%clk 0:15:42] } 34... Qb2 { [%clk 0:22:03] } 35. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:15:43] } 35... Kg7 { [%clk 0:22:11] } 36. Qxg5+ { [%clk 0:15:50] } 36... Bg6 { [%clk 0:22:20] } 37. Rd7+ { [%clk 0:15:50] } 37... Kg8 { [%clk 0:22:28] } 38. Qd8+ { [%clk 0:15:57] } 38... Be8 { [%clk 0:22:36] } 39. Qxe8# { [%clk 0:16:05] } 1-0