Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-29
White: Verbin, Valentina
WhiteTitle: WFM
WhiteElo: 2093
Black: Sasikumar, Srivathsan
BlackElo: 1904
Result: 1-0
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:22] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:24] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:18] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:47] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:28:41] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:16] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:26:19] } 8... Ng6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:28:45] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:25:47] } 9... Nf4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:26:45] } 10. Qf1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:26:14] } 10... f6?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:50] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:23:47] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:22:06] } 12. h4 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:16:01] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 1:13:58] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:11:17] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 1:09:45] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 1:09:37] } 14... fxe5 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 1:10:09] } 15. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:53:27] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 1:07:23] } 16. Qe2?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:31] } 16... a5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:02:03] } 17. a4 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:41:08] } 17... O-O { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:59:36] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:31:39] } 18... Ba6 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:50:44] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:20:49] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:46:39] } 20. c4?! { [%eval 1.2] } { Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:56] } 20... Qb7 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:39:26] } 21. Kc2 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:16:06] } 21... Bxe5?! { [%eval 2.34] } { Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:59] } 22. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:15:25] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:15:25] } 23. Rb1 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:15:20] } 23... d4 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:13:49] } 24. Qe1 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:14:03] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:13:06] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:10:01] } 25... Rb4 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:11:39] } 26. f4 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:09:53] } 26... Rfb8?! { [%eval 3.45] } { Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:50] } 27. Qe4?! { [%eval 2.27] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:21] } 27... R4b6? { [%eval 3.74] } { Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 28. Nf3 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:04:13] } 28... h6?! { [%eval 4.46] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 29. Qxe6+ { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:04:07] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:00:50] } 30. Ne5 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:03:01] } 30... R6b7 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:00:32] } 31. f5 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:02:15] } 31... Rc8? { [%eval 9.71] } { Mistake. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 32. f6 { [%eval 9.95] [%clk 0:02:11] } 32... Rbb8? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 33. Nf7+ { [%clk 0:01:23] } 33... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 34. fxg7 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 1-0