Event: Round 8: Tang, Benjamin - Nandhakumar, Vaseegaran
Date: 2024-03-31
White: Tang, Benjamin
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2324
Black: Nandhakumar, Vaseegaran
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2251
Result: 0-1
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:19] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:24:31] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:24:58] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:25] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:47] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:44] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:15] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:08] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:53] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:20:27] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:53] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:31] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:21:19] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:55] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:38] } 10... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:14] } 11. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:07] } 11... Qxc3+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:42] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:36] } 12... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:34:11] } 13. exd5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:13:06] } 13... exd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:34:39] } 14. Nb3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:08:07] } 14... Nc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:34:43] } 15. Bd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:07:21] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:02] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:55] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:28:25] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:57:47] } 17... Ncd6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:13:15] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:50:38] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:05:14] } 19. Rab1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:45:46] } 19... b5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:03:40] } 20. a4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:43:34] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:59:21] } 21. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:34:38] } 21... dxe4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:59:07] } 22. Bf1 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:35:03] } 22... bxa4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:56:53] } 23. Ra1 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:34:22] } 23... Bd7 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:54:31] } 24. Rad1?! { [%eval -1.46] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:42] } 24... Bb5 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:52:54] } 25. Be5 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:26:08] } 25... Nc4 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:52:42] } 26. Rxe4 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:23:35] } 26... a3 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:48:46] } 27. Bd4?! { [%eval -2.65] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:17] } 27... a2 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:45:16] } 28. f5 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:13:30] } 28... Nd2 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:45:20] } 29. Rg4 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:13:11] } 29... Bxf1 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:44:08] } 30. Rxg7+ { [%eval -3.41] [%clk 0:12:38] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:43:33] } 31. Rxh7 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:11:15] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:35:59] } 32. c4?! { [%eval -3.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:25] } 32... Rxc4 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:35:15] } 33. Re1+ { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:08:58] } 33... Kd6 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:35:30] } 34. Rh6+?! { [%eval -4.98] } { Inaccuracy. Be5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:22] } 34... Kd7 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:35:54] } 35. Bf6 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:08:48] } 35... Re4 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:35:29] } 36. Rd1 { [%eval -5.75] [%clk 0:08:40] } 36... Re2 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:35:40] } 37. Rh4?! { [%eval -9.92] } { Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:57] } 37... Rxg2+ { [%eval -7.47] [%clk 0:35:29] } 38. Kh1 { [%eval -7.55] [%clk 0:07:26] } 38... Rag8 { [%eval -7.49] [%clk 0:35:58] } 39. Bd4? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:52] } 39... Kc8?! { [%eval -35.47] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:35:21] } 40. Rf4?! { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:59] } 40... Be2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:34:58] } 0-1