Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Major 2025
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-01-04
White: Redford, Matthew
WhiteElo: 1737
Black: Sadler, Ben
BlackElo: 1824
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 110 minutes + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:17] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:50:14] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:50:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:50:20] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:50:18] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:50:23] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:50:24] } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:50:26] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:50:07] } 5... Bxd2+ { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:50:10] } 6. Nxd2 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:50:02] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:50:16] } 7. Ngf3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:50:00] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:50:06] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:49:53] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:50:10] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:49:50] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:50:10] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:46:46] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:47:48] } 11. Ndf3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:46:23] } 11... c6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:45:33] } 12. Re1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:43:01] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:47] } 13. b3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:38:50] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:28:31] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:38:23] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:28:14] } 15. c5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:29:15] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:04] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:43] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:21] } 17. f3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:19:32] } 17... Nc3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:04:20] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:19:02] } 18... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:03:49] } 19. Nxd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:17:49] } 19... Nb5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:03:12] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:11:33] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:03:14] } 21. a4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:11:23] } 21... Nc7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:03:20] } 22. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:31] } 22... Rxe1+ { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:00:53] } 23. Rxe1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:10:58] } 23... Kf7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:59:26] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:10:28] } 24... Re8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:57:49] } 25. Rxe8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:09:32] } 25... Qxe8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:57:54] } 26. Qd3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:09:32] } 26... g6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:56:51] } 27. h4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:09:25] } 27... Ne6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:55:30] } 28. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:09:20] } 28... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:55:17] } 29. h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:11] } 29... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:02] } 30. hxg6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:14] } 30... hxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:06] } 31. b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:09] } 31... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:56] } 32. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:35] } 32... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:31] } 33. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:25] } 33... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:57] } 34. Qa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:45] } 34... f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:35] } 35. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:54] } 35... Qh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:27] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:45] } 36... fxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:17] } 37. Kxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:47] } 37... Qh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:01] } 38. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:24] } 38... Qh4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:27] } 39. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:26] } 39... Kf7?? { [%eval 4.52] } { Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:01] } 40. Qe5 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:58:42] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:17:44] } 41. bxc6?! { [%eval 3.3] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:58:10] } 41... bxc6 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:17:35] } 42. Qe8+ { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:57:54] } 42... Kf5?? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:55] } 43. Qe5+?? { [%eval 3.33] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7# was best. } { [%clk 0:56:46] } 43... Kg6 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:16:39] } 44. Qe6+ { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:56:39] } 44... Kh5?? { [%eval 6.65] } { Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:40] } 45. Qxc6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qe8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:54:35] } 45... Qxd4?? { [%eval 2.86] } { Blunder. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:27] } 46. Qe8+ { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:54:33] } 46... Kh4 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:15:35] } 47. Qe1+ { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:54:12] } 47... Kh5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:15:39] } 48. c6 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:53:50] } 48... Qxa4? { [%eval 4.81] } { Mistake. Qb2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:12:00] } 49. c7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qh1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:53:07] } 49... Qc2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:51] } 50. Kh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:03] } 50... Qxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:41] } 51. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:08] } 51... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:43] } 52. Qh8+ { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:51:47] } 52... Kg6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:11:17] } 53. Qg8+ { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:51:51] } 53... Kf6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:09:50] } 54. Qxd5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:51:23] } 54... Qh7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:24] } 55. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:21] } 55... Qc2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:26] } 56. Kg3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:51:05] } 56... Qc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:18] } 57. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:07] } 57... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:15] } 58. Qd4+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:50:56] } 58... Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:05] } 59. Qd8+ { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:50:55] } 59... Ke6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:08:04] } 60. Qc8+ { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:50:42] } 60... Kd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:07:28] } 61. Qd8+ { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:50:23] } 61... Kc4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:07:24] } 62. Qc8+ { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:49:41] } 62... Kb3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:06:12] } 63. Qg8+ { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:49:29] } 63... Kb2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:05:02] } 64. Qc4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:49:05] } 64... Qc3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:04:14] } 65. Qb5+ { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:48:56] } 65... Ka1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:56] } 66. Qxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:36] } 66... Qc2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:30] } 67. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:33] } 67... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 68. Qe5+ { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:48:17] } 68... Qb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:56] } 69. Qe1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:17] } 69... Ka2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:43] } 70. Qe6+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:48:17] } 70... Ka3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:18] } 71. Qd6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:12] } 71... Qb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:15] } 72. Qd3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:05] } 72... Ka2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:16] } 73. Qc2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:05] } 73... Ka3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:24] } 74. Qd3+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:48:11] } 74... Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:24] } 1/2-1/2