Event: Round 2: Gardiner, Eric D - Wilson, Matthew R
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--over-50/round-2/wyI0NzU5/6uc9NZxU
White: Gardiner, Eric D
WhiteElo: 1869
Black: Wilson, Matthew R
BlackElo: 1784
Result: 1-0
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:42] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:42] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:24] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:00] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:31] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:03] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:57] } 10. Qb3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:57] } 10... b6?! { [%eval 1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:12] } 11. g3?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:54] } 11... Bc7? { [%eval 2.34] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:04] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 1:14:37] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 1:15:59] } 13. Nh4? { [%eval 0.98] } { Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:36] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:14:55] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:11:03] } 14... Nxc3 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:14:05] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:11:01] } 15... Qf6 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 1:10:52] } 16. Ba3 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 1:02:10] } 16... Rd8 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:10:05] } 17. Re3 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:45:53] } 17... g6 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 1:06:01] } 18. Rae1 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:39:00] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:05:13] } 19. Nf3?! { [%eval 1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:49] } 19... Na5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:04:05] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:26:45] } 20... Nc4 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:02:56] } 21. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:27:01] } 21... dxc4 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:03:20] } 22. Qe4?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:33] } 22... Rd5?? { [%eval 6.54] } { Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:09] } 23. Qxd5 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:19:35] } 23... Bxd5?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:50] } 24. Re8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:19:56] } 24... Rxe8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:52:18] } 25. Rxe8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:20:18] } 25... Kg7 { [%clk 0:52:20] } 26. Bf8+ { [%clk 0:20:38] } 26... Kg8 { [%clk 0:52:48] } 27. Bh6# { [%clk 0:20:25] } 1-0