Event: Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Challengers
Site: Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Date: 2025-01-31
White: Bulmaga, Irina
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2386
Black: Divya Deshmukh
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2490
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:40:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:41:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:41:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:41:42] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:41:47] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:42:02] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:42:13] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:42:24] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:42:38] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:44] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:42:40] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:57] } 7... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:38:01] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:43:14] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:38:24] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:43:09] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:34:22] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:42:56] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:09] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:39:00] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:17] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:33:29] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:20:06] } 13. Nb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:57:08] } 13... fxe5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:05:02] } 14. fxe5?! { [%eval -0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:45] } 14... Qb8 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 1:00:33] } 15. b4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:42:13] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:57:03] } 16. Bd4? { [%eval -1.9] } { Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:18] } 16... a6 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:54:05] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:30:00] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:47:59] } 18. Na4 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:29:29] } 18... Nxd4 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:39:29] } 19. Qxd4 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:29:43] } 19... b5 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:39:57] } 20. Nb6? { [%eval -3.59] } { Mistake. Nb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:46] } 20... Rab8 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:09:08] } 21. a4 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:22:34] } 21... bxa4?! { [%eval -2.46] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:47] } 22. Rxa4? { [%eval -4.44] } { Mistake. Nxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:18] } 22... Bd8 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:03:40] } 23. c4 { [%eval -4.45] [%clk 0:07:23] } 23... Qxb6 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:03:19] } 24. c5 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:07:50] } 24... Qc6 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:01:59] } 25. Raa1 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:05:31] } 25... a5 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:02:15] } 26. Nd2 { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:03:47] } 26... Rxf1+ { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:01:35] } 27. Rxf1 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:04:05] } 27... Be7 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:01:32] } 28. Nxe4 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:01:44] } 28... dxe4 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:02:01] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 0:00:36] } 29... axb4 { [%eval -6.03] [%clk 0:02:18] } 30. Qxb4 { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 0:00:45] } 30... Bxc5 { [%eval -6.03] [%clk 0:02:27] } 31. Qb3 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:00:49] } 31... Rf8 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:01:36] } 32. Rb1 { [%eval -5.9] [%clk 0:01:00] } 32... Ba8 { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 0:00:46] } 33. Bb5 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:01:09] } 33... Qd5 { [%eval -6.69] [%clk 0:01:04] } 34. Bc4 { [%eval -6.79] [%clk 0:00:50] } 34... Qxe5 { [%eval -6.38] [%clk 0:01:30] } 35. Bxe6+?? { [%eval #-15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval -11.33] [%clk 0:01:59] } 36. Qh3?! { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 36... e3 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:02:08] } 0-1