Event: Round 2: Geoffrey W Sage - Hall, Alan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--over-65/round-2/uXi0tMdq/c5JjpUwZ
White: Geoffrey W Sage
Black: Hall, Alan
BlackElo: 1824
Result: 1-0
ECO: C43
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:09] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:09] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:08] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:29] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:10] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:37] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:10] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:19] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:43] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:20:48] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:55] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:16:13] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:13:37] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:14:44] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:07:07] } 9... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:13:25] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:05:41] } 10... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:12:52] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:04:46] } 11... dxc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:09:31] } 12. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:03:02] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:04:43] } 13. h3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:58:25] } 13... h5?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:41] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:51:40] } 14... c5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:53:01] } 15. Qa4? { [%eval -0.19] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:11] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:52:16] } 16. cxd4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:42:53] } 16... a6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:43:20] } 17. Bb2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:38:17] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:38:26] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:35:36] } 18... Be6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:37:03] } 19. Qd1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:33:33] } 19... h4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:30:26] } 20. f5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:30:00] } 20... Bd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:30:21] } 21. Rf4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:29:38] } 21... Nh7?? { [%eval 3.88] } { Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:26] } 22. Rg4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:23] } 22... Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:03] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:50] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:54] } 24. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:29] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:58] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:52] } 25... Qb6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:14:24] } 26. Nd7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:14:27] } 26... Qd6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:12:35] } 27. Nxf6+?! { [%eval -0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:13] } 27... Qxf6? { [%eval 0.45] } { Mistake. Nxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:52] } 28. Qf2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:11:26] } 28... Qe7?? { [%eval 3.51] } { Blunder. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:58] } 29. f6 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:08:58] } 29... Nxf6 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:03:28] } 30. Qxf6 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:08:35] } 30... Qe3+?? { [%eval 10.38] } { Blunder. Qxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:13] } 31. Rf2 { [%eval 9.74] [%clk 0:08:39] } 31... g6? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:21] } 32. Rxh4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:08:14] } 1-0