Event: Round 4: Willems, Niels - Carroll, Peter
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-4/0SbuZ22n/lPH8RQHy
Date: 2025-11-29
White: Willems, Niels
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2368
Black: Carroll, Peter
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2165
Result: 1-0
ECO: A28
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:45] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:47] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:10] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:08] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:34] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:26] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:56] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:23:55] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:45] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:18:18] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:43] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:07:14] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:43] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:03:54] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:35] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:48:54] } 9. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:26:40] } 9... Qc8 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:49:11] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:50:56] } 10... Bh3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:47:32] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:49:45] } 11... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:47:49] } 12. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:50:14] } 12... Qe6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:34:38] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:45:09] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:30:52] } 14. Ng5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:28:55] } 14... Qg4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:26:20] } 15. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:29:09] } 15... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:26:48] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:26:53] } 16... h6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:26:21] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:26:09] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:26:29] } 18. d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:25:25] } 18... exd4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:26:43] } 19. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:25:39] } 19... a6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:25:13] } 20. e5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:21:59] } 20... dxe5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:25:14] } 21. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:22:26] } 21... Ng6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:20:01] } 22. Ree1 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:22:44] } 22... Nd7? { [%eval 2.32] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:19] } 23. Rcd1 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:21:22] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:17:57] } 24. f4 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:19:11] } 24... h5 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:13:17] } 25. Nf5 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:14:00] } 25... f6 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:10:16] } 26. Bb4 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:13:52] } 26... c5 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:09:45] } 27. Ba5 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:14:21] } 27... b6 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:09:58] } 28. Bc3 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:13:59] } 28... Nb8 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:09:42] } 29. Rxd8 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:09:32] } 29... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:10:11] } 30. Re6 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:09:49] } 30... Nd7 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:06:19] } 31. Rd6 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:09:42] } 31... h4 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:03:32] } 32. Nxh4 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:04:08] } 32... Nxh4+ { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:03:44] } 33. gxh4 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:04:36] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:03:40] } 34. f5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:02:55] } 34... Ke7 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:03:41] } 35. Re6+ { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:03:25] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:04:09] } 36. Rd6 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:03:05] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:04:38] } 37. Re6+ { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:03:30] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:04:58] } 38. Kg3 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:03:18] } 38... Re8?? { [%eval 4.76] } { Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:03] } 39. Rd6? { [%eval 2.83] } { Mistake. Rxe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:14] } 39... Ke7? { [%eval 4.71] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:06] } 40. Re6+ { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:02:33] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:02:31] } 41. Rxe8 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:26:47] } 41... Kxe8 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:32:13] } 42. a4 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:26:57] } 42... Ke7 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:24:49] } 43. Kf4 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:26:51] } 43... Kd6 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:24:22] } 44. Ke4 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:27:19] } 44... Kc6 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:24:16] } 45. h5 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:27:27] } 45... b5 { [%eval 7.28] [%clk 0:20:36] } 46. axb5+ { [%eval 7.63] [%clk 0:27:46] } 46... axb5 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 0:21:04] } 47. cxb5+ { [%eval 6.93] [%clk 0:27:58] } 47... Kxb5 { [%eval 7.82] [%clk 0:21:31] } 48. Kd5 { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:28:12] } 48... Nb6+ { [%eval 7.63] [%clk 0:21:54] } 49. Ke6 { [%eval 7.41] [%clk 0:28:32] } 49... Na4 { [%eval 8.5] [%clk 0:22:20] } 50. Bxf6 { [%eval 7.93] [%clk 0:28:36] } 1-0