Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Major 2025
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-01-05
White: Ellson, Louie
WhiteElo: 1821
Black: Sadler, Ben
BlackElo: 1824
Result: 1-0
ECO: A42
Opening: Modern Defense: Averbakh System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 110 minutes + 10 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:48:42] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:50:11] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:48:26] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:50:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:47:36] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:50:17] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:47:42] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:50:01] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:47:09] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:49:36] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:45:29] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:49:06] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:45:26] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:49:10] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:42:55] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:49:11] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:41:42] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:49:16] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:40:31] } 10... a5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:48:42] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:38:30] } 11... h5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:44:07] } 12. Rac1 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:31:20] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 1:42:51] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:24:46] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:35:20] } 14. Ndb5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:22:08] } 14... b6?! { [%eval 2.4] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:30] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 1:18:45] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 1:23:53] } 16. Nd5?! { [%eval 2.06] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:31] } 16... Bxb5 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 1:15:14] } 17. cxb5 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 1:08:29] } 17... Re6? { [%eval 4.23] } { Mistake. Ned7 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:21] } 18. b4?! { [%eval 3.16] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:17] } 18... axb4 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 1:13:29] } 19. Nxb4? { [%eval 2.02] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:58] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 1:11:56] } 20. Rc2 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 1:02:30] } 20... Nh7 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 1:11:29] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 1:01:47] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 1:11:15] } 22. Rdc1 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 1:01:09] } 22... Ree8?! { [%eval 3.15] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:04] } 23. Na6 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:59:44] } 1-0