Event: Round 8: Cox, John J - Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan
Date: 2025-04-06
White: Cox, John J
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2255
Black: Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2253
Result: 0-1
ECO: A36
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:47] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:10] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:35] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:01] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:02] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:12] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:17] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:06] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:18] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:24:13] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:25:11] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:22:46] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:59] } 9... cxb4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:23] } 10. axb4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:20:22] } 10... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:21:31] } 11. Ba3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:19:29] } 11... Nbc6?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. Nec6 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:39] } 12. Nb5?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:51] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:56:57] } 13. e4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:08:33] } 13... a6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:49:50] } 14. exf5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:07:34] } 14... axb5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:50:14] } 15. cxb5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:07:21] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:49:17] } 16. fxg6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:03:14] } 16... hxg6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:48:56] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:02:13] } 17... Nf5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:39:16] } 18. Bb4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:56:41] } 18... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:38:52] } 19. Qxa1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:57:08] } 19... Nd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:36:14] } 20. Qa7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:52:34] } 20... b6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:36:15] } 21. Bc6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:33:11] } 21... Bh3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:28:03] } 22. Ra1?? { [%eval -5.32] } { Blunder. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:32] } 22... Nxc6 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:24:27] } 23. bxc6 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:26:56] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:24:14] } 24. f4?! { [%eval -7.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:23] } 24... exf4 { [%eval -6.9] [%clk 0:23:13] } 25. Qxb6?? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:26] } 25... Qd4+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:15:27] } 0-1