Event: Round 3: Stephens, Ian Paul - Jackson, Sheila
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--over-65/round-3/a8jetoy3/Ip9idwnV
White: Stephens, Ian Paul
WhiteElo: 1877
Black: Jackson, Sheila
BlackTitle: WGM
BlackElo: 2046
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:14] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:17] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:33] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:25:49] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:20:41] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:22:28] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:36] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:15:29] } 7... Be7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:17:46] } 8. Re1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:08:13] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:15:37] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:58:43] } 9... h6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:12:37] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:58:28] } 10... e5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:10:13] } 11. Bh2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:54:35] } 11... a6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:09:46] } 12. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:54:43] } 12... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:10:01] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:53:13] } 13... b5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:09:17] } 14. Ng3 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:50:28] } 14... g6 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:09:31] } 15. Nf1 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:46:23] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:07:35] } 16. Ne3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:43:10] } 16... c4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:00:22] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:37:46] } 17... cxd3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:58:43] } 18. cxd3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:38:05] } 18... Kh7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:59:00] } 19. Rac1 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:36:48] } 19... Qb6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:58:54] } 20. Rc2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:35:31] } 20... Qb7 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:56:54] } 21. Rec1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:35:10] } 21... Bd7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:57:10] } 22. Rxc8 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:33:41] } 22... Rxc8 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:57:34] } 23. Rxc8 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:34:03] } 23... Bxc8 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:57:26] } 24. Qc2 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:33:20] } 24... Be6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:57:34] } 25. b3 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:32:49] } 25... Bd8 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:56:45] } 26. Bg3 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:28:42] } 26... Qc7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:53:52] } 27. Qxc7 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:24:17] } 27... Bxc7 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:54:21] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:24:31] } 28... Nh5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:48:29] } 29. Bh2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:21:27] } 29... Nf4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:39:07] } 30. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:17:18] } 30... exf4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:39:36] } 31. Nc2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:17:17] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:37:29] } 32. Nfd4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:15:54] } 32... Bd7? { [%eval 1.0] } { Mistake. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:21] } 33. f3? { [%eval -0.22] } { Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:18] } 33... Bb6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:36:26] } 34. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:09] } 34... g5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:36:43] } 35. d4?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:11] } 35... Kf6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ba5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:05] } 36. Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:13] } 36... Ba5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:02] } 1/2-1/2