Event: Round 2: Richards, Gareth - Jones, Steve
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Richards, Gareth
WhiteElo: 1560
Black: Jones, Steve
BlackElo: 1737
Result: 1-0
ECO: B54
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:29] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:12] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:41] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:12] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:48] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:55] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:24] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:32:22] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:26:07] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:31:42] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:25:02] } 11. Bc4?! { [%eval -0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:21] } 11... b5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:23:13] } 12. Bd5?! { [%eval -1.04] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:48] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:22:10] } 13. a3? { [%eval -2.04] } { Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:11] } 13... Ne5 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 1:19:19] } 14. Bb7? { [%eval -3.27] } { Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:05] } 14... Nc4 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 1:15:03] } 15. Qf2 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 1:18:47] } 15... Rc7 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 1:11:31] } 16. Bxa6 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 1:11:40] } 16... Nxe3 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 1:10:15] } 17. Qxe3 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 1:11:16] } 17... Ng4?? { [%eval 3.27] } { Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:24] } 18. fxg4 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 1:10:57] } 18... Bxg4 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 1:07:37] } 19. Bxb5+ { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 1:10:53] } 19... Kf8 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 1:07:14] } 20. Qf2 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:59:51] } 20... Bxd1 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 1:04:23] } 21. Rxd1 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 1:00:19] } 21... Qa8 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 1:02:50] } 22. Nd4?! { [%eval 3.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:03] } 22... Kg8? { [%eval 5.28] } { Mistake. Rxc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:55] } 23. Nd5 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:56:22] } 23... Ra7 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:57:11] } 24. Nc6 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:54:09] } 24... Rb7 { [%eval 8.06] [%clk 0:50:43] } 25. Ncxe7+ { [%eval 8.09] [%clk 0:52:46] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval 9.11] [%clk 0:50:49] } 26. Qxf7 { [%eval 8.93] [%clk 0:51:53] } 26... Qe8? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:10] } 27. Bxe8 { [%clk 0:51:24] } 1-0