Event: Round 1: Stevens, Brian - Surtees, Mike J
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--over-65/round-1/FOHRkVA0/it1yAhch
White: Stevens, Brian
WhiteElo: 1833
Black: Surtees, Mike J
BlackElo: 2055
Result: 0-1
ECO: A40
Opening: Horwitz Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:33] } 2... d6?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:41] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:30:16] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:27:45] } 4. Be3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:28:09] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:24:57] } 5. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:24:47] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:23:58] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:17:49] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:24:07] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:17:53] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:23:56] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:17:20] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:22:35] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:10:41] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:21:45] } 10. Ne1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:05:33] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:18:28] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:03:13] } 11... d5? { [%eval 1.35] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:01] } 12. e5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:53:15] } 12... c5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:12:00] } 13. dxc5? { [%eval -0.25] } { Mistake. Ndf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:50] } 13... Nxc5?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:57] } 14. Bxc5? { [%eval -0.91] } { Mistake. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:47] } 14... bxc5 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:05:22] } 15. Nef3?! { [%eval -1.77] } { Inaccuracy. Ndf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:52] } 15... c4 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:56:04] } 16. Be2 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:39:12] } 16... Nf5 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:56:21] } 17. Rf2 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:39:21] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:54:14] } 18. Nf1 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:39:09] } 18... h5?! { [%eval -1.16] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:36] } 19. Rd1 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:38:20] } 19... f6 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:49:25] } 20. exf6 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:31:53] } 20... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:49:36] } 21. Nd4?! { [%eval -1.53] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:45] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:43:08] } 22. Nxf5+ { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:28:17] } 22... exf5 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:42:56] } 23. Bf3 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:25:37] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:38:14] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:24:30] } 24... d4 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:32:10] } 25. Bxb7? { [%eval -3.38] } { Mistake. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:58] } 25... d3 { [%eval -3.39] [%clk 0:31:10] } 26. Qd2 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:22:09] } 26... Qxb7 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:31:27] } 27. Re1 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:21:36] } 27... Rfe8 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:26:35] } 28. Rxe8?! { [%eval -5.12] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:38] } 28... Rxe8 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:27:01] } 29. Kg1?! { [%eval -6.4] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:22] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:25:46] } 30. Kh1 { [%eval -6.24] [%clk 0:20:27] } 30... Bh4 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:22:12] } 31. g3?! { [%eval -8.76] } { Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:09] } 31... Qc6+ { [%eval -8.51] [%clk 0:21:41] } 32. Kg1 { [%eval -8.15] [%clk 0:20:22] } 32... Bd8 { [%eval -8.35] [%clk 0:21:56] } 33. b3? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:48] } 33... Bb6 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:22:07] } 34. bxc4 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:15:02] } 34... Re2 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:21:55] } 0-1