Event: Round 8: Skettos, Nicolas - Bennett, Max
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--major-open/round-8/Br0T15VA/zm2J0qte
White: Skettos, Nicolas
WhiteElo: 1968
Black: Bennett, Max
BlackElo: 1852
Result: 0-1
ECO: C16
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:14] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:42] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:28] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:28:20] } 4... Ne7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:42] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:20] } 6. Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:04] } 6... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:45] } 7. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:30] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:07] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:51] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:32] } 9. Nd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:00] } 9... Nbc6?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:33] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:28:44] } 10... f6?! { [%eval 1.3] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:28] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:29:05] } 11... fxe5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:26:48] } 12. fxe5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:27:14] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:27:10] } 13. Qe3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:26:33] } 13... d4 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 1:26:56] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:22:13] } 14... b6 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 1:21:07] } 15. cxb6 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:09:42] } 15... Rxf3 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:19:48] } 16. gxf3 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:03:56] } 16... Ngxe5 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 1:18:16] } 17. b7 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 1:01:53] } 17... Bxb7 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 1:03:31] } 18. Nxb7 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 1:02:17] } 18... Qb6?! { [%eval 2.93] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%clk 1:03:56] } 19. Bg2?? { [%eval 0.16] } { Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:01:20] } 19... Nc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:57:58] } 20. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:07] } 20... Ne3 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:57:30] } 21. Nd6? { [%eval -2.03] } { Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:44] } 21... Qb4+ { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:51:08] } 22. Kf2 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:45:31] } 22... Qxd6 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:50:18] } 23. c3 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:44:35] } 23... e5? { [%eval -0.08] } { Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:45] } 24. cxd4?? { [%eval -3.46] } { Blunder. Rhe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:44] } 24... exd4 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:48:08] } 25. Qd3 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:41:15] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:43:51] } 26. b3?! { [%eval -4.34] } { Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:09] } 26... Ne5 { [%eval -4.45] [%clk 0:43:40] } 27. Qe4 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:37:04] } 27... Re8 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:40:01] } 28. Qh4? { [%eval -7.2] } { Mistake. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:55] } 28... Qg6 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 0:34:00] } 29. Qg3 { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:22:22] } 29... Qc2+ { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:25:06] } 30. Kg1 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:22:50] } 30... d3 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:24:58] } 31. Qf2 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:17:37] } 31... Qc3 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 0:18:41] } 32. Rb1?! { [%eval -7.4] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:32] } 32... d2 { [%eval -7.44] [%clk 0:18:33] } 33. Qe2 { [%eval -10.16] [%clk 0:09:56] } 33... Qc2 { [%eval -12.75] [%clk 0:16:04] } 34. Kf2?! { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:33] } 34... Nd3+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:16:25] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:09:30] } 35... Nf5+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:16:32] } 0-1