Event: Round 1: Bates, Hubert - Van Neerven, Yvon
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--under-14/round-1/th7KLE7g/NN5Szakd
White: Bates, Hubert
WhiteElo: 1891
Black: Van Neerven, Yvon
BlackElo: 1650
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:04] } 6... c4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:01] } 7... Na5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:16] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:46] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:29] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:26] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:33:45] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:17] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:47] } 11. b4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:30:05] } 11... cxb3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:32:37] } 12. Nxb3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:30:20] } 12... Ba4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:30:05] } 13. Nfd2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:30:35] } 13... Nxb3?! { [%eval 0.45] } { Inaccuracy. Nec6 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:53] } 14. Nxb3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:30:40] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:20:59] } 15. Rh3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:30:17] } 15... Nf5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:15:24] } 16. Qa2 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:28:48] } 16... Bxb3? { [%eval 2.1] } { Mistake. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:58] } 17. Rxb3 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 1:29:07] } 17... Qa5 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 1:03:04] } 18. Bb5+ { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 1:27:08] } 18... Kd8 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 1:00:42] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 1:26:29] } 19... Be7?! { [%eval 3.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:34] } 20. h5?! { [%eval 2.71] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:22] } 20... g6?! { [%eval 3.85] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:42] } 21. g4 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 1:16:10] } 21... Nh4 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:27:22] } 22. c4 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 1:12:59] } 22... Qc7?! { [%eval 5.08] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:12] } 23. cxd5 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 1:12:39] } 23... Bg5 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:22:39] } 24. Rbc3?! { [%eval 4.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rhc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:50] } 24... Bxd2+ { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:20:23] } 25. Qxd2 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 1:09:38] } 25... Qe7?! { [%eval 8.87] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:38] } 26. d6 { [%eval 9.28] [%clk 1:09:19] } 26... Qg5? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:20:50] } 27. Rxc8+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 1:08:02] } 27... Kxc8 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:21:06] } 28. Qc3+ { [%eval #13] [%clk 1:07:26] } 28... Kb8 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:21:28] } 29. Qc7+ { [%eval #12] [%clk 1:07:13] } 29... Ka8 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:21:51] } 30. d7?? { [%eval 6.99] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:46] } 30... Ng2+ { [%eval 7.51] [%clk 0:20:10] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval 7.02] [%clk 1:06:54] } 1-0