Event: Round 1: Rajeev (Major) Raghavan - Paul (Major) Mottram
Date: 2025-01-03
White: Rajeev (Major) Raghavan
Black: Paul (Major) Mottram
Result: 1-0
ECO: D43
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100+10

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:40:14] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:40:12] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:39:52] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:40:15] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:39:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:39:59] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:39:00] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:39:39] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:37:37] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:35:58] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:34:19] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:35:00] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:24] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:33:44] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:32:56] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:32:06] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:25] } 9... Bxc3? { [%eval 1.34] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:40] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:30:28] } 10... b5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:24:07] } 11. Rd1?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:15] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:20:50] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:56:33] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:16:18] } 13. Rb1?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:12] } 13... a6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:12:17] } 14. Ba3 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:50:55] } 14... Re8?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:28] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:50:55] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:07:18] } 16. Qb2?? { [%eval -1.26] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:28] } 16... Nb6 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 1:04:45] } 17. axb5 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:44:05] } 17... cxb5 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 1:03:51] } 18. Bc5? { [%eval -2.98] } { Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:16] } 18... Na4 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 1:02:46] } 19. Qb4 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:40:29] } 19... Nxc5 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 1:00:42] } 20. dxc5?! { [%eval -4.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:57] } 20... Rec8?? { [%eval -0.71] } { Blunder. Red8 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:26] } 21. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:38:04] } 21... Qxc5?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:32] } 22. Nd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:26] } 22... Qxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:25] } 23. cxb4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:36:24] } 23... Rc7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:46:23] } 24. Nxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:17] } 24... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:43:57] } 25. Ra1 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:32:28] } 25... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:40] } 26. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:12] } 26... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:34] } 27. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:15] } 27... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:29] } 28. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:22] } 28... Raa7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:39:26] } 29. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:03] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:59] } 30. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:38] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:00] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:29] } 31... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:43] } 32. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:25] } 32... Rc4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:26] } 33. Rd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:29] } 33... Rc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:32:41] } 34. f4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:25:26] } 34... g6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:29:00] } 35. Ra3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:22:08] } 35... Rd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:26:30] } 36. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:40] } 36... Rxd4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:43] } 37. Kxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:47] } 37... Rc4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:57] } 38. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:54] } 38... Rxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:45] } 39. Rxa6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:50] } 39... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:38] } 40. Rd6+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:19:18] } 40... Kc4?? { [%eval 7.65] } { Blunder. Kc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:12] } 41. Rd4+ { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:15:45] } 41... Kc5 { [%eval 8.59] [%clk 0:20:00] } 42. Rxb4 { [%eval 8.2] [%clk 0:15:54] } 42... Kxb4 { [%eval 8.91] [%clk 0:19:58] } 43. Kd4 { [%eval 8.83] [%clk 0:16:02] } 43... Ka5 { [%eval 9.12] [%clk 0:14:51] } 44. f5 { [%eval 8.82] [%clk 0:15:51] } 44... Kb6? { [%eval #14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:45] } 45. e6 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:14:57] } 45... fxe6 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:11:53] } 46. fxg6 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:15:05] } 1-0