Event: Round 8: Ward, Andrew - Vijayakumar, Rishi
Date: 2025-03-02
White: Ward, Andrew
WhiteElo: 1845
Black: Vijayakumar, Rishi
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2040
Result: 0-1
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:21] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:33] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:30] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:34] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:38] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:41] } 5... Nc7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:47] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:13] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:38] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:45] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:46] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:45] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:51] } 9. h3?! { [%eval -0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:38] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:15:53] } 10. e3 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:13:45] } 10... Be6 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:14:30] } 11. Ne1 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:12:43] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:14:35] } 12. Kh2 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:12:50] } 12... f5 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:14:30] } 13. f4 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:12:48] } 13... e4 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:14:26] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:12:06] } 14... Rad8 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:14:35] } 15. Rf2 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:12:15] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:14:30] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:11:53] } 16... Nb4 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:13:50] } 17. Qd1 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:12:01] } 17... Ncd5 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:13:09] } 18. Qc1 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:11:27] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:12:06] } 19. a3? { [%eval -2.39] } { Mistake. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:40] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:11:59] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:09:42] } 20... Na5 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:11:36] } 21. b4 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:09:48] } 21... Nb3 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:11:43] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:09:50] } 22... c4 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:11:45] } 23. Nb1?! { [%eval -2.42] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:49] } 23... Qe7 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:10:27] } 24. Bxf6 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:05:43] } 24... Qxf6 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:10:36] } 25. Nc3 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:05:01] } 25... h5?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:27] } 26. h4? { [%eval -2.78] } { Mistake. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:07] } 26... Rf7 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:10:22] } 27. Bf1 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:03:14] } 27... Rfd7 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:10:25] } 28. Na2?! { [%eval -3.69] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 28... a6 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:09:54] } 29. Nc1 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:02:46] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:09:31] } 30. Qb1 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:02:00] } 30... Na4?? { [%eval -0.5] } { Blunder. Rcd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:33] } 31. Nc2?? { [%eval -5.84] } { Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:52] } 31... Nc3 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:08:34] } 0-1