Event: Round 2: Clarke, James - Pearson, Charlie
Date: 2025-03-01
White: Clarke, James
WhiteElo: 1869
Black: Pearson, Charlie
BlackElo: 1688
Result: 1-0
ECO: B45
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:34] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:42] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:30] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:48] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:15:29] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:15:45] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:15:21] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:15:06] } 7... d6?! { [%eval 1.04] } { Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:48] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:14:45] } 8... Bxe3 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:14:22] } 9. Qxe3 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:14:52] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:14:29] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:14:47] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:13:52] } 11. f4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:13:27] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:12:42] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:11:25] } 12... a6 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:11:55] } 13. g4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:11:05] } 13... e5? { [%eval 2.68] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:03] } 14. f5 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:11:04] } 14... h6? { [%eval 3.9] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:37] } 15. h4 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:11:11] } 15... Nh7 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:10:04] } 16. Nd5 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:10:51] } 16... Qd8 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:10:12] } 17. Rdg1 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:09:49] } 17... f6?! { [%eval 5.28] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 18. Bc4 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:09:28] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:09:02] } 19. g5?! { [%eval 4.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:35] } 19... fxg5?! { [%eval 6.2] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:20] } 20. hxg5 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:09:43] } 20... b5?! { [%eval 11.36] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:29] } 21. gxh6 { [%eval 11.0] [%clk 0:09:42] } 21... gxh6?! { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:04] } 22. Qxh6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:09:31] } 22... Rf7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:06:44] } 23. Nf6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:07:33] } 23... Qxf6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:06:48] } 24. Qxf6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:07:41] } 1-0