Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Major 2025
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-01-04
White: Lamb, Stephen
WhiteElo: 1641
Black: McGill, Peter
BlackElo: 1853
Result: 1-0
ECO: B01
Opening: Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 110 minutes + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:49:49] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:49:19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:49:51] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:49:03] } 3... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:49:43] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:49:01] } 4... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:48:03] } 5. Qf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:49:02] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:47:37] } 6. dxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:48:31] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:46:17] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:37:55] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:44:11] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:36:57] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:41:04] } 9. h4?! { [%eval -0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:15] } 9... Ne5 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 1:38:42] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 1:29:21] } 10... Nxc4 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 1:37:37] } 11. Qxc4 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 1:29:27] } 11... e5 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 1:29:50] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 1:19:25] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 1:29:14] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 1:15:28] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 1:23:30] } 14. Nh3 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 1:12:44] } 14... f6 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 1:21:12] } 15. f3 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 1:05:06] } 15... Qf7 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 1:19:37] } 16. a3 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:59:58] } 16... a5 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 1:17:57] } 17. g4 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:58:34] } 17... b5 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 1:11:37] } 18. g5 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:56:21] } 18... f5 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 1:02:51] } 19. h5 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:48:40] } 19... g6?? { [%eval 0.63] } { Blunder. Ba2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:59:02] } 20. f4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:54] } 20... e4?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:35] } 21. Nf2?? { [%eval -1.25] } { Blunder. hxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:46] } 21... Kg7?? { [%eval 3.17] } { Blunder. Ba2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:47:14] } 22. Be3?? { [%eval 1.14] } { Blunder. hxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:23] } 22... Rg8?? { [%eval 4.65] } { Blunder. Ba2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:36:08] } 23. hxg6 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:28:06] } 23... hxg6 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:34:21] } 24. Nxe4 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:24:12] } 24... fxe4 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:31:59] } 25. Rh7+ { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:24:12] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:30:22] } 26. Rxf7+ { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:23:20] } 26... Kxf7 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:29:52] } 27. Bd4 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:19:35] } 27... c5?! { [%eval 7.2] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:12] } 28. Bf6 { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 0:17:13] } 28... Be7 { [%eval 7.65] [%clk 0:24:51] } 29. Bxe7 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:15:51] } 29... Kxe7 { [%eval 7.55] [%clk 0:24:57] } 30. Qxe4 { [%eval 7.38] [%clk 0:15:39] } 30... Ra7? { [%eval #16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:52] } 31. Re1 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:15:08] } 31... Kd6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:21:41] } 32. Qe3?? { [%eval 6.37] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:14:49] } 1-0