Event: Round 3: Holmes, Nick - Horne, Theo
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Holmes, Nick
Black: Horne, Theo
Result: 0-1
ECO: A25
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5. e3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:30:42] } 5... d6?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:49] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:47] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:31:58] } 7. d3?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:39] } 7... Qd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:09] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:29:58] } 8... Bh3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:31:58] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:27:28] } 9... O-O?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:30:51] } 10. d4?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:28] } 10... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:26:50] } 11. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:24:37] } 11... Qg4?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:11] } 12. f3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:01] } 12... Qg6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:26:40] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:15:04] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:25:29] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:15:02] } 14... Bxd2 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:25:14] } 15. Qxd2 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:15:16] } 15... Rad8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:25:21] } 16. e4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:13:59] } 16... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:21:47] } 17. fxe4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:12:28] } 17... Qxe4+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:22:12] } 18. Kg1 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:10:23] } 18... Qxc4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:22:04] } 19. Nec3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:08:55] } 19... Qc5+ { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:21:58] } 20. Qf2?? { [%eval -2.38] } { Blunder. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:21] } 20... Rxd5 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 1:21:49] } 21. Nxd5 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 1:05:10] } 21... Qxd5 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 1:22:13] } 22. a3 { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 1:03:02] } 22... Qd4? { [%eval -1.35] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:32] } 23. Rad1?! { [%eval -2.11] } { Inaccuracy. Rac1 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:57] } 23... Qxf2+ { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 1:21:45] } 24. Rxf2 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 1:03:05] } 24... Nd4 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 1:22:12] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 1:01:28] } 25... c6 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 1:21:56] } 26. b4 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 1:01:13] } 26... a6 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 1:22:19] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:59:59] } 27... f6 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 1:22:31] } 28. h3 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:56:59] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 1:21:50] } 29. g4?! { [%eval -3.23] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:44] } 29... h6 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 1:20:16] } 30. h4 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:55:46] } 30... Kg6?! { [%eval -2.03] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:28] } 31. Kg3?! { [%eval -3.02] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:30] } 31... Rd8 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 1:20:22] } 32. Kh3 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:53:14] } 32... Nb5 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 1:20:22] } 33. h5+ { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:53:18] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 1:20:26] } 34. a4 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:53:11] } 34... Rd3+ { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 1:20:44] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:52:21] } 35... Nd6 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 1:20:41] } 36. Re1?! { [%eval -3.62] } { Inaccuracy. Rff1 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:19] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval -3.73] [%clk 1:20:52] } 37. Rb2 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:48:44] } 37... e4 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 1:20:08] } 38. Rbe2 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:47:09] } 38... Kd5 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 1:19:15] } 39. Rc1 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:45:54] } 39... Kd4 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 1:18:41] } 40. Kf2 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:44:44] } 40... Rf3+?! { [%eval -3.36] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:19] } 41. Ke1 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:41:10] } 41... Re3?? { [%eval -0.07] } { Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:05] } 42. Rd1+?? { [%eval -3.87] } { Blunder. Rxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:14] } 42... Rd3 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 1:18:17] } 43. Rxd3+?! { [%eval -5.94] } { Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:21] } 43... exd3 { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 1:18:42] } 44. Re7 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:41:25] } 44... Kc3 { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 1:18:16] } 45. Kd1?! { [%eval -8.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:57] } 45... Nc4 { [%eval -8.02] [%clk 1:18:09] } 46. Rd7 { [%eval -7.69] [%clk 0:39:20] } 46... Nb2+ { [%eval -6.86] [%clk 1:18:23] } 47. Kc1 { [%eval -6.83] [%clk 0:39:07] } 47... Nc4 { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 1:18:43] } 48. Kd1 { [%eval -5.92] [%clk 0:39:16] } 48... d2 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 1:19:00] } 49. Ke2 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:38:53] } 49... Kc2?? { [%eval -0.18] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:08] } 50. a5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:39:01] } 50... Kc3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:18:51] } 51. Rxb7?? { [%eval -75.02] } { Blunder. Rd3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:38:32] } 51... Nb2 { [%eval -11.03] [%clk 1:18:59] } 52. Rd7 { [%eval -10.11] [%clk 0:38:42] } 52... d1=Q+ { [%eval #-20] [%clk 1:19:19] } 53. Rxd1 { [%eval #-22] [%clk 0:39:03] } 53... Nxd1 { [%eval #-25] [%clk 1:19:42] } 54. Kxd1 { [%eval #-22] [%clk 0:39:21] } 54... Kxb4 { [%eval -10.13] [%clk 1:20:08] } 0-1