Event: Round 2: Birtwistle, Nigel - Kilshaw, Joe
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/scarborough-chess-congress-2025-open/round-2/TvtA1tEP/RfY6Qudu
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Birtwistle, Nigel
WhiteElo: 2053
Black: Kilshaw, Joe
BlackElo: 1884
Result: 1-0
ECO: B15
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:16] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:49:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:50:09] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:49:59] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:49:36] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:49:47] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:49:38] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:49:47] } 5. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:48:59] } 5... exf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:49:41] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:48:39] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:46:27] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:48:16] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:44:02] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:48:01] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:41:46] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:45:55] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:37:56] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:44:29] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:35:09] } 11. c4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:43:33] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:30:25] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:42:35] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:28:55] } 13. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:40:54] } 13... Rad8 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:23:28] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:39:14] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:22:54] } 15. c5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:55] } 15... Bh2+ { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:19:36] } 16. Kh1 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:29:18] } 16... Bd5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:19:35] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:27:15] } 17... Bxg2+?? { [%eval 3.54] } { Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:59] } 18. Kxg2 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 1:25:38] } 18... Nh4+ { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 1:13:57] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 1:15:42] } 19... Nf3 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 1:12:15] } 20. Ne4? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:58:20] } 20... f5 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:52:10] } 21. Ng5 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:45:50] } 21... Nxe1 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:42:08] } 22. Rxe1 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:45:46] } 22... Bf4 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:41:18] } 23. Nf3 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:42:24] } 23... g6 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:38:12] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:40:18] } 24... Bxe3 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:37:38] } 25. fxe3 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:38:58] } 25... Re7 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:36:49] } 26. Qf2 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:36:26] } 26... Rde8 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:35:33] } 27. Ne5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:15] } 27... Kg7?? { [%eval 2.35] } { Blunder. Rxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:20] } 28. Nc4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:34:19] } 28... Re6 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:27:17] } 29. Nd6 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:31:41] } 29... R8e7?! { [%eval 3.16] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:17] } 30. b4?? { [%eval 1.16] } { Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:44] } 30... Rf6?? { [%eval 3.31] } { Blunder. Rxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:47] } 31. Qf4 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:28:58] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:26:41] } 32. Bc4 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:25:56] } 32... b5 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:23:18] } 33. Bb3 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:25:52] } 33... a5 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:23:10] } 34. a3 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:25:36] } 34... axb4 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:22:42] } 35. axb4 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:25:31] } 35... Qa7? { [%eval 5.2] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:36] } 36. Nc8 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:24:21] } 36... Qa3 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:21:16] } 37. Nxe7 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:23:55] } 37... Qxb3 { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:21:18] } 38. d5 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:23:28] } 38... cxd5 { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:20:15] } 39. Qd4 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:23:22] } 1-0