Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2024-12-29
White: Royal, Shreyas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2522
Black: Saunders, Aron
BlackElo: 2106
Result: 1-0
ECO: B19
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:39] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6. h4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:58] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:52] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:23] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:19] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:36] } 8... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:18] } 9. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:34:00] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:43] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:34:23] } 10... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:45] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:34:47] } 11... Bb4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:42] } 12. c3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:35:10] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:31] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:35:35] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:31] } 14. Nh5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:35:50] } 14... g6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:19:23] } 15. Ng7+ { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:10] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:17:57] } 16. Nxe6+ { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:15] } 16... fxe6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:18:21] } 17. Qxg6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:33:39] } 17... Bf6?! { [%eval 1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Ndf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:05] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:31:09] } 18... c5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:01:55] } 19. Rh3? { [%eval -0.23] } { Mistake. Rhe1 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:22] } 19... cxd4?? { [%eval 2.8] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:59] } 20. Bb4+ { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 1:20:19] } 20... Ne7 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:52:20] } 21. Nxd4 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 1:20:14] } 21... Qxc4+ { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:44:46] } 22. Rc3 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 1:20:16] } 22... Qd5?? { [%eval 5.84] } { Blunder. Qxa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:30] } 23. Rf3 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 1:14:24] } 23... Rc8+ { [%eval 6.94] [%clk 0:32:48] } 24. Kb1 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 1:13:58] } 24... Qe5 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:33:08] } 25. Re3 { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 1:12:22] } 25... Nc5?? { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:17] } 26. Bxc5 { [%eval #14] [%clk 1:12:43] } 1-0