Event: Round 8: Dickenson, Neil F - Kothari, Jai
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Dickenson, Neil F
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2283
Black: Kothari, Jai
BlackElo: 2070
Result: 1-0
ECO: A57
Opening: Benko Gambit
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:14] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:26:02] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:28] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:26:28] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:16] } 4... bxc4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:25:56] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:40] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:21] } 6. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:21] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:13] } 7. exd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:45] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:36] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:56] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:02] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:06] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:20] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:27] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:26:04] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:25:28] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:26:18] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:57] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:07] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:11:58] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:21:18] } 14. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:01:31] } 14... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:21:21] } 15. bxc4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:01:56] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:21:32] } 16. Ba1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:58:21] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:10:29] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:48:26] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:07:17] } 18. Nce4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:47:55] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:07:22] } 19. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:47:58] } 19... Rb4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:03:49] } 20. Qc3?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:08] } 20... f6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:03:46] } 21. Qg3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:45:33] } 21... Kf8? { [%eval 1.83] } { Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:03] } 22. Qh4? { [%eval 0.17] } { Mistake. Nxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:45] } 22... Qf5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:55:36] } 23. Qg3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:33:29] } 23... Qg6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:37:14] } 24. Qf3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:21:27] } 24... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:30:28] } 25. Re3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:21:17] } 25... Bc8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:26:45] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:21:11] } 26... Rb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:27:08] } 27. Re1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:21:01] } 27... Bd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:24:06] } 28. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:20:01] } 28... dxc5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:20:58] } 29. Rxe7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:20:22] } 29... Rb7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:20:50] } 30. Rxe8+ { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:19:35] } 30... Qxe8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:20:47] } 31. Qd2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:19:14] } 31... Qc8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:19:19] } 32. h3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:17:58] } 32... Bf5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:18:22] } 33. Qe3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:16:49] } 33... Rd7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:17:54] } 34. d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:14:04] } 34... Bg6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:18:09] } 35. Bb2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:13:37] } 35... c4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:31] } 36. Qc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:13:39] } 36... Bf7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:11:15] } 37. Ba3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:13:30] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:08:48] } 38. Re3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:13:06] } 38... Qb7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:06:37] } 39. Qe1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:12:58] } 39... Qc8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:06:45] } 40. Kh2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:47] } 40... Qd8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:06:25] } 41. Qb4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:12:34] } 41... Qb6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:06:06] } 42. Qa4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:12:36] } 42... Qb7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:05:54] } 43. Bc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:12:16] } 43... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:06:14] } 44. Qd1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:11:41] } 44... Qc8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:05:40] } 45. Qd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:11:48] } 45... Qb7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:05:45] } 46. Ba3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:11:39] } 46... Qc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:05:45] } 47. Re2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:11:16] } 47... c3?! { [%eval 0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:40] } 48. Rc2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:11:22] } 48... Qc4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:04:53] } 49. Qe3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:10:31] } 49... h5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:04:30] } 50. Rxc3 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:10:02] } 50... Qxa2 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:04:58] } 51. Qe4 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:08:37] } 51... g6 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:03:46] } 52. Qf4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:07:33] } 52... Kg7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:03:21] } 53. h4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:04:44] } 53... Qd5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:03:25] } 54. Rc8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:04:15] } 54... Qf5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:03:11] } 55. Qxf5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:04:22] } 55... gxf5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:03:40] } 56. Kg3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:04:40] } 56... Kg6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:04:07] } 57. Kf4?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:48] } 57... Be6?! { [%eval 0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:10] } 58. Rb8 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:04:58] } 58... Kg7?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. Rg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:50] } 59. Ke3 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:05:10] } 59... Kg6 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:04:16] } 60. Kd4 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:05:33] } 60... f4 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:04:40] } 61. Ke4 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:05:36] } 61... f3 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:05:04] } 62. gxf3 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:05:53] } 62... Bf7 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:05:15] } 63. f4 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:06:07] } 63... Be6 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:05:41] } 64. f5+?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:57] } 64... Bxf5+ { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:06:04] } 65. Kd5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:06:23] } 65... Bg4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:06:01] } 66. Kc6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:03:05] } 66... Be6?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Rg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:30] } 67. Rh8 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:02:22] } 67... Bg4?? { [%eval 7.37] } { Blunder. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:41] } 68. f3?? { [%eval 2.25] } { Blunder. Rg8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:26] } 68... Bh3 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:04:09] } 69. Bc1 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:02:46] } 69... Rf7 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:02:41] } 70. Rh6+ { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:02:26] } 70... Kf5?? { [%eval 6.53] } { Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:10] } 71. d7 { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:02:41] } 71... Rf8 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:02:39] } 72. Kc7 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:02:17] } 72... Bg2 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:03:05] } 73. d8=Q { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:02:27] } 73... Rxd8 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:03:33] } 74. Kxd8 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:02:50] } 74... Bxf3 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:03:59] } 75. Bb2 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:03:02] } 75... Kg4 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:04:25] } 76. Bxf6 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:03:24] } 76... a5 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:04:47] } 77. Bg5 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:03:26] } 77... a4 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:05:15] } 78. Ra6 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:03:41] } 78... Bd1 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:05:39] } 79. Ke7 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:04:02] } 79... Kf3 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:06:04] } 80. Kf6 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:04:19] } 80... Ke4 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:06:30] } 81. Bc1 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:04:13] } 81... Bf3 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:06:17] } 82. Rxa4+ { [%clk 0:04:28] } 1-0