Event: Round 5: Govil, Arnav - Neil, Douglas
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/ayr-congress--major/round-5/kX9YRakp/S5mpkDEE
Date: 2025-09-14
White: Govil, Arnav
WhiteElo: 1577
Black: Neil, Douglas
BlackElo: 1613
Result: 1-0
ECO: A02
Opening: Bird Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. f4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:29:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... g6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:27:16] } 3. b3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3... d5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:25:36] } 4. e3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:30:14] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:24:48] } 5. Bb2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:29:34] } 5... O-O { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:24:09] } 6. Be2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:27:51] } 6... c5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:17:52] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:25:32] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:17:39] } 8. d3? { [%eval -1.84] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:00] } 8... b6?? { [%eval -0.13] } { Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:44] } 9. Nbd2?? { [%eval -2.77] } { Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:31] } 9... Ng4 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 1:00:40] } 10. Bxg7 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:57:34] } 10... Kxg7 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:58:37] } 11. Qc1 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:49:04] } 11... Nxe3 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:58:04] } 12. Re1 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:49:23] } 12... Kg8 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:53:14] } 13. Nf1 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:43:23] } 13... Nf5 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:48:31] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:39:04] } 14... Nxe3 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:44:29] } 15. Qxe3 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:39:25] } 15... d4 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:39:33] } 16. Qf2 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:39:13] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:37:11] } 17. g3 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:37:37] } 17... Nb4 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:34:56] } 18. Bf1 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:37:31] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:35:00] } 19. Bg2 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:33:33] } 19... Ne3 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:34:11] } 20. Ng5?! { [%eval -2.61] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:52] } 20... Nxg2?! { [%eval -1.7] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:31] } 21. Kxg2 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:34:18] } 21... Bb7+ { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:33:32] } 22. Kg1?! { [%eval -2.97] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:42] } 22... h6?! { [%eval -2.05] } { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:38] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:35:03] } 23... Qc6 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:30:20] } 24. Kf1?! { [%eval -2.37] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:25] } 24... Rae8 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:28:57] } 25. Re2 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:30:36] } 25... f5 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:24:14] } 26. Nd2 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:31:03] } 26... b5?? { [%eval -0.46] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:43] } 27. Rae1 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:27:19] } 27... e6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:18:54] } 28. Re5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:26:52] } 28... Rf7 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:18:05] } 29. R1e2 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:26:32] } 29... g5?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:50] } 30. Ke1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:22:48] } 30... gxf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:13:23] } 31. Qxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:07] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:09] } 32. g4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:22:29] } 32... Qh1+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:09:26] } 33. Nf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:54] } 33... Bf3?? { [%eval 6.73] } { Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:24] } 34. Rxe6 { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:21:02] } 34... Rxe6?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:04:07] } 35. Rxe6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:21:26] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:58] } 36. Rg6+?? { [%eval 3.84] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:33] } 1-0