Event: Round 8: Saunders, Aron - Navaratnam, Rohan Shan Tze
Date: 2025-04-06
White: Saunders, Aron
WhiteElo: 2124
Black: Navaratnam, Rohan Shan Tze
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2296
Result: 0-1
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:03] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:59] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7... Ba6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:20] } 8. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:21] } 8... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:33:34] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:19] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:33:15] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:23:38] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:32:54] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:20:26] } 11... Nab4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:20:20] } 12. Ne4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:17:42] } 12... f6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:11:03] } 13. a3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:07:54] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:11:01] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:07:58] } 14... fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:02] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:08:21] } 15... Qe8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:57:59] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:03:40] } 16... Bd8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:56:43] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:58:53] } 17... Nce7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:53:13] } 18. Qe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:55:34] } 18... Bc7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:49:45] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:44:29] } 19... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:49:52] } 20. Bc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:50] } 20... Rc8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:47:57] } 21. Ng5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:42:16] } 21... Qg6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:41:37] } 22. Qxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:48] } 22... hxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:05] } 23. f4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:39:12] } 23... b5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:41:59] } 24. Ne4?! { [%eval -1.22] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:00] } 24... Bb6+ { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:36:32] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:27:24] } 25... Rc2 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:34:32] } 26. g3?! { [%eval -2.03] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:23] } 26... Rfc8 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:28:38] } 27. Nd6 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 0:21:51] } 27... R8c5 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:27:08] } 28. Rfe1 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:21:41] } 28... a5?! { [%eval -1.33] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:51] } 29. b4?! { [%eval -2.48] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:13] } 29... Rc6 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:17:13] } 30. Nxb5 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:18:47] } 30... axb4 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:13:53] } 31. axb4 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:19:12] } 31... Ra2 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:14:05] } 32. Bd2?! { [%eval -3.29] } { Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:53] } 32... Rcc2 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:12:31] } 33. Re2 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:15:19] } 33... Nxb4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rcb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:54] } 34. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:29] } 34... Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:47] } 35. Re4?? { [%eval -4.16] } { Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:43] } 35... Nd3 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:07:44] } 36. Nb1?! { [%eval -5.99] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:05] } 36... Nf2+ { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:06:50] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:06:31] } 37... Nxd1 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 0:05:36] } 0-1