Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Open 2025
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-01-05
White: Batchelor, Paul A
WhiteElo: 1933
Black: Venkataramanan, T.S.
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2215
Result: 0-1
ECO: B06
Opening: Modern Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 110 minutes + 10 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:50:09] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:50:04] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:48:31] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:48:59] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:48:26] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:45:00] } 4. h3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:48:29] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:44:20] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:48:27] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:43:48] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:48:32] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:40:44] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:44:07] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:34:47] } 8. d5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:43:11] } 8... Nb8?! { [%eval 1.23] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:42] } 9. c4 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:39:32] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:28:54] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:38:40] } 10... a6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:27:09] } 11. a4 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:36:12] } 11... b6 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:26:43] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:35:38] } 12... e5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:23:20] } 13. dxe6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:28:13] } 13... fxe6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:23:17] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:27:37] } 14... Qe7?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:19] } 15. e5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:22:37] } 15... dxe5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:17:53] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:21:58] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:17:17] } 17. Bh2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:11:50] } 17... Nh5?? { [%eval 2.31] } { Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:42] } 18. Nxd7 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:04:38] } 18... Qxd7 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 1:08:53] } 19. Be4?? { [%eval 0.06] } { Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:15] } 19... Bd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:08:03] } 20. Be5?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:00] } 20... Bxf2+ { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:58:58] } 21. Kh1?! { [%eval -1.49] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:56] } 21... Rad8?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:13] } 22. Qxd7 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:49:38] } 22... Rxd7 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:57:08] } 23. Red1?! { [%eval -1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:47] } 23... Rxd1+ { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:55:11] } 24. Rxd1 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:48:46] } 24... Bg3 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:54:40] } 25. Bxb7 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:45:05] } 25... Bxe5 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:54:39] } 26. Bf3?! { [%eval -2.07] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:23] } 26... Ng3+ { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:53:32] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:37:32] } 27... Bd4+ { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:53:31] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:37:26] } 28... Nf5 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:53:11] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:33:40] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:49:59] } 30. b3?! { [%eval -3.58] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:33] } 30... Be5+ { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:49:11] } 31. Kh1?! { [%eval -4.19] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:44] } 31... Nd4 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:48:54] } 0-1