Event: Round 5: Lees, Nicholas - Layhe, Simon
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/staffordshire-chess-congress-2025-open/round-5/hKxVkWO9/z3pzZ035
White: Lees, Nicholas
Black: Layhe, Simon
BlackElo: 1888
Result: 1-0
ECO: D50
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:50:02] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:50:08] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:49:59] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:49:45] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:45:23] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:49:38] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:45:21] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:48:14] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:41:31] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:47:08] } 6. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:41:32] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:46:29] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:41:31] } 7... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:46:27] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:41:13] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:44:47] } 9. Qb3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:35:56] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:43:26] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:35:05] } 10... exd5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:43:28] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:34:18] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:41:56] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:57] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:35:26] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:13] } 13... Qd6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:34:01] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:23:01] } 14... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.41] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:14] } 15. Ne5? { [%eval 0.06] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:10] } 15... Rb8?! { [%eval 1.12] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:28] } 16. cxd5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:04:19] } 16... Nxd5?? { [%eval 3.38] } { Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:21] } 17. e4 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:51:56] } 17... Qb4 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 1:11:27] } 18. Bc4 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:46:46] } 18... Qxb3 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 1:10:08] } 19. Bxb3 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:46:05] } 19... Rxe5 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 1:09:10] } 20. dxe5 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:45:34] } 20... Nf4 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 1:07:57] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:40:44] } 21... Ne6?! { [%eval 4.6] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:52] } 22. f4 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:40:32] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 1:02:01] } 23. Rd6?! { [%eval 3.73] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:41] } 23... Ke7 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 1:00:24] } 24. Bxe6 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:19:10] } 24... Bxe6 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 1:00:25] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:18:30] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:58:06] } 26. Rbd1 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:17:48] } 26... Be6 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:58:05] } 27. a5 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:16:44] } 27... g6 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:55:10] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:16:33] } 28... c5 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:54:10] } 29. h3 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:15:33] } 29... h5 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:53:52] } 30. Kf3 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:15:24] } 30... h4 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:51:55] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:13:37] } 31... b5?! { [%eval 5.15] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:30] } 32. Rc6 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:12:37] } 32... c4 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:41:15] } 33. Rc7+ { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:11:42] } 33... Ke8 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:41:19] } 34. Rxa7 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:10:36] } 34... b4 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:41:23] } 35. a6 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:05:26] } 35... Bc8 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:37:38] } 36. Rb1 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:04:22] } 36... Rb6?! { [%eval 7.15] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:58] } 37. Ra8 { [%eval 7.29] [%clk 0:04:06] } 37... Kd7 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:29:20] } 38. a7 { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 0:03:58] } 1-0