Feature Game
Matthew Taylor vs Kevin Watts, NCCA League Division 1, 6th October 2026
[Event "Dons Buccaneers vs Norfolk and Norwich 'B'"]
[Site "County Arts Club, Norwich"]
[Date "2026.10.06"]
[Round "?"]
[Board "2"]
[White "Taylor, Matthew"]
[Black "Watts, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A25"]
[Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian"]
1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval
0.21] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... f5 { [%eval 0.41] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.31] } 4... Nf6 {
[%eval 0.28] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.27] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Bg5?! { [%eval -0.35] } {
Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (6. Bd2 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. O-O h6 9. e3 Be6 10. a3 Ba5) 6... O-O {
[%eval -0.06] } 7. a3?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (7. Bd2 d6 8. Nf3
Qe8 9. Nd5 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Qf7 11. O-O Kh8) 7... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.6] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval
-0.6] } 8... d6 { [%eval -0.61] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval -0.58] } 9... Qe8 { [%eval -0.5] } 10.
Bxf6 { [%eval -0.44] } 10... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.37] } 11. Qb3 { [%eval -0.72] } 11... Kh8 {
[%eval -0.76] } 12. e3 { [%eval -1.03] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval -0.64] } 13. d4? { [%eval -1.93]
} { Mistake. Nd2 was best. } (13. Nd2 Rh6 14. a4 f4 15. Qd1 Bf5 16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Be4 Bxe4 18.
Nxe4 Rf8) 13... f4 { [%eval -1.91] } 14. d5 { [%eval -2.04] } 14... Ne7?! { [%eval -1.17] }
{ Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (14... e4 15. Nd4 f3 16. Bf1 Ne5 17. Qb1 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. g4
Bg6 20. g5) 15. exf4 { [%eval -1.25] } 15... Qh5? { [%eval -0.02] } { Mistake. Bg4 was best.
} (15... Bg4 16. f5 Bxf5 17. Nd2 Rf8 18. Be4 Bh3 19. f3 Qh5 20. O-O-O Qh6 21. Rhe1) 16. Qd1?
{ [%eval -1.42] } { Mistake. h3 was best. } (16. h3 Bd7 17. O-O-O exf4 18. g4 Qe8 19. Rd2
Ng6 20. Re1 Qd8 21. Bf1 c5) 16... exf4 { [%eval -1.55] } 17. Nd4?! { [%eval -2.17] } {
Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Nd4 (18. Qxe7) 18... Qh6 19. O-O Ng6 20. c5 Ne5
21. cxd6 cxd6 22. gxf4 Ng6) 17... Bg4 { [%eval -2.05] } 18. f3 { [%eval -2.06] } 18... Bh3?!
{ [%eval -1.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } (18... Bd7 19. O-O (19. g4 Qh4+ 20. Kf1)
19... Ng6 20. g4 Qg5 21. Re1 h5 22. h3 b6 23. Ra2 Ne5 24. Rae2) 19. Kf2?! { [%eval -2.38] }
{ Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (19. O-O Bxg2 20. g4 Qh3 21. Rf2 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qh4 23. Qg2 Rf7
24. Re1 Ng6) 19... Nf5?! { [%eval -1.51] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } (19... Bd7 20. Re1
Qxh2 21. Rxe7 fxg3+ 22. Ke3 Qxg2 23. Rxd7 c5 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Qf1) 20. Nxf5 { [%eval -1.37]
} 20... Rxf5 { [%eval -0.84] } 21. Re1 { [%eval -1.06] } 21... fxg3+?! { [%eval 0.0] } {
Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } (21... Rf6 22. Re4 Bd7 23. Qd2 Qxh2 24. Rxf4 Bh3 25. Rg1 Rg6 26.
g4 h5 27. Qe3) 22. hxg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Bg4 { [%eval -0.09] } 23. Qd3?? { [%eval
-3.95] } { Blunder. Re3 was best. } (23. Re3 Rbf8 24. Qd3 h6 25. Rh1 Qf7 26. Rf1 (26. f4)
26... Rf6 27. Rfe1 Kg8 28. f4 Qh5) 23... Bxf3 { [%eval -3.95] } 24. Bxf3?! { [%eval -5.23] }
{ Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } (24. Kg1 Rbf8 25. Rf1 Kg8 26. Rae1 Bxg2 27. Rxf5 Qxf5 28. Qxf5
Rxf5 29. Kxg2 Kf7) 24... Rbf8?? { [%eval -2.43] } { Blunder. Qh2+ was best. } (24... Qh2+
25. Kf1 (25. Ke3 Re8+ 26. Kd4 (26. Be4) 26... Qf2+ 27. Re3) 25... Rf7 (25... Rbf8 26. Qxf5)
26. Re3 (26. Re2) (26. Rad1 Rbf8 27. Re3 Qxg3 28. Ke2 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 Qg2+ 30. Ke1 Rxf3 31.
Qe2 Qg3+ 32. Kd2 Rf2) 26... Qh1+ 27. Kf2 Qxa1 28. Kg2 Rbf8 29. Qe2 Qb1 30. a4) 25. Re3? {
[%eval -4.08] } { Mistake. Kg2 was best. } (25. Kg2 Rxf3 26. Rf1 R3f7 27. Qe4 Rxf1 28. Rxf1
Re8 29. Qe6 Qe2+ 30. Qxe2 Rxe2+) 25... Qh2+ { [%eval -4.05] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval -3.9] } 26...
Qxg3?? { [%eval 7.46] } { Blunder. g6 was best. } (26... g6 27. Rae1 Qxg3 28. Ke2 Rxf3 29.
Rxf3 Qg2+ 30. Kd1 Rxf3 31. Qe4 h5 32. c5) 27. Qxf5 { [%eval 7.33] } { 1-0 White wins. }
1-0
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