Event: Round 3: Girdlestone, Paul C - Thomas, James
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/1st-swindon-chess-congress-2025--open/round-3/Goi7JytH/bOE6AYd1
White: Girdlestone, Paul C
WhiteElo: 2059
Black: Thomas, James
BlackElo: 1882
Result: 1-0
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. f4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:32:10] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:29:33] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:32:33] } 7... Be7 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:26:05] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:26:03] } 8... f5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:19:59] } 9. Kh1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:22:08] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:19:36] } 10. Be2?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:26] } 10... a6?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:44] } 11. d4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:10:13] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:15:06] } 12. c4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:07:12] } 12... bxc4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:14:15] } 13. bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:29] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:10:48] } 14. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:57:41] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:07:10] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:46:48] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:03:08] } 16. Nb3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:38:33] } 16... Be3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:44:46] } 17. Ba3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:35:16] } 17... dxc4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:36:46] } 18. Bxf8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:35:13] } 18... Qxf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:14] } 19. Nfd4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:30:31] } 19... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:05] } 20. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:55] } 20... Qc5?? { [%eval 3.0] } { Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:18] } 21. Nc2 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:30:47] } 21... Nd5 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:36:15] } 22. Nxe3 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:26:20] } 22... Nxe3?! { [%eval 3.93] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:31] } 23. Qd8+ { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:22:39] } 23... Kf7 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:36:59] } 24. Rab1?? { [%eval 1.1] } { Blunder. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:57] } 24... Rb7? { [%eval 2.73] } { Mistake. Rxb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:21] } 25. Bh5+ { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:07:40] } 25... g6 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:28:29] } 26. Rxb7+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:49] } 26... Bxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:36] } 27. Qf6+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:08:15] } 27... Ke8?? { [%eval 2.84] } { Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:27] } 28. Qxe6+ { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:08:36] } 28... Qe7 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:25:55] } 29. Qg8+ { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:05:12] } 29... Kd7? { [%eval 4.83] } { Mistake. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:50] } 30. Bf3 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:04:30] } 30... Nxf1 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:18:11] } 31. Bxb7 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:04:52] } 31... Qh4 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:11:00] } 32. Qc8+ { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:02:12] } 32... Ke7 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:11:23] } 33. Qc7+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qc5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:26] } 33... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:21] } 34. Qd6+ { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:01:06] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:11:36] } 35. Kg1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:00:49] } 35... Qe1?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:06] } 36. Qf6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:01:11] } 36... Kh6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:11:26] } 37. Qf8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:01:35] } 1-0