Event: Round 2: Pace, Colin - Heron, Andrew
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/9th-esna-chess-championship-2025/round-2/1fCMWe19/1S7yXApY
Date: 2025-11-16
White: Pace, Colin
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2106
Black: Heron, Andrew
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2065
Result: 0-1
ECO: B99
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:53] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:36] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:49] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:57] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:22] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:07] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:41] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:05] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:58] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:44] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:03] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:24] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:50] } 11. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:18] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:00] } 12. Qg3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:06] } 12... Nh5? { [%eval 1.79] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:33] } 13. Qh4 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 1:15:37] } 13... Nhf6 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:00:13] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:47:40] } 14... Bxd5?? { [%eval 4.09] } { Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:48] } 15. exd5 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:45:37] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:50:07] } 16. Be4?? { [%eval 0.88] } { Blunder. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:36] } 16... N7f6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:41:30] } 17. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:36:25] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:40:38] } 18. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:33:54] } 18... fxe6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:39:55] } 19. Rxe6?? { [%eval -1.93] } { Blunder. Rxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:00] } 19... Kf7?? { [%eval 0.39] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:28:08] } 20. Qh3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:22:38] } 20... Rhc8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:18:49] } 21. Re2?? { [%eval -1.64] } { Blunder. Qf5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:21:13] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:17:44] } 22. Rde1 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:17:10] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:15:23] } 23. Bxf6 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:15:21] } 23... Bxf6 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:15:16] } 24. Qxh7 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:15:13] } 24... Qc5?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:14] } 25. f5?? { [%eval -2.48] } { Blunder. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:43] } 25... Be5 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:09:06] } 26. Qh8+?! { [%eval -3.27] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:01] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:09:01] } 27. Qh7 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:10:15] } 27... Qd4 { [%eval -3.44] [%clk 0:07:50] } 28. c3?? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:07] } 28... Qf4+?? { [%eval -3.32] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:12] } 29. Kb1 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:08:04] } 29... Qh6 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:08:36] } 30. Qxh6 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:07:37] } 30... gxh6 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:08:59] } 31. g4 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:07:37] } 31... Rg8?! { [%eval -2.83] } { Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:48] } 32. h3 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:06:33] } 32... Rg5 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:06:56] } 33. Re4 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:06:39] } 33... h5 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:06:51] } 34. a4 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:06:20] } 34... hxg4 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:05:23] } 35. hxg4 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:06:45] } 35... Rag8 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:04:47] } 36. axb5 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:07:05] } 36... axb5 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:05:12] } 37. Rb4 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:07:04] } 37... Rxg4 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:04:50] } 38. Rxb5 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:07:26] } 38... Rg1?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:24] } 39. Rxg1 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:04:55] } 39... Rxg1+ { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:04:46] } 40. Ka2 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:35:21] } 40... Kf6 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:34:30] } 41. c4?? { [%eval -3.29] } { Blunder. Kb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:46] } 41... Rc1 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:34:17] } 42. Kb3 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:21:06] } 42... Kxf5 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:33:49] } 43. Rd5 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:21:21] } 43... Ke6 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:32:37] } 44. Rd2 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:18:03] } 44... Kd7 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:32:51] } 45. Rc2 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:14:51] } 45... Re1 { [%eval -3.72] [%clk 0:26:07] } 46. Kb4 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:12:21] } 46... Kc6 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:26:16] } 47. Rd2 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:10:39] } 47... Re3 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:25:25] } 48. Rc2 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:09:40] } 48... Rh3 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:22:42] } 49. Rd2?! { [%eval -5.24] } { Inaccuracy. Ka4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:32] } 49... Rh8 { [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:22:40] } 50. Ka4?! { [%eval -6.74] } { Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:10] } 50... Ra8+ { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:22:38] } 51. Kb4 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:02:06] } 51... Rb8+ { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:23:03] } 52. Ka3? { [%eval -59.84] } { Mistake. Ka4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:04] } 52... Kc5 { [%eval -10.84] [%clk 0:23:22] } 53. Rc2 { [%eval -77.31] [%clk 0:02:06] } 53... Rb4?! { [%eval -7.5] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:40] } 54. b3 { [%eval -7.91] [%clk 0:01:16] } 54... Rb8 { [%eval -6.55] [%clk 0:24:01] } 55. Ka2?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 55... Ra8+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:24:25] } 0-1