Event: Round 6: Thorogood, Luca - Gopikrishna, Ashwin
Date: 2025-04-20
White: Thorogood, Luca
Black: Gopikrishna, Ashwin
BlackElo: 1657
Result: 0-1
ECO: C05
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:47] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:09] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:57] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:30] } 8... f6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:33:22] } 9. exf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:21] } 9... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:28] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:22:23] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:04] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:20:56] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:38] } 12. a3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:20:02] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:41] } 13. Qe3?? { [%eval -1.81] } { Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:30] } 13... Bd7? { [%eval -0.66] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:47] } 14. b4?! { [%eval -1.33] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:43] } 14... Rfe8? { [%eval 0.25] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:12] } 15. Bb2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:57:25] } 15... e5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:54:12] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:53:40] } 16... Qxe3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:53:58] } 17. fxe3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:53:52] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:53:55] } 18. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:39] } 18... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:10] } 19. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:50:30] } 19... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:54:27] } 20. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:50:27] } 20... Rae8 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:51:14] } 21. Nf1 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:49:38] } 21... Ng4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:48:43] } 22. Rac1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:48:22] } 22... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:29] } 23. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:19] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:38:45] } 24. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:47:22] } 24... d4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:33:59] } 25. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:46:44] } 25... Bxb7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:34:05] } 26. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:47:07] } 26... dxe3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:33:06] } 27. h3?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:23] } 27... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:32:24] } 28. Rc7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:38:06] } 28... e2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:13] } 29. Ng3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:31:01] } 29... Nd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:24:01] } 30. Rc2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:29:46] } 30... Nf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:22:58] } 31. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:28] } 31... Re3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:15:10] } 32. Nf5?? { [%eval -5.06] } { Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:22] } 32... Rd3 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:15:00] } 33. g3?! { [%eval -6.92] } { Inaccuracy. Rdxe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:13] } 33... Nxh3+ { [%eval -6.92] [%clk 0:14:39] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval -6.89] [%clk 0:25:28] } 34... Rxd2 { [%eval -6.72] [%clk 0:14:59] } 0-1