Event: British Rapidplay Championship 2024
Date: 2024-03-02
White: Li, Xiaofan
WhiteElo: 1771
Black: Kothari, Jai
BlackElo: 1908
Result: 0-1
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 minutes plus 10 second increment per move.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. d3?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:22] } 3... g6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:15:30] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:15:45] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:15:38] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:54] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:45] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:02] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:39] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:15:15] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:33] } 8... h5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:15:23] } 9. h4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:15:32] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:29] } 10. d4?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:15:32] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:15:37] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:15:39] } 11... b5? { [%eval 0.96] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:44] } 12. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:14:43] } 12... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:15:53] } 13. Rd1?! { [%eval 0.29] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:14:44] } 13... b4?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:27] } 14. Ne2?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:31] } 14... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:14:15] } 15. Qxd6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:07] } 15... Qxd6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:14:21] } 16. Rxd6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:14:14] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:14:12] } 17. O-O { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:12:28] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:13:48] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:12:10] } 18... Nc4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:13:54] } 19. Rd3?! { [%eval -1.33] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:20] } 19... Ba4 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:13:30] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:10:18] } 20... O-O { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:13:26] } 21. Bc1 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:09:38] } 21... Bc3 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:13:31] } 22. Nb3 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:09:33] } 22... Rfd8?! { [%eval -1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:09] } 23. Bf1?! { [%eval -2.11] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:29] } 23... Bb5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rdc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:18] } 24. Bg5? { [%eval -1.52] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:22] } 24... f6?! { [%eval -0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:53] } 25. Rxc3 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:07:51] } 25... bxc3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:12:54] } 26. Bxf6? { [%eval -2.41] } { Mistake. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:58] } 26... Nd2 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:12:38] } 27. Nxd2?! { [%eval -2.86] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:28] } 27... Rxd2?! { [%eval -2.03] } { Inaccuracy. cxd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:46] } 28. Bxc3 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:06:25] } 28... Rxc2 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:12:50] } 29. Bxb5?! { [%eval -2.92] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:06] } 29... axb5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:12:57] } 30. Bd4 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:06:04] } 30... Rc4?? { [%eval -0.99] } { Blunder. Ra4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:51] } 31. Be3? { [%eval -2.47] } { Mistake. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:57] } 31... b4 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:13:00] } 32. Bd2 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:05:58] } 32... Rd4?? { [%eval -0.21] } { Blunder. Ra4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:56] } 33. Rb2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:05:39] } 33... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:12:44] } 34. Bxb4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:05:44] } 34... Rb8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:12:52] } 35. a3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:05:52] } 35... Rc4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:12:52] } 36. Rd2 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:05:53] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:12:46] } 37. Kg2?! { [%eval -0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:39] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:12:46] } 38. Bd6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:05:24] } 38... Rb3 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:12:35] } 39. Re2 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:05:17] } 39... Rd3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:12:34] } 40. Bb4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:04:45] } 40... e5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:12:42] } 41. Bf8 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:04:31] } 41... e4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:12:42] } 42. Rb2? { [%eval -1.61] } { Mistake. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:22] } 42... Rcc3? { [%eval -0.16] } { Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:37] } 43. Rb6+?? { [%eval -2.02] } { Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:54] } 43... Kf7 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:12:18] } 44. Bb4?? { [%eval -3.25] } { Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:57] } 44... Rc7?! { [%eval -2.49] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:46] } 45. Rb8?! { [%eval -3.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:38] } 45... Rc2 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:10:38] } 46. Rf8+?! { [%eval -3.77] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 46... Kg7 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:10:42] } 47. Kf1?! { [%eval -4.57] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:12] } 47... Rd1+?! { [%eval -3.63] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:21] } 48. Kg2 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:01:20] } 48... e3 { [%eval -3.39] [%clk 0:10:30] } 49. Rf3 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:00:59] } 49... Rd3 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:09:57] } 50. Kf1 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:00:26] } 50... e2+?? { [%eval -0.72] } { Blunder. Rxf2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:15] } 51. Kg2 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:00:34] } 51... Rd1 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:06:33] } 52. Re3 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:00:33] } 52... Rb1 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:05:42] } 53. Kf3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:00:19] } 53... Rbb2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:05:49] } 54. Re7+ { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:00:26] } 54... Kf6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:05:53] } 55. Re3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:00:32] } 55... Kf5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:05:55] } 56. Rd3?? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 56... Rxb4 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:05:53] } 0-1