Event: Round 2: Howarth, Anthony - Plotkin, Mark
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-maritime-open-championship/round-2/mMVQXW3N/H3G5cj78
Date: 2025-10-11
White: Howarth, Anthony
WhiteElo: 1850
Black: Plotkin, Mark
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2353
Result: 0-1
ECO: A00
Opening: Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:02] } 2. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:24] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:13] } 3... f5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:42] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:37] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:27:24] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:20:47] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:16] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:18:59] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:22:30] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:12:37] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:19:12] } 8. e4? { [%eval -0.32] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:45] } 8... fxe4?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:19:17] } 9. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:03:26] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:16] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:58:32] } 10... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:16:13] } 11. Nh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:42] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:13:09] } 12. Be3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:34:19] } 12... b6 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:13:06] } 13. Qa4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:29:13] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:12:04] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:28:56] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:10:35] } 15. O-O { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:23:56] } 15... Kb8 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:08:25] } 16. Rc3 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:07:56] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 1:07:43] } 17. Ra3?! { [%eval -2.41] } { Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:58] } 17... Bf8 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 1:05:53] } 18. b4 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:05:17] } 18... Bxb4 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 1:04:54] } 19. Rb3 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:04:46] } 19... g5 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 1:00:29] } 20. Rc1?! { [%eval -3.67] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:37] } 20... Nd4? { [%eval -1.95] } { Mistake. gxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:29] } 21. Qxd7 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:04:13] } 21... Rxd7 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:59:57] } 22. Bxd4 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:04:41] } 22... exd4 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 1:00:25] } 23. hxg5 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:04:08] } 23... hxg5 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:00:32] } 24. Ng4 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:03:14] } 24... Re7 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:57:30] } 25. Kf1 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:02:32] } 25... a5 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:57:39] } 26. a3 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:02:41] } 26... Bc3 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:57:13] } 27. Bf3 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:00:46] } 27... a4 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:55:10] } 28. Rbb1 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:00:56] } 28... Ka7 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:47:51] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 0:00:37] } 29... Ba5?! { [%eval -1.67] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:12] } 30. Nxg5?? { [%eval -4.14] } { Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 30... Bd2 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:48:03] } 31. Rc4 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:01:09] } 31... Nc3 { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:46:08] } 32. Rb2 { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1