Event: Round 1: Hoogakker, Peter - Clare, Steve
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/49th-bwci-guernsey-international-chess-festival--challengers/round-1/lmtnMoYm/wMxa8BrT
Date: 2025-10-17
White: Hoogakker, Peter
WhiteElo: 1813
Black: Clare, Steve
BlackElo: 1741
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:40:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:41:20] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:41:17] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:41:15] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:41:39] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:41:29] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:40:36] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:40:20] } 5... exd5?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:40:59] } 6. O-O { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:40:26] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:39:18] } 7. Re1+ { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:39:56] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:39:36] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:39:08] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:39:20] } 9. Nf1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:37:23] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:36:55] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:29:39] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:34:29] } 11. Qc2?! { [%eval 0.35] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:49] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:29:56] } 12. Bf4?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:07] } 12... g5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:23:01] } 13. Be5?! { [%eval -1.36] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:23] } 13... g4 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 1:19:11] } 14. N3d2 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 1:13:30] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 1:17:55] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 1:13:48] } 15... Bc5?! { [%eval -0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:31] } 16. Re2 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:01:19] } 16... Qh4?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf2 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:58] } 17. Bxe4?? { [%eval -1.76] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:41] } 17... fxe4 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:59:53] } 18. Ng3 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:40:58] } 18... Ba6 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:47:21] } 19. c4 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:40:25] } 19... Rf4?? { [%eval 0.34] } { Blunder. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:29] } 20. Ngxe4?? { [%eval -2.05] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:43] } 20... dxe4 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:44:29] } 21. g3?? { [%eval -5.53] } { Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:54] } 21... Qh3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rxf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:55] } 22. gxf4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:33:59] } 22... g3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:38:54] } 23. hxg3?? { [%eval -6.14] } { Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:21] } 23... Qxg3+ { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 0:38:57] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:32:03] } 24... Qh3+ { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:34:28] } 25. Kg1?? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke1 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:01] } 25... Qg4+?? { [%eval -5.76] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:43] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval -5.91] [%clk 0:28:20] } 26... Qh3+ { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:25:18] } 1/2-1/2