Event: Round 2: Keith, Matthew - Xu, Laura
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/capital-chess-classic-2025/round-2/72ofshZj/8o1zWCy9
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Keith, Matthew
WhiteElo: 1840
Black: Xu, Laura
BlackElo: 1690
Result: 1-0
ECO: B53
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:49] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:16] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:22] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:30] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:22] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:44] } 8... e5?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:03] } 9. Qd3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:29:51] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:21:18] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:29:36] } 10... Ng4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:16:58] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:51] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:16:42] } 12. Rhf1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:07] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:15:32] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:38] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:15:47] } 14. Qe3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:03] } 14... Kb8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:15:21] } 15. Rd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:01] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:09:39] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:21:22] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:06:51] } 17. R3d2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:21:29] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:03:40] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:19:22] } 18... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:02:40] } 19. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:19:38] } 19... f6?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:40] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:19:27] } 20... Rd7 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:54:26] } 21. Nc4 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:18:33] } 21... Rhd8 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:54:32] } 22. Nxd6 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 1:12:05] } 22... Nxe4 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:46:02] } 23. Nb5 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 1:12:24] } 23... Rxd5?! { [%eval 3.64] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:44] } 24. Qxa7+ { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 1:12:42] } 24... Kc8 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:30:11] } 25. Qa8+ { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 1:12:56] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:30:36] } 26. Rxd5+ { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 1:11:05] } 26... Ke8 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:30:43] } 27. Rxd8+ { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 1:03:19] } 27... Qxd8 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:30:25] } 28. Nc7+ { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 1:03:17] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:30:20] } 29. Qxd8+ { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 1:03:27] } 29... Kxd8 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:30:49] } 30. Nd5 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 1:03:45] } 30... f5 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:30:26] } 31. f3 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 1:01:53] } 31... Nc5 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:29:34] } 32. Kd2 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 1:03:03] } 32... e4 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:29:01] } 33. b4 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 1:02:07] } 33... exf3 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:28:35] } 34. gxf3 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 1:02:35] } 34... Ne6 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:28:40] } 35. Ke3 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 1:02:11] } 35... h6 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:25:33] } 36. Nf4 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 1:01:43] } 36... Nxf4? { [%eval 5.49] } { Mistake. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:57] } 37. Kxf4 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 1:01:52] } 37... b5 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:20:24] } 38. Ke5 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 1:02:12] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 0:20:10] } 39. a3 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 1:00:03] } 39... h5 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 0:19:33] } 40. f4 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 1:00:19] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 0:19:44] } 41. c4 { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 0:59:51] } 41... bxc4 { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:20:08] } 42. Kd4 { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 1:00:15] } 42... g5 { [%eval 7.81] [%clk 0:20:23] } 43. fxg5 { [%eval 9.65] [%clk 1:00:27] } 43... f4 { [%eval 10.47] [%clk 0:20:42] } 44. Kxc4 { [%eval 10.37] [%clk 1:00:53] } 44... Kg6 { [%eval 9.66] [%clk 0:19:50] } 45. Kd3 { [%eval 6.59] [%clk 1:00:34] } 1-0