Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Open 2025
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-01-04
White: Barantsev, Oleg
WhiteElo: 1917
Black: Venkataramanan, T.S.
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2215
Result: 0-1
ECO: C91
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 110 minutes + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:17] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:49:59] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:50:21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:49:56] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:50:26] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:49:55] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:50:31] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:49:51] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:50:35] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:49:45] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:50:28] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:49:39] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:50:33] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:49:34] } 8. d4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:50:21] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:49:26] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:50:24] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:45:52] } 10. Bg5?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:47:40] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:41:12] } 11. Bh4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:47:16] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:40:27] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:46:25] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:36:51] } 13. a4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:43:08] } 13... g5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:30:37] } 14. dxe5?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:36:53] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:19] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:26] } 15... dxe5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:24:18] } 16. Bg3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:24] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:09] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:07] } 17... c4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:19:07] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:02] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:18:16] } 19. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:38] } 19... axb5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:17:54] } 20. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:14:44] } 20... Bxa8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:13:43] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:14:09] } 21... Nh5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:05:47] } 22. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:24] } 22... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:07] } 23. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:00:00] } 23... exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:54] } 24. bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:02] } 24... bxc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:00:04] } 25. Nd2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:51:12] } 25... Bd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:51:09] } 26. h4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:43:33] } 26... f6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:40:21] } 27. hxg5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:40:48] } 27... hxg5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:39:30] } 28. Qf1?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:45] } 28... Bf7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:38:55] } 29. Bb1?! { [%eval -1.17] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:47] } 29... Bc5 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:34:05] } 30. Nf3?! { [%eval -2.37] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:17] } 30... Kg7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:31] } 31. Nd4? { [%eval -1.68] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:29] } 31... Rh8? { [%eval -0.31] } { Mistake. Qe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:24] } 32. f3?? { [%eval -5.07] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:25] } 32... Qa5 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:23:08] } 33. Qf2?! { [%eval -7.64] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:09] } 33... Qxc3 { [%eval -6.78] [%clk 0:21:20] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval -7.24] [%clk 0:23:01] } 34... Rd8 { [%eval -7.32] [%clk 0:18:29] } 35. Nf5+ { [%eval -8.14] [%clk 0:22:27] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval -7.73] [%clk 0:18:11] } 36. Qxc5? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:32] } 36... Rxd1+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:18:03] } 37. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:22:38] } 37... Qe1 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:17:40] } 38. Qf8 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:22:32] } 38... Qh1# { [%clk 0:17:22] } 0-1