Event: Round 8: Nikhil M - Di Benedetto, Edoardo
Date: 2024-08-14
White: Nikhil M
WhiteElo: 2198
Black: Di Benedetto, Edoardo
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2383
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:25:27] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:39] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:25:28] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:50] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:12] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:23] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:44] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:54] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:30] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:05] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:46] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:18:28] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:29:29] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:18:08] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:28:06] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:17:55] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:27:39] } 13. h4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:04:48] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:20:35] } 14. h5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:59:04] } 14... b4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:19:09] } 15. axb4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:52:19] } 15... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:19:26] } 16. f5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:50:18] } 16... exf5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:14:52] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:46:33] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:44:17] } 18. Qf4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:40:46] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:39:28] } 19. Qxf5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:40:09] } 19... Qg5+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:39:45] } 20. Qxg5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:40:04] } 20... Nxg5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:40:13] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:31:58] } 21... Ne6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:40:10] } 22. c3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:29:47] } 22... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:40:23] } 23. Kc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:29:54] } 23... a5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:39:13] } 24. Ra1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:30:09] } 24... Bc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:35:09] } 25. Ra2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:28:44] } 25... a4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:34:40] } 26. g3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:26:40] } 26... Rab8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:32:02] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:25:55] } 27... f6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:27:42] } 28. Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:35] } 28... Bd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:24:17] } 29. exf6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:20:33] } 29... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:24:00] } 30. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:19:47] } 30... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:24:23] } 31. Bxe6+? { [%eval -1.74] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:50] } 31... Rxe6?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:02] } 32. Nd4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:18:37] } 32... Re5 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:22:44] } 33. b3?? { [%eval -3.66] } { Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:36] } 33... Bf5+ { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:22:28] } 34. Nxf5 { [%eval -3.72] [%clk 0:10:20] } 34... Re2+ { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:22:56] } 35. Kd3 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:10:34] } 35... Rxa2 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:23:20] } 36. b4 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:10:53] } 36... Rd8?! { [%eval -2.8] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:22] } 37. Re1?! { [%eval -4.33] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:48] } 37... Rf2 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:18:54] } 38. g4 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:11:10] } 38... g6?! { [%eval -3.25] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:40] } 39. hxg6 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:09:16] } 39... hxg6 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:17:09] } 40. Ne7+ { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:08:53] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:17:08] } 41. Nc6 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:09:20] } 41... Rh8 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:11:52] } 42. Ra1?! { [%eval -5.06] } { Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:49] } 42... Rh3+ { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:12:13] } 43. Kd4 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:09:03] } 43... Rd2+ { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:12:37] } 44. Ke5 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:08:59] } 44... Rxc3 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:12:31] } 45. Kd6 { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:07:40] } 45... a3 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:10:35] } 46. Ne5+ { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:08:07] } 46... Kf6 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:10:03] } 47. Rf1+ { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:08:29] } 47... Kg5 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:09:53] } 48. Nf3+ { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:08:38] } 48... Rxf3 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:10:20] } 49. Rxf3 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:09:03] } 49... a2 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 0:10:37] } 50. Ra3 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:09:28] } 50... d4 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:08:59] } 51. Kc5 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:08:06] } 51... Kxg4 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:09:15] } 52. b5?! { [%eval -8.04] } { Inaccuracy. Kc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:28] } 52... d3 { [%eval -7.74] [%clk 0:09:28] } 53. Kc4 { [%eval -7.8] [%clk 0:07:49] } 53... Rb2?! { [%eval -5.49] } { Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:36] } 54. Kxd3 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:08:11] } 54... Rb3+ { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:10:01] } 55. Rxb3 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:08:37] } 55... a1=Q { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:10:26] } 56. b6 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:09:01] } 56... Qa6+ { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:10:27] } 57. Kd4 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:09:17] } 57... Qa4+ { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:10:24] } 58. Kc3 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:09:42] } 58... Qc6+ { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:10:32] } 59. Kd4 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:10:04] } 59... Qb7 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:10:06] } 60. Kc5 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:10:09] } 60... g5 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:09:43] } 61. Rb4+ { [%eval -6.45] [%clk 0:08:47] } 61... Kf5 { [%eval -6.35] [%clk 0:10:10] } 62. Ra4 { [%eval -6.21] [%clk 0:09:10] } 62... Ke6 { [%eval -5.96] [%clk 0:10:11] } 63. Rd4 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 0:06:38] } 63... Ke5 { [%eval -6.77] [%clk 0:10:10] } 64. Rd2 { [%eval -6.14] [%clk 0:06:19] } 64... g4 { [%eval -6.68] [%clk 0:10:02] } 65. Re2+ { [%eval -6.54] [%clk 0:05:53] } 65... Kf5 { [%eval -5.86] [%clk 0:10:28] } 66. Rf2+?! { [%eval -10.74] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:22] } 66... Ke4 { [%eval -7.53] [%clk 0:10:43] } 67. Re2+ { [%eval -8.77] [%clk 0:05:47] } 67... Kf3 { [%eval -9.65] [%clk 0:10:51] } 68. Re6 { [%eval -8.76] [%clk 0:06:10] } 68... g3 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:11:13] } 69. Rc6?? { [%eval #-13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:34] } 69... g2 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:11:37] } 70. Rc7 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:06:58] } 70... g1=Q+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:12:01] } 0-1