Event: 1st Cheadle FIDE Open
Site: Village Hotel, Cheadle, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-03
White: Richards, Simon
WhiteElo: 0
Black: Newton, Robert A
BlackElo: 1872
Result: 0-1
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 min + 30 seconds added per move

1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:30:46] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:25] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:15] } 3. f4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:30:29] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:01] } 5. a4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:30:27] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:29:33] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:29:29] } 6... e6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:27:29] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:25:59] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:26:48] } 8. Ba2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:17:08] } 8... d6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:22:27] } 9. Qe1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:59:24] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:14:26] } 10. Bb1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:55:29] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:10:59] } 11. Ne2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:49:43] } 11... O-O?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%clk 1:09:44] } 12. d3?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Nexd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:45] } 12... b5?! { [%eval 0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%clk 1:06:33] } 13. Nexd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:47:57] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:06:48] } 14. Qh4?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:16] } 14... f5?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:34] } 15. Ba2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:41:00] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:03:13] } 16. g4? { [%eval -0.48] } { Mistake. axb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:44] } 16... d5? { [%eval 0.7] } { Mistake. bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:47] } 17. Ne5?? { [%eval -1.93] } { Blunder. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:54] } 17... Bb7?? { [%eval 0.63] } { Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:13] } 18. gxf5?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:03] } 18... exf5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:49:13] } 19. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:48] } 19... Kh7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:43:24] } 20. axb5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:22:58] } 20... axb5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:43:05] } 21. d6?! { [%eval -1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:14] } 21... Qxd6 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:41:53] } 22. Nf7 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:13:40] } 22... Qc6 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:37:16] } 23. Ng5+ { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:08:43] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:37:32] } 24. Nf3 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:08:15] } 24... Rbe8 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:35:01] } 25. Bb3 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:07:58] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:32:46] } 26. Ne5?? { [%eval -6.64] } { Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:59] } 26... Rxe5 { [%eval -6.15] [%clk 0:32:01] } 27. fxe5?! { [%eval -12.02] } { Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:25] } 27... Ne3? { [%eval -4.72] } { Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:17] } 28. Qg3?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:43] } 28... Qh1+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:32:31] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:05:12] } 29... Qxf1# { [%clk 0:32:48] } 0-1