Event: 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Open 2025
Site: Horntye Park, Hastings, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-01-04
White: Mikalajunas, Kajus
WhiteElo: 1975
Black: Kalavannan, Koby
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2300
Result: 1-0
ECO: A30
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 110 minutes + 10 seconds added per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:50:17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:49:38] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:50:21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:49:07] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:50:23] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:48:53] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:50:03] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:48:49] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:50:02] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:48:53] } 6. exd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:50:04] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:49:00] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:50:00] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:49:09] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:49:52] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:49:17] } 9. Bc4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:49:42] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:49:26] } 10. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:49:31] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:49:35] } 11. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:49:30] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:49:44] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:49:26] } 12... Qd5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:49:32] } 13. Qe3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:49:13] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:49:21] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:48:40] } 14... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:49:30] } 15. Qf4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:47:59] } 15... Bg7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:48:33] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:47:41] } 16... Qb5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:47:39] } 17. Qd6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:47:19] } 17... Qd7?! { [%eval 1.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 1:45:44] } 18. Qa3 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:45:26] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:45:19] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:43:26] } 19... Bd5 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 1:45:29] } 20. Rac1 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:34:15] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 1:45:38] } 21. b3 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:31:34] } 21... Rb7?? { [%eval 3.18] } { Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:36:19] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 1:24:31] } 22... Be5?! { [%eval 3.92] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:21] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 1:14:01] } 23... Bc7?! { [%eval 5.65] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:35] } 24. Bd4 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 1:09:11] } 24... Rg8 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 1:06:07] } 25. Ne3?? { [%eval 2.91] } { Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:04] } 25... f5 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 1:03:28] } 26. Nxd5?! { [%eval 1.89] } { Inaccuracy. Ba1 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:36] } 26... exd5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:03:26] } 27. Qa6 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:23:08] } 27... Bd8?? { [%eval 4.64] } { Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:10] } 28. Rc6 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:21:23] } 28... Be7?! { [%eval 6.23] } { Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:22] } 29. Re1 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:20:01] } 29... Kd8 { [%eval 6.73] [%clk 0:43:06] } 30. Qa5+ { [%eval 6.84] [%clk 0:18:25] } 30... Ke8 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:43:15] } 31. Rce6 { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:18:13] } 31... Qd8 { [%eval 7.17] [%clk 0:43:11] } 32. Qa6 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:17:01] } 32... Qc8? { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:56] } 33. Rxe7+ { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:16:49] } 1-0