Event: Round 2: Wadsworth, Matthew J - Negrean, Andrei
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-2/UtLEYUMf/H5MUg8Ar
Date: 2025-11-28
White: Wadsworth, Matthew J
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2487
Black: Negrean, Andrei
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2334
Result: 1-0
ECO: E42
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:18] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:59] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:28:34] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:01] } 6... Ba5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:13] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:48] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:24:21] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:10] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:20:13] } 9. Ng3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:59] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:18:57] } 10. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:55] } 10... bxc5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:18:28] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:09] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:12:28] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:16] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:10:40] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:55] } 13... Bc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:04:15] } 14. Bb5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:19:54] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:51:30] } 15. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:04:54] } 15... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:51:37] } 16. Nce4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:04:18] } 16... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:39:09] } 17. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:04:35] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:30:28] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:04:17] } 18... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:29:08] } 19. Qd1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:54:04] } 19... Rab8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:17:44] } 20. Rdc2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:50:33] } 20... c4? { [%eval 1.52] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:10] } 21. Qd4? { [%eval 0.37] } { Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:36] } 21... Qb6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:11:14] } 22. Nf5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:38:44] } 22... exf5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:04:56] } 23. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:39:07] } 23... fxe4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:05:15] } 24. Qxd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:39:31] } 24... g6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:15] } 25. Qd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:35:32] } 25... Qb7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:01:53] } 26. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:31:28] } 26... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:20] } 27. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:31] } 27... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:40] } 28. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:31:56] } 28... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:01:44] } 29. g4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:32:18] } 29... f5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:00:51] } 30. gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:36] } 30... gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:20] } 31. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:52] } 31... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:34] } 32. Rc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:57] } 32... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:32] } 33. Rc5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:26:03] } 33... f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:37] } 34. Rg5+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:23:36] } 34... Kh8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:00:33] } 35. exf4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:23:32] } 35... Ra2?? { [%eval 3.17] } { Blunder. Rb1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 36. Rxa5 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:19:12] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:00:48] } 37. Ra6 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:18:44] } 37... h5 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:00:34] } 38. h4 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:18:48] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:00:35] } 39. Kf1 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:15:37] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. Ke1 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:06:37] } 40... Rb2?! { [%eval 5.1] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 41. a4 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:04:38] } 41... Rb1+ { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:16:57] } 42. Ke2 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:34:23] } 42... Rh1 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:16:12] } 43. Ke3 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:29:42] } 43... Rxh4 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:13:25] } 44. Kxe4 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:29:10] } 44... Rh3 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:08:50] } 45. Kf5 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:21:13] } 45... Rf3 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:08:07] } 46. Rg6+ { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:19:51] } 46... Kf7 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:03:45] } 47. Kg5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:54] } 47... Rxf2?? { [%eval 4.72] } { Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 48. f5 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:19:18] } 48... h4 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:00:31] } 49. Rh6 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:18:50] } 49... Rg2+ { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:00:33] } 50. Kxh4 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:19:05] } 50... Rg1 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:00:31] } 51. a5 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:18:24] } 51... Rg2 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:00:31] } 52. a6 { [%eval 6.3] [%clk 0:18:21] } 52... Rg1 { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 0:00:33] } 53. Rg6 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:17:05] } 53... Rf1 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:00:34] } 54. Kg5 { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:17:27] } 54... Rg1+ { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:00:31] } 55. Kf4 { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:17:49] } 55... Ra1 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:00:34] } 56. Rb6 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:17:33] } 56... Ke7 { [%eval 6.96] [%clk 0:00:48] } 57. f6+ { [%eval 6.32] [%clk 0:17:47] } 57... Kf7 { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:01:03] } 58. Ke5 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:17:52] } 58... Re1+ { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:00:35] } 59. Kd5 { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:18:05] } 59... Rd1+ { [%eval 9.85] [%clk 0:00:39] } 60. Kc6 { [%eval 8.9] [%clk 0:18:18] } 60... Kxf6 { [%eval 9.47] [%clk 0:00:31] } 61. a7 { [%eval 8.67] [%clk 0:18:40] } 61... Ra1 { [%eval 83.08] [%clk 0:00:46] } 62. a8=Q { [%eval 83.2] [%clk 0:18:52] } 62... Rxa8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:10] } 63. Kb7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:18] } 63... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Kxa8 Ke4 65. Rb1 Kd3 66. Rb4 Kc3 67. Rh4 Kd2 68. Kb7 1-0