Event: Hull 4NCL Congress 2025 - Open section.
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/hull-4ncl-congress-2025--open/round-5/T4w9oLYi/QaIIQOwx
Date: 2025-09-07
White: Gunarathne, Senith Thenula
WhiteElo: 1833
Black: Stephenson, David W
BlackElo: 1830
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90' + 30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:33] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:59] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:10] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:43] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:20] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:22:57] } 6... Bb5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:33] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:20:11] } 7... Bxe2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:28:52] } 8. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:19:15] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:39] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:17:47] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:50] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:59] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:24:22] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:11:36] } 11... Nge7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:23:43] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:05:37] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:19:03] } 13. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:03:41] } 13... Be7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:13:55] } 14. Nb3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:59:03] } 14... g5? { [%eval 0.86] } { Mistake. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:11] } 15. Qd3? { [%eval -0.5] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:20] } 15... h5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:55:18] } 16. Bc3?! { [%eval -1.15] } { Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:47] } 16... g4 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:52:40] } 17. Nfd2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:43:20] } 17... Bg5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:35:17] } 18. Nc5?! { [%eval -1.72] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:36] } 18... h4? { [%eval -0.06] } { Mistake. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:12] } 19. f4?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Ndb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:43] } 19... gxf3?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:22] } 20. Rxf3 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:27:48] } 20... Nce7?? { [%eval 1.02] } { Blunder. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:22] } 21. a4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:23:08] } 21... O-O-O?? { [%eval 3.79] } { Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:18] } 22. b5 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:20:41] } 22... Bxd2 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:17:04] } 23. Qxd2 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:21:03] } 23... Rdg8 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:13:24] } 24. Ba5 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:19:31] } 24... Nxd4 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:08:25] } 25. Qxd4 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:12:56] } 25... Qxa5 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:08:31] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:09:26] } 26... Kb8 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:06:49] } 27. bxa6 { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:07:32] } 27... Nc6 { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:06:05] } 28. Nd7+ { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:04:29] } 28... Kc7 { [%eval 7.37] [%clk 0:05:13] } 29. Rxf7 { [%eval 7.67] [%clk 0:04:53] } 29... Qe1+? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:28] } 30. Rxe1 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:05:12] } 30... Nxd4 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:03:53] } 31. Rc1+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:04:23] } 31... Nc6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:02:10] } 32. Nc5+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:03:15] } 32... Kb6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:01:41] } 33. Rxb7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:03:39] } 33... Ka5 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:01:40] } 34. Rb5# { [%clk 0:04:03] } 1-0