Event: Round 1: Armstrong, Malcolm J - Fava, Lorenzo
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/scarborough-chess-congress-2025-open/round-1/UvseXCV9/PxeyzSKW
Date: 2025-10-23
White: Armstrong, Malcolm J
WhiteElo: 1986
Black: Fava, Lorenzo
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2356
Result: 0-1
ECO: A07
Opening: King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:50:16] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:41] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:50:06] } 2... Bg4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:39:50] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:49:57] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:39:37] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:48:04] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:39:25] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:47:35] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:37:43] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:45:03] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:37:04] } 7. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:44:26] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:37:04] } 8. c4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:42:40] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:37:04] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:42:10] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:36:49] } 10. Qe1 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:35:38] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:31:57] } 11. bxc4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:35:37] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:31] } 12. exf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:44] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:23] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:35] } 13... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:25:21] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:34] } 14... Qc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:30] } 15. Bxf6? { [%eval -1.04] } { Mistake. Nxe7+ was best. } { [%clk 1:28:00] } 15... Bxf6 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 1:05:59] } 16. Nxf6+ { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 1:27:54] } 16... gxf6 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 1:06:08] } 17. f4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 1:20:18] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:59:48] } 18. Qg4+ { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 1:20:18] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:52:40] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 1:14:41] } 19... Ke7 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:46:36] } 20. Be4? { [%eval -3.06] } { Mistake. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:30] } 20... Qxc4 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:43:53] } 21. f5 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 1:04:14] } 21... e5 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:31:05] } 22. Rdc1 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 1:02:03] } 22... Qa4 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:30:24] } 23. Re1?! { [%eval -3.55] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:19] } 23... Rd4 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:30:05] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:59:14] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:28:52] } 25. f4 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:58:32] } 25... Rd2 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:27:33] } 26. Qh5 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:58:24] } 26... Qd4+ { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:21:09] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:58:25] } 27... Nc4 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:20:43] } 28. Qxh6?? { [%eval -7.79] } { Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:30] } 28... Ne3 { [%eval -7.37] [%clk 0:20:11] } 29. Bf3 { [%eval -7.64] [%clk 0:53:05] } 29... Ng4 { [%eval -7.45] [%clk 0:19:41] } 0-1