Event: Round 5: Varley, Joe - Rogerson, Mark W
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/scarborough-chess-congress-2025-open/round-5/JagXf1Yq/phJ7NJak
Date: 2025-10-26
White: Varley, Joe
WhiteElo: 2025
Black: Rogerson, Mark W
BlackElo: 2050
Result: 1-0
ECO: C77
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:20] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:50:04] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:50:24] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:50:10] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:50:28] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:50:06] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:50:32] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:50:13] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:50:31] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:49:22] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:50:35] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:49:28] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:50:17] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:49:06] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:50:13] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:49:08] } 9. Nf1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:50:06] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:48:35] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:48:20] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:48:38] } 11. Ng3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:48:16] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:46:06] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:48:11] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:39:17] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:48:10] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:38:45] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:43:51] } 14... Bg7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:38:18] } 15. Nh2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:41:17] } 15... d5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:25:38] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:38:58] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:20:50] } 17. Ng4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:35:45] } 17... Nxg4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:15:45] } 18. hxg4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:35:33] } 18... d4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:12:04] } 19. cxd4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:23:36] } 19... cxd4?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:39] } 20. Bd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:01] } 20... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:06:40] } 21. Bb3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:46] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:56:17] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:17:44] } 22... Rc7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:51:07] } 23. Rac1 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:15:50] } 23... Qd6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:48:36] } 24. g5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:14:03] } 24... Bc8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:47:10] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:57] } 25... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:14] } 26. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:35] } 26... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:45:15] } 27. b3?! { [%eval -0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:03] } 27... Rec8 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:43:37] } 28. Qg3 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:57:22] } 28... Bf8? { [%eval 0.39] } { Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:55] } 29. f4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:53:17] } 29... Ba3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:30:10] } 30. Rc2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:50:04] } 30... Nb4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:29:39] } 31. Rxc7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:49:56] } 31... Rxc7 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:29:44] } 32. fxe5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:48:30] } 32... Nxa2 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:26:57] } 33. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:37:59] } 33... Bc5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:27:05] } 34. Be3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:37:57] } 34... Qd7 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:23:12] } 35. Qf2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:27] } 35... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:43] } 36. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:21] } 36... Bxd4?? { [%eval 1.91] } { Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:55] } 37. Bxd4 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:26:08] } 37... Rc2 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:21:00] } 38. e6 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:24:38] } 38... Qxe6 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:14:44] } 39. Qh4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:53] } 39... Qd7?? { [%eval 2.64] } { Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:46] } 40. Bf6 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:22:11] } 40... Nc6?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:34] } 41. Qh6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:21:02] } 1-0