Event: Round 9: Carroll, Peter - Sykes, Chris
Date: 2025-07-13
White: Carroll, Peter
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2169
Black: Sykes, Chris
BlackElo: 1917
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5. dxc5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:16] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:56] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:32:09] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:19] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:11] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:30] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:22] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:55] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:31] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:33:52] } 10... g6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:29:59] } 11. Qa4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:22:47] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:28:00] } 12. Bxf3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:58:13] } 12... Bg7 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:15:42] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:54:02] } 13... d4?? { [%eval 3.02] } { Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:22] } 14. Bxc6+ { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:52:17] } 14... bxc6 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 1:11:44] } 15. Qxc6+ { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:52:03] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 1:12:00] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:48:35] } 16... f6 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 1:06:47] } 17. Bh4 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:41:12] } 17... g5 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 1:03:35] } 18. Bg3 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:41:40] } 18... e5 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 1:00:53] } 19. Ne4?? { [%eval 1.61] } { Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:29] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:59:16] } 20. Qe6 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:31:25] } 20... Qc8 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:54:10] } 21. Qd6 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:20:54] } 21... Kf7? { [%eval 4.0] } { Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:45] } 22. f4 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:17:16] } 22... gxf4 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:47:43] } 23. Bxf4 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:16:55] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:47:39] } 24. Bxe5 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:16:35] } 24... Rxd6 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:45:43] } 25. Nxd6+ { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:17:03] } 25... Kg6 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:44:40] } 26. Nxc8 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:17:25] } 26... Rxc8 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:45:06] } 27. Bxd4 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:17:44] } 27... Nc6 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:45:23] } 28. Bc3 { [%clk 0:17:51] } 1-0