Event: 2023 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 18
Site: Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-10-15
White: Makkar, Rajat
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2387
Black: Mesropyan, Hayk
BlackElo: 1971
Result: 1-0
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Fianchetto Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/25 + 10 seconds per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:25] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:25:17] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:23:34] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:25:26] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:42] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:25:34] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:50] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:42] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:23:59] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:25:47] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:24:07] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:32] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:23:13] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:25:30] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:23:11] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:25:24] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:23:15] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:24:42] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:23:19] } 10... Bd6?! { [%eval 1.92] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:49] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:23:09] } 11... Na5?! { [%eval 2.56] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:31] } 12. Bxh7+ { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:22:59] } 12... Kh8 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:22:35] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:23:07] } 13... c5 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:22:19] } 14. O-O { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:22:54] } 14... c4 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:22:15] } 15. Bf5 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:22:57] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:20:29] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:22:44] } 16... Ne8?? { [%eval 5.43] } { Blunder. Ng8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:54] } 17. Bxe7?! { [%eval 3.8] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:49] } 17... Qxe7 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:20:02] } 18. f4 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:22:57] } 18... Nf6?! { [%eval 4.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:25] } 19. Rf3 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:22:53] } 19... Nc6? { [%eval 9.66] } { Mistake. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:50] } 20. Rh3+ { [%eval 8.72] [%clk 0:22:46] } 20... Kg8 { [%eval 9.09] [%clk 0:16:58] } 21. Bh7+ { [%eval 9.53] [%clk 0:22:33] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 6.94] [%clk 0:17:07] } 22. Be4+ { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 0:22:41] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval 9.51] [%clk 0:17:13] } 23. Nxd5 { [%eval 7.54] [%clk 0:22:49] } 23... Qe6? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rfe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:34] } 24. Bh7+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:22:57] } 1-0