Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-31
White: Siva Mahadevan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2349
Black: Royal, Shreyas
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2522
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:24] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:20] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:34] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:26] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:18] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:46] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:20] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:01] } 5... a5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:13] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:26:58] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:28:41] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:27:10] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:28:15] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:27:06] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:27:50] } 9. Nb3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:26:56] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:19:07] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:25:11] } 10... Nf5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:19:00] } 11. Qe1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:22:25] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:19:25] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:20:22] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:08:33] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:13:16] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:08:58] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:11:48] } 14... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:09:23] } 15. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:12:06] } 15... f6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:01:25] } 16. exf6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:01:16] } 16... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:01:53] } 17. cxd5?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:36] } 17... cxd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:02:17] } 18. Rc6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:59:56] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:39] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:58:15] } 19... Qf8?! { [%eval 1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:19] } 20. Bg4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:49:23] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:50:09] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:36:48] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:48:47] } 22. Qd3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:27:38] } 22... Bb8 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:33:17] } 23. Re2?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:53] } 23... Nd6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:33:07] } 24. Be1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:36] } 24... Qf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:38] } 25. h4?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Rec2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:38] } 25... Rf4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:30:19] } 26. f3 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:16:41] } 26... e5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:25:24] } 27. Bxd7?? { [%eval -2.7] } { Blunder. Bg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:12] } 27... Qxd7 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:25:41] } 28. Rxb6 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:08:36] } 28... e4 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:23:50] } 29. fxe4 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:08:30] } 29... dxe4 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:22:42] } 30. Qa6 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:04:57] } 30... Nf5 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:19:26] } 31. Qb5 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:03:45] } 31... Nxd4?? { [%eval -0.09] } { Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:04] } 32. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:01:53] } 32... Qxd4+ { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:19:28] } 33. Rf2?? { [%eval -6.48] } { Blunder. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 33... Rxf2 { [%eval -6.22] [%clk 0:19:46] } 34. Rxh6+ { [%eval -6.34] [%clk 0:00:58] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:19:22] } 35. Bc3?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 35... Qd1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:19:02] } 0-1