Event: Round 3: Alexander Short - Lineker-Miller, Stephen
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Alexander Short
Black: Lineker-Miller, Stephen
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:00] } 4. fxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:26:33] } 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:20] } 6... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:38] } 7. Qf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:10] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:17:28] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:25:18] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:10:40] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:23:13] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:10:36] } 10. Qe3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:21:45] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:05:36] } 11. Bc4?! { [%eval -1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:04] } 11... Be6? { [%eval 0.31] } { Mistake. Nbd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:04] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:20:11] } 12... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:01:50] } 13. Ndxc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:20:05] } 13... Re8?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:42] } 14. O-O?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:52] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:00:10] } 15. Nxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:30] } 15... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:26] } 16. Nc4?? { [%eval -2.22] } { Blunder. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:17] } 16... Qd5 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 1:00:01] } 17. Ne5 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 1:07:20] } 17... Ng4?! { [%eval -1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:55] } 18. Qg3 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 1:02:00] } 18... Ndxe5 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:52:37] } 19. dxe5 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:02:05] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:52:37] } 20. Rf5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:01:42] } 20... Qe6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:50:25] } 21. Raf1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:58:52] } 21... Rad8?? { [%eval 5.37] } { Blunder. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:59] } 22. Bxd8 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:58:31] } 22... Rxd8 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:37:17] } 23. Qxe5 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:58:38] } 23... Qh6?! { [%eval 10.7] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:32] } 24. Rxf7 { [%eval 10.37] [%clk 0:57:55] } 24... g6?! { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:36] } 25. Qe6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:56:15] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:29:40] } 26. Qe7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:56:07] } 26... Rg8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:26:07] } 27. Qe5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:56:27] } 1-0