Event: Round 1: Royal, Shreyas - Stubbs, Oliver
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--championship/round-1/Rus7vgww/WwwD4uNW
White: Royal, Shreyas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2495
Black: Stubbs, Oliver
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2191
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:58] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:19] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:58] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:42] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:21] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:05] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:52] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:01] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:02] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:55] } 10... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:11] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:18] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:33] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:42] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:59] } 13. Qxb6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:56] } 13... Nxb6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:20] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:31] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:51] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:19] } 15... h5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:39] } 16. Kd2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:50] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:21:44] } 17. Nd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:21:11] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:21:38] } 18. g3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:15:52] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:18:33] } 19. b3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:10:16] } 19... Rh7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:58:41] } 20. h3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:10:02] } 20... Rh6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:56:38] } 21. Rh2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:53:59] } 21... Rg8 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:51:59] } 22. Rf2 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:53:39] } 22... Nc8 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:46:13] } 23. Ke3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:39:47] } 23... Na7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:44:50] } 24. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:37:53] } 24... dxc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:39:51] } 25. bxc4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:38:18] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:39:04] } 26. Rb1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:37:48] } 26... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:30] } 27. Kxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:02] } 27... Bc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:31:54] } 28. Be4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:37:00] } 28... Kd7?? { [%eval 3.2] } { Blunder. Rd8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:30:25] } 29. Rfb2 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:33:29] } 29... Rb8 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:29:50] } 30. Bxc6+ { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:30:06] } 30... Kxc6 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:30:11] } 31. Rb6+ { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:30:31] } 31... Kc7 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:30:33] } 32. c5 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:30:24] } 32... Rhh8 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:30:45] } 33. a4 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:29:47] } 33... Rhd8+ { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:26:23] } 34. Rd6 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:29:01] } 34... a5 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:25:36] } 35. Kc4 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 0:26:58] } 35... Ra8 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:15:44] } 36. Rbb6?! { [%eval 3.5] } { Inaccuracy. Rbd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:15] } 36... h4 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:12:16] } 37. g4 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:21:36] } 37... g5 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:12:21] } 38. fxg5 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:11:35] } 38... Rg8 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:11:25] } 39. Rb2 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:09:38] } 39... Rxg5 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:08:24] } 40. Rf2 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:09:56] } 40... Rf8 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:03:13] } 41. Kd4 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:10:22] } 41... Rg6?! { [%eval 4.87] } { Inaccuracy. Rg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:16] } 42. c6 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:34:27] } 42... f6?! { [%eval 5.98] } { Inaccuracy. Rg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:37] } 43. Kc5 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:33:55] } 43... Rg5?! { [%eval 7.69] } { Inaccuracy. bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:47] } 44. Rd7+ { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 0:33:21] } 44... Kc8 { [%eval 7.46] [%clk 0:14:39] } 45. Kb6 { [%eval 7.39] [%clk 0:33:39] } 45... bxc6 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:13:24] } 46. Rfd2 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:33:00] } 46... Rxe5 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:05:13] } 47. Rc7+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:33:26] } 47... Kb8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:05:33] } 48. Rdd7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:33:50] } 1-0