Event: Round 2: Helsby, Matthew - Powell, Rohan
Date: 2025-07-31
White: Helsby, Matthew
WhiteElo: 1714
Black: Powell, Rohan
BlackElo: 1426
Result: 1-0
ECO: B18
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. Ng5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 6. Nxf7? { [%eval -1.26] } { Mistake. N5f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:05] } 6... Kxf7 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:03:01] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:02:55] } 8. Ne5+ { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:03:01] } 8... Kg8 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:02:50] } 9. Bc4+ { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:02:47] } 9... e6?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 10. g4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:02:30] } 10... Be4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:02:15] } 11. f3?? { [%eval -2.36] } { Blunder. Bxe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:31] } 11... Bd5 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:02:09] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:02:31] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:02:01] } 13. c4? { [%eval -3.55] } { Mistake. Nxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:26] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:01:49] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:02:26] } 14... Bb4+?! { [%eval -2.22] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 15. Ke2 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:02:01] } 15... Nxg4 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:00:58] } 16. fxg4? { [%eval -4.1] } { Mistake. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:01] } 16... Bxh1 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:00:56] } 17. Qxh1 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:01:01] } 17... Qd4 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:00:44] } 18. Qe4 { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:00:48] } 18... Qxe4+? { [%eval -2.15] } { Mistake. Qg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 19. Bxe4 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:00:49] } 19... Rd8?? { [%eval -0.08] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 20. Be3?? { [%eval -2.02] } { Blunder. Bg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:50] } 20... a5?? { [%eval 2.33] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:26] } 21. a3 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:00:50] } 21... Be7 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:00:20] } 22. Bb6?? { [%eval -0.02] } { Blunder. Bg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 22... Rb8?? { [%eval 2.88] } { Blunder. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 23. Rd1?? { [%eval -0.95] } { Blunder. Bg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 23... Kf7?? { [%eval 2.96] } { Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 24. Rd7?? { [%eval 0.2] } { Blunder. Rf1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 24... Ke8? { [%eval 1.57] } { Mistake. Rhd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 25. Rd3? { [%eval -0.09] } { Mistake. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 25... Rf8?? { [%eval 7.77] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 26. Bg6+ { [%eval 7.93] [%clk 0:00:37] } 26... Rf7 { [%eval 7.86] [%clk 0:00:06] } 27. Rf3 { [%eval 7.43] [%clk 0:00:39] } 1-0