Event: Round 3: Bates, Hubert - Tagg, George
Date: 2025-07-29
White: Bates, Hubert
WhiteElo: 1891
Black: Tagg, George
BlackElo: 1443
Result: 1-0
ECO: B57
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:06] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:16] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:02] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:41] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:14] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:44] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:23:24] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:25:06] } 8... g6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:21:51] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:24:10] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:19:28] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:23:51] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:11:34] } 11. g4?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:22] } 11... Be6?? { [%eval 4.01] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:26] } 12. Nxe6 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 1:22:46] } 12... fxe6 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 1:10:40] } 13. Bxe6+ { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 1:23:13] } 13... Kh8 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 1:10:49] } 14. h4 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 1:23:06] } 14... Ng8 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 1:05:20] } 15. h5?! { [%eval 3.65] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:45] } 15... gxh5? { [%eval 6.36] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:45] } 16. Rxh5 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 1:22:48] } 16... Rf6 { [%eval 7.97] [%clk 1:02:39] } 17. Bf5?! { [%eval 5.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rdh1 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:36] } 17... Rxf5 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 1:02:57] } 18. exf5 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 1:21:25] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 1:03:04] } 19. Rh3 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 1:21:27] } 19... Ne5 { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 1:01:45] } 20. g5 { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 1:21:04] } 20... Ne8 { [%eval 7.34] [%clk 0:58:15] } 21. Rdh1 { [%eval 6.81] [%clk 1:20:10] } 21... Nc4?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:32] } 22. Rxh7+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:20:26] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:57:42] } 23. Qd5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:20:54] } 1-0