Event: Round 2: Booth, Steven B - Harkness, Bryan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/scarborough-chess-congress-2025-open/round-2/TvtA1tEP/cMO2lewM
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Booth, Steven B
WhiteElo: 1874
Black: Harkness, Bryan
BlackElo: 1995
Result: 0-1
ECO: D97
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Hungarian Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:50:09] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:50:08] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:10] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:50:06] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:10] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:50:02] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:49:57] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:50:02] } 5. Qb3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:49:54] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:49:49] } 6. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:49:55] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:49:51] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:49:53] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:49:42] } 8. e5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:47:08] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:49:41] } 9. Qb3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:47:03] } 9... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:49:43] } 10. h4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:44:34] } 10... Nb6? { [%eval 1.17] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:44:45] } 11. h5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:43:29] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:44:46] } 12. Qd1 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:43:05] } 12... c5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:43:52] } 13. hxg6?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:41:13] } 13... hxg6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:43:46] } 14. Ng5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:28:08] } 14... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:42:23] } 15. Nxe6? { [%eval -1.37] } { Mistake. Qxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:57] } 15... Qxe5+ { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 1:39:14] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 1:22:09] } 16... Qxe2+?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:37:50] } 17. Bxe2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:21:54] } 17... fxe6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:37:53] } 18. Bd3?! { [%eval -1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:19] } 18... Bd4 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:30:43] } 19. f3 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 1:19:22] } 19... N8d7 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 1:25:23] } 20. Bxg6?! { [%eval -2.2] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:12] } 20... Nf6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:52] } 21. Bh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:45] } 21... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:15:28] } 22. O-O-O { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:12:47] } 22... Nbd5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:13:31] } 23. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.26] } 23... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:05:11] } 24. Be4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:08:07] } 24... Rac8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:03:33] } 25. Rh5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:05:25] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:57:23] } 26. Rhh1 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:59:58] } 26... Rh8 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:53:08] } 27. g4?? { [%eval -5.05] } { Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:39] } 27... Rxh6 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:53:09] } 28. Rxh6 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:59:27] } 28... Be3+ { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:53:14] } 29. Kb1 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:59:27] } 29... Bxh6 { [%eval -5.08] [%clk 0:53:15] } 30. Rh1 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:59:21] } 30... Rh8 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:53:11] } 31. g5 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:59:22] } 31... Bg7 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:53:09] } 32. g6+ { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:57:17] } 32... Kf6 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:53:11] } 33. Rg1 { [%eval -5.98] [%clk 0:55:10] } 33... Rh5 { [%eval -5.59] [%clk 0:52:10] } 34. Rc1 { [%eval -5.91] [%clk 0:54:25] } 34... c4 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:48:26] } 35. b3 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:53:23] } 35... Bh6 { [%eval -6.23] [%clk 0:48:16] } 36. Rc2 { [%eval -6.69] [%clk 0:52:56] } 36... Nb4 { [%eval -6.46] [%clk 0:46:34] } 37. Rg2 { [%eval -8.0] [%clk 0:52:18] } 37... c3 { [%eval -7.78] [%clk 0:40:44] } 38. Rg1 { [%eval -7.65] [%clk 0:51:41] } 38... Rh2 { [%eval -7.56] [%clk 0:40:15] } 39. f4 { [%eval -10.41] [%clk 0:50:22] } 39... Rb2+ { [%eval -10.11] [%clk 0:39:52] } 40. Ka1 { [%eval -9.85] [%clk 0:50:24] } 40... Rxa2+ { [%eval -9.25] [%clk 0:39:56] } 41. Kb1 { [%eval -8.75] [%clk 0:50:28] } 41... c2+ { [%eval -9.38] [%clk 0:39:49] } 42. Bxc2 { [%eval -9.02] [%clk 0:50:14] } 42... Rxc2 { [%eval -8.1] [%clk 0:39:53] } 43. Ka1? { [%eval #-15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:06] } 43... Rf2 { [%eval -11.85] [%clk 0:39:47] } 0-1