Event: Barbados National Open Chess Championship Finals 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-barbados-championships--open/round-9/oLHpxBn3/uyZoV2KY
Date: 2025-09-13
White: Clarke, Noah
WhiteElo: 1721
Black: Thompson, Boris
BlackElo: 1621
Result: 1-0
ECO: E12
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... b6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:23:46] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:39] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:58] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:07] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:04] } 5... c5?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:40] } 6. Bd3?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:58] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:40] } 7. exd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:10] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:23:28] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:29:01] } 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:23:41] } 9. Bb5+?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:08] } 9... Bc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:56] } 10. Bxc6+ { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:24:43] } 10... Nxc6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:23:16] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:24:35] } 11... Be7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:22:18] } 12. Qa4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:22:54] } 12... Qc7?? { [%eval 3.59] } { Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:09] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 1:20:44] } 13... exd5 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 1:21:10] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 1:10:22] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 1:19:03] } 15. Re1?? { [%eval 0.67] } { Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:44] } 15... Kf8?? { [%eval 2.7] } { Blunder. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:54] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:49:23] } 16... Bd6? { [%eval 4.17] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:09] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:47:34] } 17... Bxe5 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:36:22] } 18. Rxe5 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:38:19] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:35:08] } 19. Re2?! { [%eval 3.08] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:46] } 19... f6? { [%eval 5.05] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:21] } 20. Rec2 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:36:10] } 20... Qf5 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:17:13] } 21. Bd6+ { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:36:18] } 21... Kf7 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:16:52] } 22. Rxc6 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:36:34] } 22... Rxc6 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:12:25] } 23. Qxc6 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:36:41] } 23... Qg5?! { [%eval 8.33] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:36] } 24. Qc7+ { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 0:35:55] } 24... Kg6 { [%eval 7.35] [%clk 0:11:59] } 25. f4 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:35:08] } 25... Qh5 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:11:22] } 26. Rf1 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:34:54] } 26... Qf5 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:10:28] } 27. h3?! { [%eval 4.25] } { Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:06] } 27... Rc8? { [%eval 7.49] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:45] } 28. g4 { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:33:03] } 28... Qc2? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:02] } 29. f5+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:33:06] } 29... Kh6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:10:20] } 30. Bf4+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:33:22] } 30... g5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:10:39] } 31. fxg6+? { [%eval 7.72] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:48] } 31... Kxg6 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:10:48] } 32. Qxc2+?! { [%eval 5.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:16] } 32... Rxc2 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:11:03] } 33. Rf2 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:32:44] } 33... Rxf2?! { [%eval 7.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:30] } 34. Kxf2 { [%eval 6.94] [%clk 0:33:12] } 34... f5 { [%eval 7.5] [%clk 0:09:07] } 35. b4 { [%eval 7.02] [%clk 0:33:11] } 35... b5 { [%eval 8.02] [%clk 0:09:23] } 36. Bb8 { [%eval 7.38] [%clk 0:33:14] } 36... a6 { [%eval 9.0] [%clk 0:09:48] } 37. Kf3 { [%eval 8.92] [%clk 0:33:38] } 37... Kg5 { [%eval 8.97] [%clk 0:09:01] } 38. gxf5 { [%eval 8.78] [%clk 0:33:31] } 38... Kxf5 { [%eval 9.04] [%clk 0:09:25] } 39. h4 { [%eval 8.87] [%clk 0:33:46] } 39... h6? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:42] } 40. Be5 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:34:08] } 40... h5 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:08:24] } 41. Bg3 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:34:09] } 41... Ke6 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:07:10] } 42. Kf4 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:34:06] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:07:34] } 43. a3 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:34:32] } 43... Ke6 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:07:09] } 44. Kg5 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:34:52] } 44... a5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:07:26] } 45. bxa5 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:35:08] } 45... Kd7 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:08:08] } 46. Kxh5 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:36:04] } 46... Kc6 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:08:32] } 47. Kg5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:36:19] } 47... b4 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:08:20] } 48. axb4 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:36:45] } 48... Kb5 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:08:49] } 49. h5 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:37:01] } 49... Kc4 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:09:12] } 50. h6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:37:26] } 50... Kxd4 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:09:36] } 51. h7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:37:53] } 51... Ke4 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:10:01] } 52. h8=Q { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:38:12] } 52... d4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:10:25] } 53. Qe5+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:38:30] } 1-0