Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Lapidus, Alexey M.
WhiteElo: 1867
Black: Varley, Joe
BlackElo: 2023
Result: 0-1
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:16] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:58] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:39] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:55] } 8. exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:57] } 8... Nb8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:02] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:17] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:17] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:08] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:45] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:24:37] } 11... f5?! { [%eval 0.76] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:09] } 12. O-O?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:09] } 12... a6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:27:58] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:23:41] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:28:11] } 14. f3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:19:29] } 14... Nc5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:20:41] } 15. Bc2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:16:54] } 15... a5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:20:51] } 16. Be3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:15:13] } 16... Na6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:20:00] } 17. Na2?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:34] } 17... Bf6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:18:38] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:58:37] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:59] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:53:39] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:13:28] } 20. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:49:48] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:09:23] } 21. Bd1 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:45:20] } 21... Nc5 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 1:08:37] } 22. b3 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:42:39] } 22... e4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:06:49] } 23. Bc2? { [%eval -2.47] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:48] } 23... f4 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 1:02:59] } 24. Bf2 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:30:56] } 24... e3?! { [%eval -1.61] } { Inaccuracy. Rce8 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:41] } 25. Be1 { [%eval -1.61] [%clk 0:31:22] } 25... Be5 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:57:02] } 26. Bc3?! { [%eval -2.06] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:14] } 26... Rce8 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:56:12] } 27. Bxa5 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:19:03] } 27... Qxa5 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:55:02] } 28. b4 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:19:32] } 28... Qc7 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:55:01] } 29. bxc5 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:19:54] } 29... dxc5 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:55:20] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:16:25] } 30... Rf6 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:55:04] } 31. Qd3? { [%eval -4.59] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:06] } 31... Bf5?! { [%eval -3.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:21] } 32. d6?? { [%eval -6.19] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:27] } 32... Qc6? { [%eval -3.39] } { Mistake. Bxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:31] } 33. Qd5+? { [%eval -6.53] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:51] } 33... Qxd5 { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 0:46:22] } 34. Rxd5 { [%eval -6.36] [%clk 0:05:19] } 34... Bxc2 { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:42:27] } 35. d7 { [%eval -6.57] [%clk 0:05:44] } 35... Rd8 { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:42:52] } 36. Rc1 { [%eval -6.8] [%clk 0:04:52] } 36... Bd4 { [%eval -6.83] [%clk 0:42:59] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval -7.49] [%clk 0:04:14] } 37... Bb3 { [%eval -7.29] [%clk 0:42:30] } 38. Nb4 { [%eval -8.34] [%clk 0:04:23] } 38... Bb2 { [%eval -7.95] [%clk 0:42:13] } 39. Rxc5 { [%eval -8.83] [%clk 0:03:30] } 39... Bxc1 { [%eval -8.75] [%clk 0:41:59] } 40. Rc8 { [%eval -9.4] [%clk 0:03:53] } 40... Rff8 { [%eval -9.06] [%clk 0:41:45] } 41. Nd5 { [%eval -11.74] [%clk 0:04:15] } 41... Rxd7 { [%eval -10.87] [%clk 0:41:47] } 0-1