Event: 2025 Hart House Reading Week Open
Site: Hart House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
White: Vaibhav Bhat
WhiteElo: 2010
Black: Stevens, Christian
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2215
Result: 0-1
ECO: A50
Opening: Mexican Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:37] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:02] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:22] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:00] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:42] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:23:46] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:31:06] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:22:33] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:33] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:21:15] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:29:43] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:20:26] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:29:47] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:48] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:07] } 11. d5?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:48] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:30:29] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:05:45] } 12... exd4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 1:30:53] } 13. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:05:58] } 13... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:31:11] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:06:16] } 14... Rxe4+ { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:31:32] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:06:36] } 15... Bd4 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:15:28] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:01:27] } 16... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:14:48] } 17. fxe3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:01:45] } 17... Qh4+ { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:14:02] } 18. Kd1 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:57:55] } 18... Re5 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:10:07] } 19. Rf1 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:46:57] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:02:35] } 20. Kc2 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:44:26] } 20... Bf5?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:43] } 21. Rf4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:40:04] } 21... Bxd3+ { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:56:53] } 22. Kxd3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:40:30] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:41:57] } 23. Raf1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:37:46] } 23... Re8 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:41:03] } 24. R4f3? { [%eval -1.37] } { Mistake. R1f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:12] } 24... b5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Re4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:58] } 25. b3?? { [%eval -1.83] } { Blunder. Kc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:35] } 25... bxc4+ { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:26:00] } 26. bxc4 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:22:25] } 26... f5 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:19:32] } 27. g4?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:08] } 27... fxg4? { [%eval -0.76] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:40] } 28. hxg4 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:09:01] } 28... Re4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:17:14] } 29. Rg1?? { [%eval -3.61] } { Blunder. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:44] } 29... Rxc4 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:16:51] } 30. Kxc4 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:05:06] } 30... Qe4+ { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:17:17] } 31. Kb5?? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 31... Rb8+ { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:13:04] } 32. Ka5 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:01:42] } 32... Qc4 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:13:25] } 33. Rf8+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:01:51] } 33... Kxf8 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:13:27] } 0-1