Event: 6th Colonial Open
Site: Sterlig, VA, United States
Date: 2025-04-20
White: Swaminathan, Pranav
WhiteElo: 2023
Black: Desmarais, Nicholas
BlackElo: 2026
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: English Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90;+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:25] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:52] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:57] } 3... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. Bd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:28:17] } 4... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:30] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:08] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:25] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:43] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:00] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:14] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:26:39] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:57] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:25:47] } 10... h6?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:59] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:10] } 11... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:25:41] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:24:21] } 12... Bg4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:17:02] } 13. dxc5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:18:04] } 13... bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:24] } 14. Rac1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:18:28] } 14... f6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:08:08] } 15. exf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:03:07] } 15... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:08:16] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:03:24] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:06:20] } 17. fxe5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:03:49] } 17... Rxf1+ { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:06:39] } 18. Rxf1 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:04:16] } 18... Be6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:50:06] } 19. Bb1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:01:26] } 19... Kh8?! { [%eval 0.65] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:57] } 20. Nb5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:33:07] } 20... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:28:08] } 21. Rf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:21] } 21... gxf6?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:58] } 22. Qxh6+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:16:40] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:17:24] } 23. Bh7+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:14:24] } 23... Kf7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:17:40] } 24. Bg6+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:14:40] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:16:51] } 25. Qh7+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:13:50] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:17:19] } 26. Qh8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:11:19] } 26... Bg8 { [%clk 0:17:38] } 27. exf6 { [%clk 0:11:31] } 1-0