Event: 1st Cheadle FIDE Open
Site: Village Hotel, Cheadle, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-06
White: Richards, Simon
WhiteElo: 0
Black: Doherty, Paul
BlackElo: 1835
Result: 1-0
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 min + 30 seconds added per move

1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. f4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3... Ne7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5. a4?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:48] } 5... g6?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Nbc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:13] } 6. Be2?! { [%eval 0.02] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:30] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:38] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:25:52] } 7... b6?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Nbc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:25] } 8. d3?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:29] } 8... Nbc6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:32:47] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:24:08] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:32:18] } 10. Qe1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:17:59] } 10... Nd4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:31:15] } 11. Bd1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:14:02] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:48] } 12. Bxd4?! { [%eval -0.5] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:05] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:28:59] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:01:07] } 13... fxe4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:28:33] } 14. dxe4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:57:46] } 14... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:27:08] } 15. Nfxd4?! { [%eval -1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:10] } 15... O-O { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 1:27:03] } 16. c3 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:54:28] } 16... Nd5?! { [%eval -0.45] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:25] } 17. Qg3?! { [%eval -1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:58] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 1:23:21] } 18. Bb3 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:44:18] } 18... Nh5?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:28] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:36:59] } 19... Bd5?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:57] } 20. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:32:31] } 20... exd5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:22:24] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:31:58] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:22:37] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:31:00] } 22... Nf6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:22:47] } 23. Ng3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:29:08] } 23... b5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:50] } 24. axb5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:27:59] } 24... axb5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:23:06] } 25. f5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:24:47] } 25... g5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:22:41] } 26. Nh5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:23:46] } 26... Nxh5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:18:58] } 27. Qxh5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:23:58] } 27... Bf6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:18:50] } 28. Qf3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:20:06] } 28... Re4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:18:26] } 29. Qg3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:59] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:17:15] } 30. Kh1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:09:47] } 30... Ra2? { [%eval 1.17] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:48] } 31. Nf3 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:04:21] } 31... h6 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:12:40] } 32. Rxd5 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:03:10] } 32... Rf4? { [%eval 2.83] } { Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:00] } 33. h4? { [%eval 1.02] } { Mistake. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:44] } 33... Qe3?? { [%eval 4.99] } { Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:00] } 34. Kh2?? { [%eval 0.91] } { Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 34... h5?? { [%eval 5.63] } { Blunder. Rxb2 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:34] } 35. hxg5?! { [%eval 4.44] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 35... Rg4?? { [%eval 15.58] } { Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:47] } 36. Qb8+ { [%eval 8.85] [%clk 0:01:36] } 36... Kf7? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:48] } 37. Rxd7+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:02:04] } 37... Be7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:56:01] } 38. Ne5+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:02:26] } 1-0