Event: Round 2: Richards, Simon - Faulkner, Martin J
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--over-50/round-2/wyI0NzU5/2EbD7EAX
White: Richards, Simon
WhiteElo: 1697
Black: Faulkner, Martin J
BlackElo: 1818
Result: 1-0
ECO: D01
Opening: Rapport-Jobava System
Variant: Standard

1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:32] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... c5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:55] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:00] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:10] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:35] } 5... dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:24] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:29] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:30] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:45] } 7... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 8. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:07:25] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:35] } 9. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:56:23] } 9... g6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:10] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:48:11] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:06] } 11. Be3?? { [%eval -2.51] } { Blunder. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:11] } 11... Qf5?? { [%eval 0.17] } { Blunder. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%clk 1:24:37] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:43:13] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:18] } 13. Nd4? { [%eval -1.14] } { Mistake. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:00] } 13... Nxd4?! { [%eval -0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:50] } 14. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:35:03] } 14... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:08:54] } 15. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:35:09] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:59] } 16. O-O { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:27:30] } 16... Rd8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:06:17] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:27:25] } 17... Be6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:52:39] } 18. h4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:09:26] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:47:03] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:08:12] } 19... Qc5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:45:58] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:02:31] } 20... h5?? { [%eval 3.3] } { Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:32] } 21. Bxg6 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:02:45] } 21... fxg6?! { [%eval 4.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:43] } 22. Rxe6 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:03:12] } 22... Rc6 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:20:54] } 23. Qe4 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:02:20] } 23... Qf5 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:14:34] } 24. Qxf5 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:02:24] } 24... gxf5 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:14:58] } 25. Rxe7 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:02:50] } 25... Rb6 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:12:20] } 26. b3 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:02:52] } 26... Rd2 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:12:26] } 27. Re5?! { [%eval 3.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:08] } 27... Rf6 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:11:08] } 28. a4 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:03:29] } 28... Rd3 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:10:24] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:03:48] } 29... Rf7 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:09:00] } 30. b4 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:04:06] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:09:24] } 31. a5 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:03:41] } 31... Kf6 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:09:26] } 32. Rc5 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:04:00] } 32... Re7 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:09:27] } 33. Kf1 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:03:40] } 33... Red7 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:08:56] } 34. Rc2 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:03:12] } 34... Re7 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:08:34] } 35. g3 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:03:23] } 35... f4 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:03:23] } 36. gxf4 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:02:45] } 36... Rd1+ { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:01:26] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:03:09] } 37... Rg7+ { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:01:26] } 38. Rg5 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:03:20] } 38... Rc7 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:01:31] } 39. Rxh5 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:03:10] } 39... Rb1 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:01:29] } 40. Rb5 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:00:48] } 40... Rg7+ { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:00:44] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:28:30] } 41... Rc7 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:29:26] } 42. h5 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:23:42] } 42... Rh1 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:29:43] } 43. c4 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:21:52] } 43... Rg7 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:29:27] } 44. Rd2 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:19:35] } 44... Rh3+ { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:29:44] } 45. Ke4 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:19:11] } 45... Re7+ { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:28:18] } 46. Re5 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:19:24] } 46... Rxh5 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:27:57] } 47. Rxe7 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:15:54] } 47... Kxe7 { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 0:28:22] } 48. f5 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:16:11] } 48... Rh4+ { [%eval 6.38] [%clk 0:28:09] } 49. f4 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:16:33] } 49... Rh6 { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 0:28:00] } 50. Ke5 { [%eval 7.04] [%clk 0:16:16] } 50... Rc6 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:27:46] } 51. Rd4 { [%eval 7.44] [%clk 0:16:23] } 51... b6 { [%eval 8.43] [%clk 0:27:10] } 52. f6+ { [%eval 8.29] [%clk 0:14:05] } 52... Ke8 { [%eval 8.95] [%clk 0:24:42] } 53. axb6 { [%eval 9.06] [%clk 0:12:18] } 53... axb6? { [%eval #22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:02] } 54. b5 { [%eval 26.74] [%clk 0:12:16] } 54... Rc7?! { [%eval #22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:02] } 55. Ke6 { [%eval 27.88] [%clk 0:11:53] } 55... Re7+?! { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:54] } 56. Kf5 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:11:17] } 56... Rc7 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:23:20] } 57. Kg6 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:11:03] } 57... Rc8 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:22:23] } 58. f5 { [%eval #25] [%clk 0:08:47] } 58... Rb8 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:21:50] } 59. f7+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:07:58] } 59... Ke7 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:20:23] } 60. Re4+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:07:24] } 1-0