Event: Round 3: Shafi, Declan - Verbytski, Oleg
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--championship/round-3/6Wcmxa29/QHsOZj4o
White: Shafi, Declan
WhiteElo: 2183
Black: Verbytski, Oleg
BlackElo: 2001
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:29] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:09] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:32] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:50] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:46] } 6... Ng4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:07] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:49] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:57] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:49] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:23] } 9. Bg3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:10] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:41] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:58] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:34] } 11. Be2?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:23] } 11... Nbc6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:20:33] } 12. Nb3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:12:37] } 12... Be6?! { [%eval 0.45] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:03] } 13. Nd5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:10:15] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:04:44] } 14. c3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:06:38] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:02:57] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:02:20] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:52:23] } 16. Ne3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:49:49] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:45:43] } 17. Bg4?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:25] } 17... Nge5?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:02] } 18. Bf5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:38:08] } 18... Rcd8? { [%eval 1.62] } { Mistake. Bxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:42] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:33:52] } 19... Qa7 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:27:22] } 20. Qe2?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:11] } 20... b5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:20:39] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:30:17] } 21... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:15:29] } 22. exf5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:30:36] } 22... e6?! { [%eval 1.85] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:52] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:29:56] } 23... d5 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:12:30] } 24. Qh5?! { [%eval 1.73] } { Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:21] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:08:50] } 25. f4? { [%eval 1.01] } { Mistake. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:34] } 25... Nc4? { [%eval 2.47] } { Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:06] } 26. Ng4 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:20:34] } 26... exf5 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:06:05] } 27. Nxh6+?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Rde1 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:35] } 27... Bxh6 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:06:33] } 28. Qxh6 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:20:54] } 28... gxf4?? { [%eval 3.61] } { Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:11] } 29. Bxf4 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:20:03] } 29... Qe6 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:03:50] } 30. Qh4 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:19:39] } 30... Ne7?! { [%eval 5.86] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:25] } 31. Nd4 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:17:01] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 0:02:38] } 32. Qg5+ { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 0:16:52] } 32... Ng6 { [%eval 7.09] [%clk 0:02:39] } 33. Nxf5 { [%eval 6.77] [%clk 0:16:23] } 33... Qe6 { [%eval 7.6] [%clk 0:02:37] } 34. Rde1 { [%eval 7.28] [%clk 0:13:30] } 34... Qb6+ { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:02:35] } 35. Kh1 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:12:48] } 35... Rfe8 { [%eval 7.92] [%clk 0:02:08] } 36. b3 { [%eval 7.72] [%clk 0:12:42] } 36... Na5? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:31] } 37. Be5 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:11:43] } 37... Nc6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:01:14] } 38. Nh6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:11:21] } 1-0