Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 MTO
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-17
White: Sowray, Peter J
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2211
Black: Gafner, Lancelot
BlackElo: 1901
Result: 1-0
ECO: D02
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 min 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:40:53] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:41:15] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:41:20] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:39] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:56] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:41:25] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:36:59] } 5. b4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:39:23] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:34:44] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:28:22] } 6... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:06] } 7. Bb5?! { [%eval 0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:32] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:30:59] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:17:24] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:27:11] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:14:53] } 9... axb4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:17:01] } 10. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:30:08] } 10... Qxc6?! { [%eval 1.87] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:11] } 11. cxb4 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 1:29:14] } 11... Rxa4? { [%eval 3.6] } { Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:02] } 12. Nd4 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 1:18:16] } 12... Qa6 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 1:09:40] } 13. b5 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 1:23:32] } 13... Bxb5 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 1:07:12] } 14. Nxb5 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 1:23:53] } 14... Rxa1 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 1:07:30] } 15. Nc7+ { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 1:22:57] } 15... Kd8 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 1:07:11] } 16. Nxa6 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 1:24:28] } 16... Rxb1 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 1:01:54] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 1:18:29] } 17... Ra1 { [%eval 6.28] [%clk 1:07:16] } 18. Bb2 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 1:17:18] } 18... Rxa6 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 1:06:52] } 19. Bxf6+ { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 1:16:24] } 19... gxf6 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 1:06:34] } 20. Qb5 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 1:13:30] } 20... Rc6 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 1:04:47] } 21. Qxb7 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 1:17:50] } 21... Rxc5 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 1:02:37] } 22. Qxf7 { [%eval 6.77] [%clk 1:16:25] } 22... Be7 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 1:00:00] } 23. Ra1 { [%eval 6.54] [%clk 1:15:56] } 23... Kd7 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 1:02:32] } 24. Ra7+ { [%eval 6.79] [%clk 1:13:56] } 24... Kc6?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:23] } 25. Qxe6+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:13:27] } 25... Bd6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:02:53] } 26. Qd7+ { [%clk 1:13:45] } 26... Kb6 { [%clk 1:03:07] } 27. Qb7# { [%clk 1:14:08] } 1-0