Event: Round 4: Melia, Alfie - Kilshaw, Joe
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/scarborough-chess-congress-2025-open/round-4/f1riLyMC/Z19UD7gC
Date: 2025-10-26
White: Melia, Alfie
WhiteElo: 1886
Black: Kilshaw, Joe
BlackElo: 1884
Result: 1-0
ECO: D45
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:45:10] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:48:30] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:45:16] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:48:33] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:45:22] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:48:34] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:45:27] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:48:38] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:44:08] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:48:13] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:41:55] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:47:01] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:41:05] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:45:26] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:39:34] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:44:40] } 9. Ne5?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:37:16] } 9... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:38:23] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:37:19] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:38:26] } 11. axb5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:49] } 11... cxb5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:38:21] } 12. Bf3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:59] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:30] } 13. Ba3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:25:56] } 13... Re8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:21:44] } 14. Be4?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:27] } 14... g6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:49] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:08:50] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:15:58] } 16. Bc2?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:14] } 16... Ra7? { [%eval 0.63] } { Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:33] } 17. e4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:06:56] } 17... fxe4? { [%eval 1.68] } { Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:50] } 18. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:06:19] } 18... Rg7 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:13:24] } 19. Ng4 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:01:24] } 19... Bb7?! { [%eval 2.52] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:32] } 20. Nh6+ { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:58:45] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 1:08:32] } 21. Nf7+ { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:57:28] } 21... Rxf7 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:08:32] } 22. Qxf7 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:57:31] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 1:08:36] } 23. Qf3 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:56:47] } 23... Nc6?! { [%eval 3.84] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:11] } 24. Rfe1?! { [%eval 2.71] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:16] } 24... Na5?! { [%eval 3.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:26] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:47:23] } 25... Nb3 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 1:03:00] } 26. Ra2 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:43:09] } 26... a5 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:55:51] } 27. Bd6 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:42:17] } 27... Qf7 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:46:10] } 28. Rae2 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:39:48] } 28... Kg8 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:44:03] } 29. h4 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:36:38] } 29... Ne7 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:28:23] } 30. Bxe7 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:34:51] } 30... Rxe7?! { [%eval 6.66] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:22] } 31. Bxb7 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:34:29] } 31... Rxb7 { [%eval 8.05] [%clk 0:28:20] } 32. Rxe6 { [%eval 7.85] [%clk 0:34:03] } 32... Qf5 { [%eval 7.6] [%clk 0:24:37] } 33. h5 { [%eval 7.55] [%clk 0:32:17] } 33... Qxh5? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:02] } 34. Qd6? { [%eval 7.32] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:31:49] } 34... Qf5 { [%eval 7.34] [%clk 0:16:00] } 35. Re7 { [%eval 7.41] [%clk 0:27:34] } 35... Rxe7 { [%eval 7.19] [%clk 0:15:17] } 36. Rxe7 { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:26:24] } 1-0