Smith, Andrew vs Neville, Andy
British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · Round 5 · 2026.03.12 · 1-0 · A80 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation
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PGN
[Event "British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Smith, Andrew"]
[Black "Neville, Andy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[WhiteElo "1930"]
[WhiteFideId "343457835"]
[BlackElo "1699"]
[BlackFideId "343445829"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... f5 { [%clk 0:15:12] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 0:15:25] }
2... e6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.[%clk 0:15:17] } 3. e4
{ [%clk 0:15:24] } 3... Bb4 $6 { Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best.[%clk 0:14:32] } 4.
exf5 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 4... exf5 { [%clk 0:14:29] } 5. Bd3 { [%clk 0:14:35] }
5... Nf6 { [%clk 0:13:49] } 6. Bxf5 { [%clk 0:13:45] } 6... O-O
{ [%clk 0:12:58] } 7. Qd3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best.[%clk 0:13:09] } 7...
g6 $6 { Inaccuracy. b6 was best.[%clk 0:11:47] } 8. Qc4+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best.[%clk 0:09:46] } 8... d5 { [%clk 0:11:24] } 9. Qxb4
{ [%clk 0:09:53] } 9... Bxf5 { [%clk 0:11:29] } 10. Bg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxb7 was best.[%clk 0:08:32] } 10... Qe8+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:09:00] } 11. Nge2 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 11...
Ne4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:08:40] } 12. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:06:39] }
12... Qxe4 { [%clk 0:08:27] } 13. Be3 $4
{ Blunder. f3 was best.[%clk 0:06:14] } 13... Bg4 { [%clk 0:07:19] } 14. Ng3
$4 { Blunder. Qxb7 was best.[%clk 0:04:03] } 14... Qxg2 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 15.
Qxb7 { [%clk 0:03:28] } 15... Nd7 { [%clk 0:06:31] } 16. Qxc7 $4
{ Blunder. Kd2 was best.[%clk 0:03:03] } 16... Rae8 { [%clk 0:06:27] } 17. Kd2
{ [%clk 0:02:22] } 17... Rxe3 { [%clk 0:06:21] } 18. Rag1 { [%clk 0:01:32] }
18... Qxf2+ { [%clk 0:06:22] } 19. Kc1 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 19... Ref3
{ [%clk 0:04:03] } 20. h3 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 20... Bxh3 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 21.
Qd6 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 21... Qe3+ { [%clk 0:03:11] } 22. Kb1 { [%clk 0:00:26] }
22... Rxg3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best.[%clk 0:01:42] } 23. Rxg3
{ [%clk 0:00:22] } 23... Qe2 $4 { Blunder. Qe6 was best.[%clk 0:01:07] } 24.
Qxd5+ $4 { Blunder. Rxg6+ was best.[%clk 0:00:12] } 24... Be6
{ [%clk 0:01:06] } 25. Qg2 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 25... Qxg2 { [%clk 0:01:01] }
26. Rxg2 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 26... Bd5 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 27. Rgg1
{ [%clk 0:00:24] } 27... Bxh1 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 28. Rxh1 { [%clk 0:00:33] }
28... Rf2 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 29. b3 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 29... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:01:27] } 30. Kb2 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 30... Nd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g5 was best.[%clk 0:01:34] } 31. Re1 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 31... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:01:40] } 32. Re5 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 32... Nb4 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 33.
Rb5 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 33... Nxc2 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 34. Rb7+
{ [%clk 0:00:22] } 34... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 35. Kc3 { [%clk 0:00:24] }
35... Ne3 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 36. Rxa7 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 36... Nd5+
{ [%clk 0:02:03] } 37. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 37... Nb4+ { [%clk 0:02:10] }
38. Kc4 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 38... Nxa2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:02:18] } 39. d5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:00:12] } 39... Nc1 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 40. d6
{ [%clk 0:00:14] } 40... Rd2 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 41. d7 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 41...
Kf8 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 42. d8=Q+ $6 { Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:00:13] }
42... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 43. Rxh7 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 43... Rb8 $4
{ Blunder. Rc8+ was best.[%clk 0:01:57] } 44. Rh8+ { [%clk 0:00:23] } 44...
Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 45. Rxb8 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 45... g5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best.[%clk 0:02:06] } 46. b4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 46...
Ne2 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 47. b5 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 47... g4 { [%clk 0:02:09] }
48. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 48... Nc3 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf4+ was best.[%clk 0:01:41] } 49. Ke3 $2
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kxc3 was best.[%clk 0:00:38] } 49... Nd5+
{ [%clk 0:01:41] } 50. Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 50... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 51.
b6 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 51... Ne7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.[%clk 0:00:58] }
52. Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 52... Ke8 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best.[%clk 0:01:02] } 53. Rxe7+
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 53... Kxe7 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 54. b7 { [%clk 0:00:41] }
54... Kd7 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 55. b8=Q { [%clk 0:00:00] } 1-0