Event: Round 6: Nicholls, Leighton - Sethuramalingam, Karthik
Date: 2024-11-16
White: Nicholls, Leighton
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1910
Black: Sethuramalingam, Karthik
BlackElo: 1756
Result: 0-1
ECO: A00
Opening: Polish Opening
Variant: Standard

1. b4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:25:07] } 1... d5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:24:43] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:25:10] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:24:34] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:25:13] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:24:11] } 4. e3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:25:13] } 4... e6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:24:02] } 5. b5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:25:14] } 5... Be7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:23:11] } 6. c4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:25:01] } 6... c6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:22:46] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:24:54] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:21:31] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:24:09] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:21:14] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:24:06] } 9... cxb5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:21:06] } 10. Bxb5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:23:35] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:20:39] } 11. Qb3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:23:25] } 11... a6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:19:35] } 12. Bc4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:21:26] } 12... Qxb3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:19:20] } 13. axb3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:20:21] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:19:09] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:20:04] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:18:53] } 15. Be2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:57] } 15... Bc2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:18:31] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:19:16] } 16... Nb4?! { [%eval 0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:44] } 17. Nd4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:18:55] } 17... Bd3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:14:31] } 18. Bf3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:18:01] } 18... Nbd5? { [%eval 2.17] } { Mistake. Rae8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:42] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:13:46] } 19... exd5?! { [%eval 3.15] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:45] } 20. Nc6 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:13:05] } 20... Bd8 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:11:24] } 21. Nxd8 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:12:51] } 21... Rfxd8 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:11:23] } 22. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:12:49] } 22... gxf6 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:11:26] } 23. Rc6 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:12:40] } 23... a5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:11:12] } 24. Rc5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:09:19] } 24... a4 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:10:47] } 25. Bxd5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:07:55] } 25... axb3?! { [%eval 2.05] } { Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:08] } 26. Bxa8?? { [%eval -6.67] } { Blunder. Rxa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:12] } 26... b2 { [%eval -6.76] [%clk 0:06:33] } 27. Rcc1 { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 0:02:48] } 27... bxc1=Q+ { [%eval -6.78] [%clk 0:06:14] } 28. Rxc1 { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:02:51] } 28... Rxa8 { [%eval -6.41] [%clk 0:06:11] } 29. f4 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 29... b4 { [%clk 0:06:01] } 30. Kf2 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 30... b3 0-1