Event: Round 1: Nicholas, Koichi B - Howell, Susan C
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/4ncl-division-2-2025-2026/round-1/LcKNy9up/67BEnEkL
Date: 2025-11-01
White: Nicholas, Koichi B
WhiteElo: 2100
Black: Howell, Susan C
BlackElo: 1860
Result: 1-0
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:15:49] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:10] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:13] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:48] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:16:30] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:54] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:11:25] } 5... Bc6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:27] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:10:23] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:26:31] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:10:31] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:24:46] } 8. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:10:41] } 8... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:24:30] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:10:28] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:16:45] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:10:25] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:14:30] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:10:13] } 11... Bb4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:54:16] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:58:32] } 12... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:45:25] } 13. bxc3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:58:57] } 13... h6?! { [%eval 1.45] } { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:08] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:44:59] } 14... Re8?! { [%eval 2.15] } { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:43] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:42:30] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:19:51] } 16. Re3 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:36:56] } 16... Kf8 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:14:05] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:32:33] } 17... Ng8 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:11:26] } 18. Rg3 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:29:40] } 18... f6?! { [%eval 3.81] } { Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:55] } 19. Bh7?! { [%eval 2.87] } { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:47] } 19... Re7?! { [%eval 3.78] } { Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:20] } 20. Bc1 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:16:36] } 20... Qd7?! { [%eval 4.87] } { Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:22] } 21. Ba3 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:16:01] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:03:45] } 22. Qh5 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:13:34] } 22... g5?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:07] } 23. Qg6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:13:39] } 23... Qd8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:02:17] } 1-0