Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Masters 2024
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-01-01
White: Bharat Kumar, Balahari
WhiteElo: 2022
Black: Sasikumar, Srivathsan
BlackElo: 1919
Result: 0-1
ECO: A50
Opening: Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:44] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:20] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:33] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:43] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:14] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:10:16] } 4... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:04] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:10:11] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:08] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:10:21] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:15:25] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:10:14] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:14:02] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:08:09] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:07:45] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:32] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:02:23] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:04:09] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:56:51] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:01:35] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:46:01] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:53:15] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:37:45] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:44:38] } 13... Bb8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:34:53] } 14. Nb5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:43:57] } 14... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:22:27] } 15. Qb1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:42:45] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:20:12] } 16. Qa1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:34:11] } 16... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:17:31] } 17. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:33:39] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:20] } 18. h3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:27:35] } 18... Rxd1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:14:03] } 19. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:26:51] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:14:30] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:29] } 20... Na7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:11:17] } 21. Nxa7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:14:05] } 21... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:10:08] } 22. gxf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:11:45] } 22... Bxa7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:10:28] } 23. f4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:11:49] } 23... Bb8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:09:27] } 24. Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:58] } 24... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:27] } 25. Qb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:42] } 25... e5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:31] } 26. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:00] } 26... Ng5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:00:38] } 27. Bf1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:00:37] } 27... Nf3+ { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:00:51] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:00:41] } 28... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:00:38] } 29. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:00:49] } 29... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:01:03] } 30. Qc3? { [%eval -2.04] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 30... Qe6?? { [%eval -0.27] } { Blunder. Qxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 31. f4?? { [%eval -2.79] } { Blunder. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 31... Nf3 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:00:32] } 32. Qc4?? { [%eval -6.54] } { Blunder. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 32... Qxe3 { [%eval -6.46] [%clk 0:00:37] } 33. Bg2 { [%eval -6.05] [%clk 0:00:35] } 33... Nh4 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:00:40] } 34. Qc7 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:00:35] } 34... Re8 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:00:35] } 35. Qc6 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:00:33] } 35... Re6 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:00:41] } 36. Qc8+ { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 0:00:37] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval -6.38] [%clk 0:01:06] } 37. Qc2+ { [%eval -6.78] [%clk 0:00:55] } 37... Rg6 { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:01:16] } 38. Be4?? { [%eval #-20] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 38... f5 { [%eval -9.21] [%clk 0:01:14] } 39. Bxf5? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 39... Nxf5 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:01:28] } 40. Rd1 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:32] } 40... Qf3+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:01:30] } 41. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:00:56] } 41... Ne3 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:01:28] } 42. Qd2 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:42] } 42... Rg2+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:01:45] } 43. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:01:04] } 43... Qxh3# { [%clk 0:02:07] } 0-1