Event: Round 4: Helsby, Matthew - Pai, Sidhanth
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--under-12-rapid/round-4/AIGBk4UE/y5i67ic0
White: Helsby, Matthew
WhiteElo: 1665
Black: Pai, Sidhanth
BlackElo: 1845
Result: 0-1
ECO: B47
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, Ponomariov Gambit
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:12] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:17] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:25] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:34] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:33] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:20] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:15:40] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:24] } 6... Qb8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:42] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:31] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:45] } 8. Bb6?! { [%eval -0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:31] } 8... axb5 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:15:53] } 9. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:15:39] } 9... Bb4+ { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:16:02] } 10. c3 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:15:48] } 10... Ba5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:16:11] } 11. Nc7+ { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:15:57] } 11... Qxc7 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:16:20] } 12. Bxc7 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:16:06] } 12... Bxc7 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:16:28] } 13. Qg4 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:16:15] } 13... g6 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:16:16] } 14. f4?! { [%eval -1.57] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:05] } 14... Kf8?! { [%eval -0.63] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:30] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:15:49] } 15... d5 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:14:17] } 16. e5 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:15:52] } 16... h5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:13:07] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:15:44] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:12:51] } 18. O-O { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:15:37] } 18... Kg7 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:12:43] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:15:14] } 19... Nh6 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:11:25] } 20. Qf3?! { [%eval -2.68] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:25] } 20... Bb6 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:10:19] } 21. Qg3?! { [%eval -3.39] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:36] } 21... Ng4?! { [%eval -2.17] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:08] } 22. Be2? { [%eval -3.68] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:18] } 22... Ne3 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:08:45] } 23. Rf3 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:11:41] } 23... Nf5 { [%eval -3.39] [%clk 0:08:49] } 24. Qe1 { [%eval -3.41] [%clk 0:11:34] } 24... Nce7 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:08:29] } 25. Bd3 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:09:33] } 25... Bc6 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:08:22] } 26. a3 { [%eval -3.26] [%clk 0:08:29] } 26... h4 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:07:41] } 27. b4?! { [%eval -4.61] } { Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:19] } 27... d4 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:06:16] } 28. Be4?! { [%eval -6.55] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:20] } 28... dxc3?! { [%eval -4.95] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:11] } 29. Bxc6 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:08:16] } 29... Nxc6 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:05:12] } 30. Rxc3 { [%eval -4.88] [%clk 0:07:22] } 30... Bd4 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:04:45] } 31. Rh3 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:06:56] } 31... Bxa1 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:04:34] } 32. Qxa1 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:06:58] } 32... Rhd8 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:04:07] } 33. g4 { [%eval -5.96] [%clk 0:06:50] } 33... hxg3 { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 0:04:06] } 34. hxg3 { [%eval -6.22] [%clk 0:06:56] } 34... Ne3 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:03:41] } 35. Qc3 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:06:37] } 35... Rd1+ { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 0:03:24] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:06:45] } 36... Rad8 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:02:40] } 37. Rh7+?! { [%eval -7.5] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:42] } 37... Kxh7 { [%eval -7.51] [%clk 0:02:46] } 38. Qxe3 { [%eval -7.12] [%clk 0:06:50] } 38... Nd4 { [%eval -6.74] [%clk 0:02:15] } 39. Kh3?! { [%eval -10.34] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:12] } 39... Nf5 { [%eval -9.68] [%clk 0:01:56] } 40. Qb6 { [%eval -9.65] [%clk 0:05:56] } 40... R1d3 { [%eval -8.02] [%clk 0:01:48] } 41. Qxb7? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:55] } 41... Rxg3+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:01:53] } 42. Kh2 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:06:03] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:01:55] } 43. b5 { [%clk 0:05:49] } 43... Rh8# { [%clk 0:01:59] } 0-1