Event: Round 7: Villiers, Thomas - Fitzsimons, David
Date: 2025-04-05
White: Villiers, Thomas
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2154
Black: Fitzsimons, David
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2303
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Burn Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:08] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:07] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:29] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:22] } 4... dxe4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:41] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:26:49] } 6... gxf6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:25] } 7... Bc6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:17] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:15:48] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:25:04] } 9. c3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:10:13] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:14:38] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:07:40] } 10... O-O?! { [%eval 2.42] } { Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:58] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 1:06:21] } 11... Rd8 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 1:03:03] } 12. Qh5 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:54:50] } 12... h6 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 1:01:31] } 13. O-O { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:53:45] } 13... Qf8 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:53:23] } 14. f4 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:43:18] } 14... Rd5 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:41:55] } 15. Bc4?? { [%eval -0.03] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:49] } 15... fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:26] } 16. Bxd5? { [%eval -1.21] } { Mistake. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:02] } 16... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:41:46] } 17. fxe5 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:40:17] } 17... Be4 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:40:42] } 18. Rf4 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:38:10] } 18... Bg6 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:40:08] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:38:13] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:38:10] } 20. Rf1 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:38:22] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:31:47] } 21. Bf6 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:34:34] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:31:34] } 22. h4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:32:18] } 22... h5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:30:27] } 23. g4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:30:33] } 23... Nd5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:22:11] } 24. gxh5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:30:47] } 24... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:48] } 25. hxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:10] } 25... Nxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:56] } 26. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:06] } 26... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:33] } 27. Rf2?! { [%eval -0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:53] } 27... Nf5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:12:01] } 28. Rg2 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:14:07] } 28... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:38] } 29. Qh5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:07] } 29... Bh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:29] } 30. b4?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:24] } 30... Qe8?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:13] } 31. Rg5?? { [%eval -3.81] } { Blunder. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:50] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:08:34] } 32. d5 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:06:06] } 32... Rg8 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:08:22] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:05:28] } 33... Rg6 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:04:16] } 34. c4 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:05:36] } 34... Ng7 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:01:45] } 35. Qg4 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:05:51] } 35... Bxg5 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:01:45] } 36. hxg5 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:06:03] } 36... b5 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:01:58] } 0-1