Event: British Rapidplay Championship 2024
Date: 2024-03-03
White: Venkataramanan, T.S.
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2263
Black: Rich, Ben S
BlackElo: 1918
Result: 1-0
ECO: B22
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 minutes plus 10 second increment per move.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:20] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:28] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:15:36] } 3... Qc7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:15:33] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:15:40] } 4... Nd7?! { [%eval 1.42] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:41] } 5. Na3?! { [%eval 0.63] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:26] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:15:49] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:14] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:38] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:13:26] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:28] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:13:28] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:27] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:12:56] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:14:46] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:12:41] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:14:39] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:12:12] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:14:16] } 12. Bb1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:10:25] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:13:58] } 13. b4?! { [%eval -0.54] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:05] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:12:37] } 14. e5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:10:08] } 14... Nd5?? { [%eval 1.76] } { Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:40] } 15. exd6 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:08:49] } 15... Nxf4 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:11:15] } 16. dxe7 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:08:51] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:11:24] } 17. dxc5 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:08:19] } 17... Qc7? { [%eval 3.67] } { Mistake. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:12] } 18. c4 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:06:14] } 18... Bc6 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:10:55] } 19. cxb5 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:05:03] } 19... axb5 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:11:03] } 20. Qd6 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:03:23] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:10:13] } 21. Qxc7 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:02:53] } 21... Rxc7 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:10:22] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:02:35] } 22... Nxg2?! { [%eval 4.87] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:25] } 23. Nxc6 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:02:34] } 23... Nxe1 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:09:33] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:02:41] } 24... Nd5 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:07:34] } 25. Nxb5 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:02:34] } 25... Rcxe7 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:07:33] } 26. Rxe1 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:02:15] } 26... Nxb4 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:07:34] } 27. a3 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:02:08] } 27... Nd5 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:07:28] } 28. c6 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:02:08] } 28... f6 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:07:00] } 29. Nf3 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:01:49] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:06:29] } 30. Nd6+ { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:01:51] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:06:36] } 31. Nxe8 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:01:56] } 31... Kxe8 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:06:45] } 32. Ba2 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:01:53] } 32... Nf4 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:06:37] } 33. Nd4 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:01:35] } 33... e5 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:06:43] } 34. Nb5 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:01:41] } 34... Kd8 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:05:58] } 35. Rd1+ { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:01:34] } 35... Kc8 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:06:00] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:01:05] } 36... Ne2 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:05:28] } 37. c7 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:00:36] } 37... Nd4 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:05:18] } 38. Nxd4 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:00:43] } 38... exd4 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:05:27] } 39. Rxd4 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:00:52] } 39... Rxc7?! { [%eval 6.07] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:36] } 40. Rc4 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:01:01] } 40... h6 { [%eval 6.73] [%clk 0:05:34] } 41. Rxc7+ { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:01:10] } 41... Kxc7 { [%eval 7.11] [%clk 0:05:43] } 42. Kg3 { [%eval 7.07] [%clk 0:01:18] } 42... Kd6 { [%eval 7.02] [%clk 0:05:33] } 43. Kf4 { [%eval 6.92] [%clk 0:01:26] } 1-0