Event: Hull 4NCL Congress 2025 - Open section.
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/hull-4ncl-congress-2025--open/round-4/d0ut2Jv2/dA8B77B3
Date: 2025-09-07
White: Prior, Stephen C V
WhiteElo: 2008
Black: Sheppard, Derek Alan
BlackElo: 1812
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90' + 30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:16] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:06] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:07] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:28] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:33] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:08] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:44] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:16] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:26] } 9... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:15] } 10. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:51] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:36] } 11. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:16] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:24:39] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:21] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:22:40] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:50] } 13... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:22:50] } 14. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:16] } 14... b5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:11] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:15] } 15... bxa4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:18:27] } 16. Nxa4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:23:24] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:15:24] } 17. Kd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:21:18] } 17... Ke7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:13:32] } 18. Ra1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:19:10] } 18... Rhc8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:08:41] } 19. Bd3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:14:08] } 19... g6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:08:02] } 20. g3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:06:02] } 20... h5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:08:12] } 21. h4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:05:52] } 21... Rc7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:01:59] } 22. Rb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:23] } 22... Rb8?! { [%eval 1.1] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:59] } 23. Nc3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:51:49] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:49:35] } 24. Ne2 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:48:08] } 24... Nc5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:47:10] } 25. Nd4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:47:45] } 25... Nxd3?! { [%eval 1.97] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:01] } 26. Kxd3 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:46:28] } 26... Kd7 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:36:36] } 27. Rb6 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:42:00] } 27... Ke7?! { [%eval 2.95] } { Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:19] } 28. Ra5 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:38:46] } 28... Rac8 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:31:49] } 29. c3 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:38:17] } 29... Kd7 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:31:19] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:37:15] } 30... Ke7?! { [%eval 3.25] } { Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:58] } 31. Ra3 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:33:20] } 31... Ra8 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:28:31] } 32. Ra5 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:28:35] } 32... Rac8?! { [%eval 3.29] } { Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:36] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:26:10] } 33... Kd7 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:28:28] } 34. Ra3 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:23:43] } 34... Ra8 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:28:36] } 35. Rab3 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:22:46] } 35... Bc8 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:27:59] } 36. R3b4 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:20:56] } 36... a5? { [%eval 3.36] } { Mistake. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:13] } 37. Ra4 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:20:19] } 37... Rb7?! { [%eval 4.78] } { Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:13] } 38. Rxb7+ { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:17:41] } 38... Bxb7 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:24:34] } 39. Nb3 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:17:23] } 39... Bc6 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:21:53] } 40. Rxa5 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:17:40] } 40... Rb8 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:21:05] } 41. Nc5+ { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:17:43] } 41... Ke8 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:17:12] } 42. b4 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:17:51] } 42... Bb5 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:16:54] } 43. Kd4 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:17:49] } 43... Bc4 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:16:32] } 44. Ra7 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:17:44] } 44... Bb5 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 0:16:44] } 45. Rb7 { [%eval 7.18] [%clk 0:17:16] } 45... Rxb7 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:16:54] } 46. Nxb7 { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:17:41] } 46... Ba6 { [%eval 8.74] [%clk 0:17:02] } 47. Nd6+ { [%eval 8.28] [%clk 0:17:48] } 1-0