1.
d4
d5
2.
c4
e6
3.
Nf3
a6
4.
g3
dxc4
5.
Bg2
Nc6
6.
O-O
Rb8
7.
e3
b5
8.
a4
Nf6
9.
axb5
axb5
10.
b3
cxb3
11.
Qxb3
Be7
12.
Bd2
O-O
13.
Rc1
Bd7
14.
Ne1
Nd5
15.
Nd3
b4
16.
Ra6
Rb6
17.
Rxb6
cxb6
18.
Bxd5
Na5
19.
Qa2
exd5
20.
Qxd5
b3
21.
Bxa5
bxa5
22.
Qxb3
Qa8
23.
Nc3
Rb8
24.
Qa2
Bd6
25.
e4
Qa6
26.
Nc5
Bxc5
27.
dxc5
Bc6
28.
Nd5
Rb7
29.
Rb1
h6
30.
Rxb7
Qxb7
31.
f3
a4
32.
Nb6
Qa7
33.
Qa3
Qa5
34.
Nd5
Qe1+
35.
Kg2
Qe2+
36.
Kg1
Qe1+
37.
Kg2
Bb5
38.
Kh3
Bd7+
39.
g4
Bb5
40.
Ne3
Qf2
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Event
2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Site
University of Warwick, Coventry, England
Date
2026.08.02
Round
2.2
White
Bates, Richard A
Black
Result
0-1
WhiteElo
2291
BlackElo
2622
Score
[Event "2026 British Chess Championships: Championship"] [Site "University of Warwick, Coventry, England"] [Date "2026.08.02"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Bates, Richard A"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "0-1"] [Source "Lichess official broadcasts"] [License "CC-BY-SA-4.0"] [BroadcastName "2026 British Chess Championships: Championship"] [BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-british-chess-championships-championship/round-2/Avn4lIG3"] [GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-british-chess-championships-championship/round-2/Avn4lIG3/6gBXu6Hh"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2291"] [BlackElo "2622"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. e3 b5 8. a4 Nf6 9. axb5 axb5 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Be7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Ne1 Nd5 15. Nd3 b4 16. Ra6 Rb6 17. Rxb6 cxb6 18. Bxd5 Na5 19. Qa2 exd5 20. Qxd5 b3 21. Bxa5 bxa5 22. Qxb3 Qa8 23. Nc3 Rb8 24. Qa2 Bd6 25. e4 Qa6 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. dxc5 Bc6 28. Nd5 Rb7 29. Rb1 h6 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. f3 a4 32. Nb6 Qa7 33. Qa3 Qa5 34. Nd5 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kg1 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Bb5 38. Kh3 Bd7+ 39. g4 Bb5 40. Ne3 Qf2 0-1