Event: Round 7: Pickles, Stephen - Costello, Colin A
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--over-65/round-7/Ac6ppw08/Cet8c9uw
White: Pickles, Stephen
WhiteElo: 2280
Black: Costello, Colin A
BlackElo: 1876
Result: 0-1
ECO: C44
Opening: Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Göring Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. c3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:53] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:05] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:37] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:00] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:10] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:23:46] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:05] } 8... Ne4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:19:36] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:46] } 9... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:16:35] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:01] } 10... Qa5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:14:32] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:08] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:12:56] } 12. Qb3?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:30] } 12... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:09:19] } 13. Nxd2 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:48:58] } 13... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 1:09:03] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:49:26] } 14... Qxd2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:09:20] } 15. Bf3?! { [%eval -1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:48] } 15... Qxd4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 1:04:01] } 16. Rac1? { [%eval -2.29] } { Mistake. Bxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:57] } 16... c6 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 1:00:28] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:43:21] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:58:55] } 18. Qa3 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:40:03] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:54:53] } 19. Re5 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:37:53] } 19... Bg6?! { [%eval -1.82] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:06] } 20. Qe7?! { [%eval -2.9] } { Inaccuracy. Rce1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:02] } 20... Rad8?! { [%eval -2.02] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:12] } 21. Rce1? { [%eval -3.8] } { Mistake. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:54] } 21... f6 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:43:29] } 22. R5e3 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:29:45] } 22... Rfe8 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:42:53] } 23. Qa3 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:29:58] } 23... Rxe3 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:42:45] } 24. Qxe3 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:30:04] } 24... Qxe3 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:42:49] } 25. Rxe3 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:30:30] } 25... Re8 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:42:03] } 0-1