[Event "English Rapid Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.25"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "Khoury, Theo"]
[Black "Badacsonyi, Stanley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2232"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteFideId "480703"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[BlackFideId "486973"]
[TimeControl "G15' + 10"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.25"]
[UTCTime "12:40:04"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Rapid"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-9/NipGAbmN"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-9/NipGAbmN/nsDGPH9g"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:12] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:30] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:39] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:52] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:48] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:00] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:57] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:16:08] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:16:07] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:16:15] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:16:16] } 9. Qc1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:16:24] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:16:25] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:16:33] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:16:33] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:16:41] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:16:43] } 12. h5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:16:49] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:16:52] } 13. Rh3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:16:58] } 13... Rf7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:17:01] } 14. Kf2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:16:49] } 14... fxe5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:17:09] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:51] } 15... d4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:17:11] } 16. cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:16:50] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:17:20] } 17. Nexd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:16:55] } 17... Bc5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:17:30] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:14:38] } 18... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:17:31] } 19. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:13:34] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:17:15] } 20. Kg3?? { [%eval -5.17] } { Blunder. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:10] } 20... Nc6? { [%eval -3.0] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:11] } 21. Nc2 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:11:11] } 21... Bxe3 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:15:10] } 22. Nxe3 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:11:14] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:13:48] } 23. Rh4 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:10:48] } 23... e5 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:12:40] } 24. Nd5?? { [%eval -5.53] } { Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:10] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:12:46] } 25. Bc4 { [%eval -6.31] [%clk 0:07:06] } 25... Nd4 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:12:10] } 26. Rhh1 { [%eval -7.38] [%clk 0:05:50] } 26... Be6 { [%eval -7.6] [%clk 0:12:11] } 27. fxe5 { [%eval -7.81] [%clk 0:03:09] } 27... Bxd5 { [%eval -7.72] [%clk 0:12:20] } 28. Qxd4 { [%eval -7.63] [%clk 0:03:13] } 28... Qg5+ { [%eval -7.5] [%clk 0:12:29] } 0-1