Event: Round 2: Lees, Nicholas - Francis Westfield
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/staffordshire-chess-congress-2025-open/round-2/GmKHUeJ7/WnlzxEjR
White: Lees, Nicholas
Black: Francis Westfield
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A40
Opening: English Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:50:16] } 1... b6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:50:10] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:49:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:50:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:47:56] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:50:13] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:47:14] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:49:33] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:45:01] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:49:18] } 6. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:44:20] } 6... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:49:14] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:43:43] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:48:41] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:43:28] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:48:19] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:42:38] } 9... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:47:50] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:40:23] } 10... d6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:45:09] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:42:18] } 11... Rd8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:44:02] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:39:15] } 12... Qg6?! { [%eval 0.56] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:40:11] } 13. Qxg6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:38:51] } 13... fxg6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:40:10] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:05] } 14... g5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:39:38] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:18:57] } 15... gxf4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:39:05] } 16. Rxf4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:11:21] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:38:13] } 17. a4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:53:58] } 17... a5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:38:13] } 1/2-1/2