Event: Round 4: Sykes, Chris - Skettos, Nicolas
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/ayr-congress--open/round-4/8MXccjPD/OX2vdlRf
Date: 2025-09-14
White: Sykes, Chris
WhiteElo: 1861
Black: Skettos, Nicolas
BlackElo: 1919
Result: 0-1
ECO: D00
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Bg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:05] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:13] } 7. c3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:31:18] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:37] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:26] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:02] } 9. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:27:12] } 9... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:09] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:22:27] } 10... Nb8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:32:19] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:19:11] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:32:44] } 12. f4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:17:45] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:31:31] } 13. Bh4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:14:49] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:31:43] } 14. Qg4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:11:02] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:17:33] } 15. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:00:37] } 15... Bxe7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:18:01] } 16. Nxd7 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:58:12] } 16... Qxd7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:18:29] } 17. f5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:48:39] } 17... exf5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:17:14] } 18. Rxf5? { [%eval -2.0] } { Mistake. Qxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:36] } 18... g6 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:04:46] } 19. Raf1 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:42:41] } 19... Kh8?! { [%eval -1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:25] } 20. R5f4 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:41:47] } 20... f5 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:58:19] } 21. Qh3 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:37:12] } 21... Bg5 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:52:38] } 22. R4f3?! { [%eval -2.05] } { Inaccuracy. R4f2 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:21] } 22... Rae8 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:52:05] } 23. g4?! { [%eval -2.93] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:56] } 23... Qe7 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:42:58] } 24. gxf5? { [%eval -4.63] } { Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:46] } 24... Bxe3+ { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:41:58] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:31:18] } 25... Bxd2 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:42:14] } 26. fxg6 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 0:30:05] } 26... Rxf3 { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:41:49] } 27. Rxf3 { [%eval -6.27] [%clk 0:29:15] } 27... Qe1+ { [%eval -6.23] [%clk 0:41:25] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 0:28:29] } 28... Qxf1+ { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:41:01] } 0-1