Event: 2024 Canterbury Summer Swiss
Site: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Thogata, Randheer
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2018
Black: Cheng, Chao Xin
BlackTitle: WCM
BlackElo: 1833
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B46
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 75 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:12:08] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:15:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:12:12] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:06] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:12:29] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:12:53] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:26] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:13:11] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:16:10] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:13:26] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:22] } 7. Qf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:13:38] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:12:09] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:13:49] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:06:49] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:08:30] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:00:00] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:06:34] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:54:43] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:06:21] } 11... d6?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:27] } 12. g5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 1:04:00] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:44:36] } 13. h4?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:41] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:41:28] } 14. Kb1?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:56] } 14... b4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:38:14] } 15. Na4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:51:18] } 15... Nc5? { [%eval 1.0] } { Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:34] } 16. Nxc5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:48:56] } 16... dxc5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:36:47] } 17. Be3?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:13] } 17... Bb7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:30:11] } 18. Qg4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:45:06] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:27:07] } 19. g6? { [%eval -0.41] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:13] } 19... Rxd1+ { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:23:46] } 20. Bxd1?! { [%eval -1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:07] } 20... Qe5? { [%eval -0.01] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:33] } 21. gxh7+?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. gxf7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:30:04] } 21... Kxh7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:48] } 22. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:47] } 22... f6?? { [%eval 3.04] } { Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:59] } 23. Bf4 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:21:43] } 23... Qxe4 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:18:17] } 24. Rg1 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:22:04] } 24... Rf7 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:17:29] } 25. Be2?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:10] } 25... c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:20] } 26. h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:52] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:52] } 27. Qg6?! { [%eval -0.68] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:25] } 27... Qxg6?? { [%eval 1.3] } { Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:45] } 28. hxg6 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:05:46] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:09:10] } 29. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:06:10] } 29... Bd5? { [%eval 2.48] } { Mistake. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:26] } 30. Bxa6?? { [%eval -0.02] } { Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:51] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:57] } 31. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:49] } 31... Bxa2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:17] } 32. Kc1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:06:14] } 32... Bd5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:09:21] } 1/2-1/2