Event: Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Challengers
Site: Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Date: 2025-01-18
White: Oro, Faustino
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2447
Black: Vaishali, Rameshbabu
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2476
Result: 0-1
ECO: D78
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:40:56] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:23] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:41:19] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:39:44] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:41:40] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:40:08] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:42:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:40:32] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:42:25] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:40:59] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:42:46] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:41:24] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:43:11] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:34] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:42:59] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:40:40] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:42:51] } 9... a5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:23:43] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:41:16] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:22:18] } 11. d5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:40:41] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:20:43] } 12. e5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:40:46] } 12... b4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:15:08] } 13. exf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:40:14] } 13... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:15:31] } 14. Nb5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:40:15] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:47:30] } 15. Nbd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:36:56] } 15... Rc8?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:05] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:34:06] } 16... e6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:41:13] } 17. Bh3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:40] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:21:57] } 18. Qf3?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:52] } 18... c3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:16:13] } 19. bxc3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:49:48] } 19... Rxc3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:16:04] } 20. Be3?? { [%eval -2.13] } { Blunder. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:22] } 20... Ba4 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:11:01] } 21. Rdc1 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:34:43] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:09:36] } 22. Ng4 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:33:24] } 22... Nxg4 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:03:30] } 23. Qxg4 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:33:47] } 23... h5 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:01:35] } 24. Qg5?! { [%eval -3.08] } { Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:33] } 24... e5 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:00:49] } 25. Nb3 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:29:28] } 25... d4 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:00:35] } 26. Bd2 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:28:51] } 26... Rc2?? { [%eval -1.22] } { Blunder. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 27. Bf1 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:28:01] } 27... e4? { [%eval -0.18] } { Mistake. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 28. Bb5?? { [%eval -2.64] } { Blunder. Rxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:52] } 28... Bxb5 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:00:41] } 29. Qxb5 { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 0:22:13] } 29... Rf8?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Re5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 30. Rab1? { [%eval -1.35] } { Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:09] } 30... Kh7?? { [%eval 0.67] } { Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 31. Qd5?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:05] } 31... e3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:35] } 32. fxe3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:18:03] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:00:34] } 33. Qe4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:13:07] } 33... d3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:52] } 34. Na1?! { [%eval -0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:01] } 34... f5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:00:36] } 35. Qf3?? { [%eval -3.42] } { Blunder. Qg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:18] } 35... Bc3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. Nxc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:24] } 36... Bxd2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:00:46] } 37. Nd4?? { [%eval -4.6] } { Blunder. Nxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:40] } 37... Bxc1 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:01:14] } 38. Rb3 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:01:29] } 38... d2 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:00:39] } 39. Rd3 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:01:55] } 39... Rd7 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:00:34] } 40. Qa8 { [%eval -6.99] [%clk 0:00:38] } 40... Bb2?! { [%eval -5.21] } { Inaccuracy. d1=Q+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 41. Qe8?! { [%eval -8.43] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 41... Bxd4 { [%eval -7.97] [%clk 0:49:54] } 42. exd4 { [%eval -9.21] [%clk 0:50:29] } 42... Re7 { [%eval -8.84] [%clk 0:49:46] } 43. Qa4? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:20] } 43... Qc4? { [%eval -9.89] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:48:11] } 0-1