Event: Round 8: Rudd, Jack - Ledger, Dave J
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--championship/round-8/VusUGFvO/qXMO9heS
White: Rudd, Jack
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2259
Black: Ledger, Dave J
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2161
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:09] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:35] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:26] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:46] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:58] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:02] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:56] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:01] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:22:06] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:52] } 9... Nh5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:21:57] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:57] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:22:22] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:59] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:19:02] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:01] } 12... Ng7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:16:37] } 13. Nf4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:22] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:14:03] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:25] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:10:01] } 15. g4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:30:12] } 15... Kb8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:08:39] } 16. Nce2?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:36] } 16... Bc8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:59:33] } 17. Nc1 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:26:00] } 17... Ne8 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:56:48] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:25:56] } 18... Nd6 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:53:35] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:25:30] } 19... Rhe8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:51:51] } 20. a4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:21:30] } 20... f5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:41:23] } 21. b3?! { [%eval -0.88] } { Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:11] } 21... Ne4?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. fxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:24] } 22. b4?? { [%eval -2.07] } { Blunder. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:17] } 22... fxg4 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:29:41] } 23. a5?! { [%eval -3.24] } { Inaccuracy. hxg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:59] } 23... Nc4 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:28:32] } 24. Bxc4 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 1:16:21] } 24... dxc4 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:28:24] } 25. Ka1 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 1:15:57] } 25... Bf5?! { [%eval -3.03] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:08] } 26. hxg4 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 1:15:22] } 26... Nxc5 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:22:08] } 27. gxf5 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 1:15:41] } 27... Nb3+ { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:22:33] } 28. Kb2 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 1:14:32] } 28... Qxb4 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:21:31] } 29. Qc3 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 1:14:53] } 29... Qa4 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:18:15] } 30. f6 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 1:13:24] } 30... Rf8?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:38] } 31. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:04] } 31... Qb5?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:55] } 32. Ne6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:11:15] } 32... Rxd5?? { [%eval 4.01] } { Blunder. Nc5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:21] } 33. Rxd5 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 1:08:41] } 33... Qxd5?! { [%eval 5.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:42] } 34. Nxf8 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 1:09:01] } 34... Nc5 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:07:38] } 35. Qd4 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 1:07:29] } 35... Nd3+?! { [%eval 6.78] } { Inaccuracy. c3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:55] } 36. Kc2 { [%eval 6.84] [%clk 1:07:51] } 36... Nb4+ { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:06:48] } 37. Kd2 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 1:07:53] } 37... c3+ { [%eval 7.0] [%clk 0:06:12] } 38. Kxc3 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 1:08:12] } 38... Qxh1?? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:33] } 39. Qd8# { [%clk 1:08:04] } 1-0