Event: Round 2: Holowczak, Alex R - Little, Matthew
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/ecf-coventry-international-2025--blitz/round-2/tE75NQWO/1Z8FXo4E
Date: 2025-10-28
White: Holowczak, Alex R
WhiteElo: 1783
Black: Little, Matthew
Result: 1-0
ECO: C50
Opening: Italian Game: Paris Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:02] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:01] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:03:01] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:03:01] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:54] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:54] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:55] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:02:46] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:54] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:40] } 10. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:02:54] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:36] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:40] } 11... Re8?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:19] } 12. f4?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:32] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:01:46] } 13. Rae1?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:17] } 13... c6?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 14. f5?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:08] } 14... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:01:35] } 15. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:02:09] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:01:14] } 16. f6?! { [%eval -1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:04] } 16... g6 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:00:50] } 17. Re3?? { [%eval -3.4] } { Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 17... Ne5? { [%eval -1.69] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:00:37] } 18... b5?! { [%eval -1.19] } { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 19. axb5 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:00:34] } 19... axb5 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:00:29] } 20. Rh3 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:00:28] } 20... h5 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:00:16] } 21. Rxh5?! { [%eval -2.8] } { Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 21... gxh5 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:00:16] } 22. Qxh5 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:00:10] } 22... Ng6 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:00:15] } 23. Rf3?! { [%eval -4.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 23... Re5 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:00:15] } 24. Bxe5 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:00:04] } 24... dxe5 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:00:15] } 25. Rh3?? { [%eval #-16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 25... Qxf6?? { [%eval #1] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 26. Qh7# { [%clk 0:00:05] } 1-0