Event: Round 1: Emms, John M - Pein, Jonathan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/4ncl-division-1-2025-2026/round-1/myqWPoCy/2b1GeJmj
Date: 2025-11-01
White: Emms, John M
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2412
Black: Pein, Jonathan
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2331
Result: 1-0
ECO: C03
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:41] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:22:34] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:22:54] } 5... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:51] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:22:29] } 6... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:20:13] } 7. Ne4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:21:49] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:19:28] } 8. Qg4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:18:28] } 8... g6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:04:50] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:12:12] } 9... Qc6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:58:49] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:51:39] } 10... Nd7?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:13] } 11. Nd6+ { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:47:43] } 11... Bxd6 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:45:08] } 12. Qxc6 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:47:35] } 12... bxc6 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:45:36] } 13. Bxd6 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:47:58] } 13... f6?! { [%eval 2.08] } { Inaccuracy. Ngf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:29] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:43:28] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:40:22] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:33:33] } 15... e5 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:39:40] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:29:25] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:31:59] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:14:18] } 17... Kf7 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:24:25] } 18. Be2 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:14:20] } 18... Be6 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:21:19] } 19. b3?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:21] } 19... Bd5?! { [%eval 1.76] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:11] } 20. f3 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:10:24] } 20... Rhd8 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:09:21] } 21. Bc5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:05:27] } 21... Nd7 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:06:30] } 22. Bf2 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:08:59] } 22... f5?! { [%eval 3.32] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:56] } 23. Nc5?! { [%eval 1.98] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:54] } 23... Nxc5 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 24. Bxc5 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:08:21] } 24... a5 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:02:57] } 25. c4 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:06:40] } 25... Be6 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:03:14] } 26. Rxd8 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:05:59] } 26... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:03:43] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:06:08] } 27... Ra8 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:03:12] } 28. a4 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:05:10] } 28... Ng8?! { [%eval 2.55] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 29. Bd6 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:03:58] } 29... Kf6 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:00:33] } 30. Kc2 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:02:48] } 30... Nh6 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:00:57] } 31. Kc3 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:02:01] } 31... Nf7 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:00:54] } 32. Bc5 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:01:44] } 32... g5 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:00:43] } 33. b4 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:01:22] } 33... axb4+ { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:01:10] } 34. Kxb4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:01:50] } 34... Rb8+ { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:01:00] } 35. Kc3 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:02:05] } 35... Ra8 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:01:14] } 36. Kb4 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:02:16] } 36... Rb8+ { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:01:43] } 37. Kc3 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:02:39] } 37... Ra8 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:02:11] } 38. Ra1 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:02:26] } 38... Nd8 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:01:33] } 39. Bb6 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:01:58] } 39... Ke7 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:00:32] } 40. a5 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:01:03] } 40... Bc8 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:00:36] } 41. c5? { [%eval 1.17] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:21] } 41... Ne6?! { [%eval 2.34] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:10] } 42. a6 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:20:29] } 42... Nf4 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:23:18] } 43. Bf1 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:19:17] } 43... Nd5+ { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:23:17] } 44. Kd2 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:13:31] } 44... e4?! { [%eval 3.1] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:10] } 45. fxe4 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:12:01] } 45... fxe4 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:12:39] } 46. a7 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:12:18] } 46... Ke6?! { [%eval 3.9] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:48] } 47. Bc4 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:09:12] } 47... Ke5 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:07:33] } 48. Bxd5 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:08:30] } 48... cxd5 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:07:13] } 49. c6 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:08:12] } 49... d4?! { [%eval 5.12] } { Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:18] } 50. Ra5+ { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:07:49] } 50... Kd6 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:02:08] } 51. Bxd4 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:08:10] } 51... Kxc6 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:00:31] } 52. Rxg5 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:07:43] } 52... Bd7 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:31] } 53. Rh5 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:06:59] } 1-0