Event: Round 1: Blackburn, Jonathan L B - Ilett, Raymond J
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/staffordshire-chess-congress-2025-open/round-1/t7XRQnyf/ggU5nvXK
White: Blackburn, Jonathan L B
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2211
Black: Ilett, Raymond J
BlackElo: 1837
Result: 1-0
ECO: E17
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Taimanov Gambit
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:50:15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:50:12] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:50:06] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:49:58] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:50:08] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:49:52] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:50:11] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:49:58] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:50:13] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:49:41] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:50:15] } 7. d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:48:03] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:46:39] } 8. Nd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:45:53] } 8... c5?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:16] } 9. Nf5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:44:30] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:32:32] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:41:18] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:25:05] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:29:36] } 11... Ne5?! { [%eval 2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:17] } 12. f4 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 1:26:45] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 1:14:42] } 13. e4 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 1:26:16] } 13... Bc8 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 1:06:25] } 14. Nxe7+ { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 1:18:48] } 14... Qxe7 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 1:02:49] } 15. e5 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 1:16:04] } 15... Ne8 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 1:02:31] } 16. h4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:59:05] } 16... Qd7?! { [%eval 3.16] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:25] } 17. e6 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:46:13] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:54:56] } 18. f5 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:45:46] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:54:54] } 19. Bg5 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:39:44] } 19... f6 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:54:49] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:39:22] } 20... Ba6 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:53:22] } 21. Rf2 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:38:49] } 21... Rb8 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:52:20] } 22. a3 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:37:45] } 22... g6?! { [%eval 4.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:07] } 23. fxg6 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:34:35] } 23... Nxg6 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:48:24] } 24. Be4 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:32:24] } 24... Ne5 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:46:55] } 25. Bf4 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:28:46] } 25... Ng7 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:45:26] } 26. Qc2 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:27:13] } 26... f5?! { [%eval 5.24] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:55] } 27. Bxe5 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:26:41] } 27... fxe4 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:44:25] } 28. Bxg7 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:25:44] } 28... Kxg7 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:42:38] } 29. Nxe4 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:24:37] } 29... Rxf2 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:42:21] } 30. Qxf2 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:22:28] } 30... Qe7 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:42:19] } 31. Qf4 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:20:50] } 31... Rd8 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:41:17] } 32. Rd1 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:19:00] } 32... b5?! { [%eval 9.15] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:45] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval 8.68] [%clk 0:18:25] } 33... b4? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:31] } 34. Qf7+? { [%eval 7.35] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:18:29] } 34... Qxf7 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:35:32] } 35. Rxf7+ { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 0:18:36] } 35... Kg8?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:33] } 36. Nf6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:18:44] } 1-0