Event: Round 8: Nicholas Vettese - Advaith Vijayakumar
Date: 2023-12-22
White: Nicholas Vettese
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2229
Black: Advaith Vijayakumar
BlackElo: 2137
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:25] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:46] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:08] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:30] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:22] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:52] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:31] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:24:14] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:53] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:24:34] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:50] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:24:20] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:28:02] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:18:51] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:16] } 11. Nb5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:18:08] } 11... Qb8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:26:27] } 12. c4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:18:27] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:22:45] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:09:27] } 13... Ne5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:14:32] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:09:18] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:13:16] } 15. c5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:54:49] } 15... dxc5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:07:19] } 16. f4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:55:06] } 16... Neg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:18] } 17. e5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:50:44] } 17... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:04:17] } 18. exf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:51:06] } 18... Nxf1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:04:15] } 19. fxe7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:51:12] } 19... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:04:32] } 20. Rxf1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:50:30] } 20... Ra7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:58:58] } 21. f5?! { [%eval -0.38] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:13] } 21... b5?? { [%eval 2.84] } { Blunder. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:12] } 22. f6 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:12:27] } 22... gxf6 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:56:07] } 23. Na5 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:11:41] } 23... c4? { [%eval 5.12] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:32] } 24. Ne4 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:10:57] } 24... Rc7 { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:10:43] } 25. Nxf6+ { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:10:29] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:10:45] } 26. Qe4 { [%eval 7.22] [%clk 0:10:33] } 26... Qc5+? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:11] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:10:48] } 27... Qf5 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:09:49] } 28. Rxf5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:11:09] } 28... exf5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:10:15] } 29. Qh4 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:11:31] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:10:32] } 30. Qg5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:11:57] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:10:55] } 31. Qh6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:12:22] } 1-0