[Event "English Rapid Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.24"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Verbytski, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "400041"]
[BlackElo "2169"]
[BlackFideId "495506"]
[TimeControl "G15' + 10"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.24"]
[UTCTime "17:28:17"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Rapid"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-6/UzfvBEiM"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-6/UzfvBEiM/LRnRDzrG"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:32] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:28] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:44] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:36] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:15:53] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:37] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:57] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:41] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:14:47] } 8. Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:02] } 8... Bc7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:13:45] } 9. Nf5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:02] } 9... Nd4?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:51] } 10. Ne3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:14:30] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:10:16] } 11. Bc4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:14:36] } 11... Kh8?! { [%eval 1.71] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:19] } 12. Ncd5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:13:59] } 12... Nxd5?! { [%eval 2.62] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:17] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:14:07] } 13... f5 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:09:04] } 14. c3 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:12:26] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:08:50] } 15. f4 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:12:17] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:06:35] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:09:38] } 16... fxe4?? { [%eval 6.02] } { Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:27] } 17. dxe4?? { [%eval 2.67] } { Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:20] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:04:32] } 18. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:09:28] } 18... Rb8?? { [%eval 6.92] } { Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:38] } 19. Be3?? { [%eval 2.74] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:46] } 19... exf4?? { [%eval 6.49] } { Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:39] } 20. Bxf4? { [%eval 3.25] } { Mistake. Rxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:47] } 20... Qe8 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:03:45] } 21. Qh4 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:05:48] } 21... Rf6?? { [%eval 7.07] } { Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:12] } 22. Bg5 { [%eval 7.02] [%clk 0:05:08] } 22... Rxf1+ { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:02:08] } 23. Rxf1 { [%eval 7.08] [%clk 0:05:16] } 23... Be6 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:02:14] } 24. Bf6 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:04:28] } 24... Kh7?? { [%eval 10.52] } { Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:28] } 25. Bxg7 { [%eval 10.41] [%clk 0:04:29] } 25... Qg6 { [%eval 10.5] [%clk 0:01:34] } 26. Bxe6 { [%eval 10.33] [%clk 0:04:14] } 26... Kxg7?! { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 27. Qe7+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:03:52] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:01:32] } 28. Qxc7?! { [%eval 10.53] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:59] } 28... Ra8?! { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 29. Qe7 { [%eval 14.32] [%clk 0:03:51] } 29... Re8?! { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:13] } 30. Rf8+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:03:56] } 30... Rxf8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:01:21] } 31. Qxf8+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:04:04] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:31] } 32. Bf5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:04:13] } 1-0