Event: Round 1: Solomon, Ciprian - Thakur, Bhavya
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Solomon, Ciprian
WhiteElo: 1853
Black: Thakur, Bhavya
BlackElo: 1714
Result: 0-1
ECO: C20
Opening: English Opening: The Whale
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:22] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:30:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:29:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:30:24] } 3... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:40] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:30:21] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:27:30] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:30:22] } 5... d6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:27:23] } 6. h3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:30:29] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:27:00] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:43] } 7... Nd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:06] } 8. a3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:30:04] } 8... a5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:22:24] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:29:38] } 9... c6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:18:06] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:27:04] } 10... b5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:54:23] } 11. b3 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:21:05] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:44:37] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:14:16] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:38:55] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:08:23] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:29:31] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:59:20] } 14... Bxd4 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:29:50] } 15. Rb1 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:57:29] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:28:24] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:57:22] } 16... Na6?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Rfc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:47] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:54:59] } 17... Bc5?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:15] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:54:11] } 18... axb4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:20:41] } 19. axb4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:54:31] } 19... Bd4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:20:58] } 20. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:53:33] } 20... exd4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:21:06] } 21. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:50:04] } 21... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:20:49] } 22. Kh2 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:49:42] } 22... bxc4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:20:03] } 23. dxc4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:49:53] } 23... d3? { [%eval 2.99] } { Mistake. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:13] } 24. Qxd3 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:49:25] } 24... Qxf2 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:20:40] } 25. Be3 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:48:06] } 25... Qa2 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:19:47] } 26. b5?! { [%eval 1.78] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:09] } 26... cxb5?! { [%eval 2.8] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:51] } 27. cxb5 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:42:54] } 27... Nc5 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:17:07] } 28. Qxd6 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:41:32] } 28... Nxe4?! { [%eval 3.73] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:10] } 29. Qe5? { [%eval 2.03] } { Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:54] } 29... Nc3?? { [%eval 5.68] } { Blunder. Rxc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:21] } 30. Ra1 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:35:53] } 30... Qxa1 { [%eval 6.84] [%clk 0:14:43] } 31. Rxa1 { [%eval 6.73] [%clk 0:36:02] } 31... Rxa1 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:15:10] } 32. Bd4 { [%eval 6.47] [%clk 0:36:24] } 32... Ra3?? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:42] } 33. Qxg7# { [%clk 0:36:01] } 0-1