Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Major 2025
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-01-05
White: Lamb, Stephen
WhiteElo: 1641
Black: Gupta, Aditya
BlackElo: 1559
Result: 0-1
ECO: B20
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 110 minutes + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:49:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:50:23] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:49:37] } 3. a4?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:49:39] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:49:25] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:48:57] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:49:02] } 5. g3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:48:24] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:48:37] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:47:41] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:47:56] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:46:03] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:47:36] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:44:54] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:46:12] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:35:41] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:46:12] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:28] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:44:42] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:38] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:40:50] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:13:36] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:34:10] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:05:42] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:43] } 14. f4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:04:11] } 14... Bd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:33:23] } 15. Bf2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:58:14] } 15... Bxf2+ { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:21:28] } 16. Rxf2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:58:21] } 16... O-O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:20:47] } 17. Na2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:46:56] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:13:15] } 18. Nac3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:44:32] } 18... Ba6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:11:54] } 19. Nb5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:42:53] } 19... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:10:57] } 20. axb5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:41:52] } 20... Nd4?? { [%eval 3.21] } { Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:07] } 21. Nc3?? { [%eval -0.36] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:42] } 21... Rdf8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:00:52] } 22. Qe1?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:40] } 22... h5?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:28] } 23. Qe3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:22:09] } 23... g6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:47:53] } 24. Na2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:11:17] } 24... Nb3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:32:14] } 25. Nc1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:09:09] } 25... Nxc1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:30:12] } 26. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:08:44] } 26... Re8? { [%eval 1.23] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:47] } 27. d4?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:33] } 27... e5?! { [%eval 1.48] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:31] } 28. fxe5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:59] } 28... dxe5?? { [%eval 2.13] } { Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:42] } 29. d5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:02:24] } 29... Ref8?! { [%eval 2.73] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:12] } 30. Rcf1 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:01:48] } 30... Rh7 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:19:20] } 31. Rf3? { [%eval 1.33] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:50] } 31... Qd6? { [%eval 2.71] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:45] } 32. h4 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:00:48] } 32... f6 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:15:21] } 33. Qf2 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:00:36] } 33... Rg7 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:10:28] } 34. Bh3 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:00:28] } 34... f5 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:09:13] } 35. exf5 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:00:27] } 35... e4 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:08:52] } 36. Rf4 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:00:16] } 36... gxf5 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:08:35] } 37. Bxf5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 37... Rfg8?? { [%eval 3.42] } { Blunder. Rxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:56] } 38. Bxd7+?! { [%eval 2.65] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 38... Rxd7?! { [%eval 3.83] } { Inaccuracy. Kxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:55] } 39. Rf8+ { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:00:19] } 39... Rd8 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:05:40] } 40. Rxg8 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:00:24] } 40... Rxg8 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:05:39] } 41. Qf5+?? { [%eval 0.73] } { Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 41... Kb8?? { [%eval 2.62] } { Blunder. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:28] } 42. Qf2?? { [%eval -7.56] } { Blunder. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 42... Rxg3+ { [%eval -7.03] [%clk 0:05:32] } 43. Kh1 { [%eval -6.96] [%clk 0:00:12] } 43... Rh3+ { [%eval -6.7] [%clk 0:05:18] } 44. Kg1 { [%eval -7.58] [%clk 0:00:21] } 44... Qg6+ { [%eval -7.37] [%clk 0:05:01] } 45. Qg2 { [%eval -7.57] [%clk 0:00:24] } 45... Rg3 { [%eval -7.51] [%clk 0:05:04] } 46. Rf8+ { [%eval -8.08] [%clk 0:00:29] } 46... Kc7 { [%eval -8.24] [%clk 0:05:03] } 47. Rf7+ { [%eval -10.73] [%clk 0:00:16] } 47... Kd8 { [%eval -11.98] [%clk 0:05:02] } 48. Rf8+?! { [%eval #-38] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 48... Ke7 { [%eval -9.27] [%clk 0:05:06] } 0-1