Event: British Chess Championships 2023: Major Open
Site: The Venue, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-07-25
White: Gopakumar, Siddharth
WhiteElo: 1888
Black: Farrand, Tom
BlackElo: 2110
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 90 + 30 min with 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:53] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:14] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:27:40] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:06] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:27] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:14] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:47] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:12] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:55] } 8. Ne4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:38] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:32:58] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:28:36] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:57] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:28:49] } 10... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:19:11] } 11. Ke2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:27:35] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:06:59] } 12. Nf2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:50] } 12... Bc5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:53:44] } 13. Nd3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:20:03] } 13... Ne3 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:39:26] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:19:28] } 14... Nxf1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:38:05] } 15. Qxb6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:19:36] } 15... axb6? { [%eval 2.28] } { Mistake. Bxb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:34] } 16. Nxc5 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 1:17:42] } 16... Nxh2 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:35:19] } 17. Nxe6?? { [%eval -0.48] } { Blunder. Rxh2 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:24] } 17... dxe6 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:35:41] } 18. Rxh2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:15:51] } 18... Ba6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:30:58] } 19. b3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:15:39] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:29:21] } 20. a4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:13:40] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:28:12] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:12:48] } 21... c5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:28:20] } 22. Rhh1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:11:39] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:27:37] } 23. a5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:46] } 23... Bxg2? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. bxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:25] } 24. Rhg1 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:05:56] } 24... Be4 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:21:05] } 25. axb6 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:03:49] } 25... Rd7 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:21:05] } 26. Bxc5 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:45:47] } 26... Bd3+? { [%eval 3.47] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:14] } 27. Ke3 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:45:16] } 27... Bc2 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:18:28] } 28. b4 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:44:55] } 28... Bd3?! { [%eval 5.53] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:05] } 29. Rgd1 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:43:57] } 29... Rhd8 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:06:30] } 30. Ra7 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:44:11] } 1-0