Event: Round 3: Shaw, Clifford - Pitzl, Konstantinos
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-senior-championship-2025--open-65/round-3/nfmwxHGJ/s6vWyaYp
Date: 2025-10-23
White: Shaw, Clifford
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1749
Black: Pitzl, Konstantinos
BlackElo: 1944
Result: 1-0
ECO: B00
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. f4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:03] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:59] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:19] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:46] } 7... Nbd7?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:06] } 8. Qe1?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:45] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:32] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:05] } 9... Nc5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:00] } 10. Qh4?! { [%eval -0.36] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:44] } 10... Nxb3?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:16] } 11. axb3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:33:10] } 11... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:26] } 12. f5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:32:29] } 12... h5? { [%eval 2.3] } { Mistake. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:33] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 1:28:42] } 13... a5 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:51:00] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 1:27:29] } 14... Ra7 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:50:32] } 15. Nf4 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 1:25:27] } 15... Nh7?! { [%eval 4.14] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:21] } 16. fxg6 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 1:24:44] } 16... Nxg5?! { [%eval 5.85] } { Inaccuracy. fxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:16] } 17. Nxg5 { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 1:21:08] } 17... fxg6 { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 0:32:50] } 18. Nxg6 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 1:20:14] } 18... Rxf1+ { [%eval 6.13] [%clk 0:24:18] } 19. Rxf1 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 1:20:40] } 19... Bd4+ { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:22:31] } 20. Kh1 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 1:20:58] } 20... Bg4 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:22:48] } 21. h3 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 1:20:30] } 21... Be2?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:01] } 22. Rf8+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:20:40] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:22:17] } 23. Ne6+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 1:21:00] } 23... Kxg6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:22:31] } 24. Nxc7? { [%eval 8.36] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg5+ was best. } { [%clk 1:20:48] } 1-0