Event: South Island Rapid Chess Championships
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/south-island-chess-championships-2025--rapid/round-5/HZ6yIo0v/sAk8vFxt
Date: 2025-09-28
White: Familton, Gregory
WhiteElo: 1741
Black: McNabb, Matthew David
BlackElo: 1967
Result: 0-1
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 25+5

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:08] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:25:09] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:25:11] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:25:12] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:15] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:25:16] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:25:19] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:25:20] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:18] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:25:18] } 6. Qd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:24:37] } 6... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:51] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:24:30] } 7... Rd8?! { [%eval 1.45] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:48] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:24:10] } 8... Bc8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:24:45] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:24:05] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:24:27] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:23:43] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:23:50] } 11. Qf2 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:22:47] } 11... c4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:23:38] } 12. dxc4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:21:27] } 12... b4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:23:39] } 13. e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:21:03] } 13... bxc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:23:17] } 14. exf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:20:31] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:23:35] } 15. b3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:19:52] } 15... Bd6?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:09] } 16. Ne1?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:26] } 16... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:39] } 17. Nd3 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:17:52] } 17... c5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:17:33] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:17:53] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:16:33] } 19. Bxc5?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:08] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:16:25] } 20. g4?? { [%eval -1.73] } { Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:17] } 20... Ba8? { [%eval -0.28] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:38] } 21. Bxa7?? { [%eval -3.03] } { Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:09] } 21... Qb7 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:12:34] } 22. Kh2 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:12:36] } 22... h5?? { [%eval -0.06] } { Blunder. Bxf4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:12:22] } 23. Kg3?? { [%eval -3.66] } { Blunder. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:55] } 23... hxg4 { [%eval -3.44] [%clk 0:11:43] } 24. hxg4 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:11:57] } 24... f5 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:11:33] } 25. g5?? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:05] } 25... Rxg5+ { [%eval -10.65] [%clk 0:11:35] } 26. Kh4?! { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:49] } 26... f6 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:10:45] } 27. fxg5 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:09:32] } 27... Qh7# { [%clk 0:10:41] } 0-1