Event: Round 6: Keith, Matthew - Nicholls, Leighton
Date: 2025-06-02
White: Keith, Matthew
WhiteElo: 1817
Black: Nicholls, Leighton
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1878
Result: 1-0
ECO: C14
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:04] } 6... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:27] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:33:18] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:51] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:33:42] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:34:17] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:34:02] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:34:24] } 10... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:34:09] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:31] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:32:23] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:34:31] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:32:23] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:34:48] } 13... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:32:07] } 14. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:35:07] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:31:38] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:35:19] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:31:29] } 16. Ned4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:35:16] } 16... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:30:37] } 17. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:35:44] } 17... Rc4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:30:01] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:15:49] } 18... Rfc8? { [%eval 2.2] } { Mistake. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:37] } 19. Rf3?? { [%eval 0.43] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:57] } 19... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.06] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:22] } 20. f5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:54:07] } 20... Rc3?! { [%eval 1.47] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:36] } 21. Qxc3 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:53:33] } 21... Qxc3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:16:59] } 22. Rxc3 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:54:00] } 22... Rxc3 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:17:22] } 23. fxe6 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:54:22] } 23... fxe6 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:17:43] } 24. Nxe6?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:47] } 24... Rxc2? { [%eval 2.17] } { Mistake. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:42] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:54:24] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:08:00] } 26. Nc5 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:54:34] } 26... Rc7?! { [%eval 2.64] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:16] } 27. e6 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:49:00] } 27... Bc8 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 1:00:51] } 28. Rf5 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:47:41] } 28... Re7 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:59:25] } 29. Re5 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:48:07] } 29... h6? { [%eval 4.39] } { Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:30] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:46:11] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:48:14] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:46:21] } 31... Bb7 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:45:54] } 32. Kd4 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:46:03] } 32... Ba8 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:43:16] } 33. Rf5+ { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:46:20] } 33... Ke8 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:43:19] } 34. Ke5 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:46:42] } 34... d4 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:42:51] } 35. Kd6?! { [%eval 4.4] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:57] } 35... d3?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:27] } 36. Nd7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:47:16] } 36... Kd8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:40:44] } 37. Rf8+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:47:39] } 37... Re8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:41:05] } 38. e7+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:48:06] } 1-0