Event: Round 1: Kothari, Jai - Middleton, Ben
Date: 2025-03-01
White: Kothari, Jai
WhiteElo: 2037
Black: Middleton, Ben
Result: 1-0
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Schlechter Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:15:36] } 3... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:50] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:15:45] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:14:58] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:15:53] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:15:02] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:16:02] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:15:06] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:16:10] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:14:47] } 8. b4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:16:17] } 8... b6?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:33] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:16:24] } 9... O-O { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:14:35] } 10. f4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:16:30] } 10... f6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:14:10] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:16:27] } 11... a6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:12:28] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:16:35] } 12... c4 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:11:58] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:16:34] } 13... Bb7?! { [%eval 2.23] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:58] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:16:41] } 14... Qe8?! { [%eval 3.01] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:31] } 15. Qe1?! { [%eval 1.9] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:45] } 15... Rf7?! { [%eval 2.89] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:09] } 16. g4 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:16:40] } 16... f5?! { [%eval 3.37] } { Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:07] } 17. gxf5 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:16:46] } 17... exf5 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:10:11] } 18. e6 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:16:55] } 18... Rf6 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:10:09] } 19. exd7 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:17:03] } 19... Qxd7 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:10:04] } 20. Ne5 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:17:09] } 20... Nxe5 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:10:04] } 21. fxe5 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:17:16] } 21... Rg6+ { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:10:03] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:17:19] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:09:58] } 23. Nf4 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:17:26] } 23... Rh6 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:09:50] } 24. Rg1 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:17:33] } 24... Bh4 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:09:10] } 25. Qf1 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:17:40] } 25... g5 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:08:39] } 26. Ng2?? { [%eval -0.48] } { Blunder. Qg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:32] } 26... Bg3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:07:31] } 27. Nh4 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:17:15] } 27... Rxh4?? { [%eval 4.4] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:31] } 28. Rxg3 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:17:23] } 28... h6 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:07:30] } 29. Rh3 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:17:00] } 29... f4 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:07:14] } 30. Rxh4 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:17:07] } 30... fxe3 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:07:21] } 31. Qg1 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:16:52] } 31... Rf2?! { [%eval 7.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:55] } 32. Rxh6 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:16:59] } 32... Rxc2? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:33] } 33. Qxg5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:17:07] } 33... Qg7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:06:19] } 34. Qd8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:17:16] } 34... Qf8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:06:20] } 35. Rg1+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:17:22] } 1-0