Event: Round 2: May, Paul - Weersing, Nathan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--over-50/round-2/wyI0NzU5/zS9dBthT
White: May, Paul
WhiteElo: 1815
Black: Weersing, Nathan
BlackElo: 1665
Result: 1-0
ECO: D53
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:21:09] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:21:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:21:46] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:18] } 5. c5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5... h6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:15:45] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:31:49] } 6... Nh5?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:47] } 7. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:30:20] } 7... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:12:12] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:36] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:12:10] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:47] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:12:09] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:34] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:12:03] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:44] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:11:19] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:22:41] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:10:47] } 13. b5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:19:21] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:07:42] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:09:46] } 14... exd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:05:54] } 15. exd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:09:21] } 15... Qe6?? { [%eval 2.27] } { Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:37] } 16. Rfe1?! { [%eval 1.48] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:43] } 16... Nf8?! { [%eval 2.6] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:45] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 1:04:00] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:55:10] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:59:55] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:55:03] } 19. bxc6 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:52:56] } 19... bxc6 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:53:57] } 20. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:51:34] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:50:07] } 21. Ne7+ { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:44:33] } 21... Kh8?! { [%eval 3.87] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:09] } 22. Nexd5 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:38:32] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:48:40] } 23. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:38:50] } 23... Qb7 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:48:20] } 24. Qb3 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:38:03] } 24... Qc6 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:47:04] } 25. Nc3 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:31:18] } 25... Kg8 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:42:28] } 26. Be4 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:29:55] } 26... Rxe4 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:40:06] } 27. Rxe4 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:29:38] } 27... Bf5 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:39:44] } 28. Re5 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:28:18] } 28... Qg6 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:39:54] } 29. Qd5 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:27:20] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:33:17] } 30. Rxf5 { [%eval 6.59] [%clk 0:27:18] } 30... Ne6 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:33:29] } 31. Ne4 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:24:20] } 31... Nxd4 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:32:53] } 32. Qxf7+ { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 0:24:29] } 32... Qxf7 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:30:18] } 33. Rxf7 { [%eval 6.56] [%clk 0:24:52] } 33... Rd8 { [%eval 7.25] [%clk 0:28:58] } 34. Rxa7 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:24:24] } 34... Nc2 { [%eval 7.41] [%clk 0:29:24] } 35. Rc1 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:24:02] } 35... Rd4 { [%eval 8.39] [%clk 0:29:52] } 36. f3 { [%eval 8.23] [%clk 0:23:54] } 36... Nb4? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:18] } 37. c6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:23:36] } 37... Nd5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:30:15] } 38. c7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:23:09] } 38... Nf4 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:30:42] } 39. c8=Q+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:23:15] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:31:06] } 40. Qf5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:23:28] } 1-0