Event: Round 6: Khoury, Theo - Babu, Rahul
Date: 2025-02-16
White: Khoury, Theo
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2164
Black: Babu, Rahul
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2166
Result: 1-0
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:09] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:12] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:34] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:33:35] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:26:59] } 9. Qf3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:33:58] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:10:26] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:34:22] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:08:11] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:29:36] } 11... e5?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:06:50] } 12. fxe5 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 1:29:33] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:07:15] } 13. Qg3 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 1:29:55] } 13... Ng4?? { [%eval 4.16] } { Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:34] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 1:27:05] } 14... Qd6 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:50:32] } 15. Bc3 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 1:19:21] } 15... Be6?! { [%eval 5.38] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:31:18] } 16. Nf6+?! { [%eval 3.84] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:36] } 16... Nxf6 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:31:43] } 17. Rxd6 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 1:16:57] } 17... Bxd6 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:32:10] } 18. Bd3?! { [%eval 2.62] } { Inaccuracy. Qxg7 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:47] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:30:54] } 19. Qg5 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 1:13:44] } 19... g6 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:31:19] } 20. Rf1 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 1:11:32] } 20... O-O { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:23:02] } 21. Be2 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 1:05:53] } 21... f6 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:21:59] } 22. Qd2 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 1:05:48] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:20:44] } 23. Bxh5 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 1:05:19] } 23... gxh5 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:21:13] } 24. Qh6 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 1:04:48] } 24... Bg4 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:18:28] } 25. h3 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 1:04:38] } 25... Be2 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:18:57] } 26. Rf2 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 1:02:23] } 26... Bc4 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:19:09] } 27. Rxf6 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 1:02:38] } 27... Bc5?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:31] } 28. Qg5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:03:00] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:19:56] } 29. Rxf8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:03:23] } 29... Rxf8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:20:22] } 30. Bxe5+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:03:46] } 30... Rf6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:20:51] } 31. Bxf6# { [%clk 1:03:37] } 1-0