Event: Round 1: Staples, Maurice J - Gopikrishna, Ashwin
Date: 2025-04-18
White: Staples, Maurice J
WhiteElo: 1954
Black: Gopikrishna, Ashwin
BlackElo: 1657
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B41
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:57] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:30:46] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:38] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:32:29] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:19:24] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:16] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:13:33] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:29:29] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:09:24] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:25:13] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:08:07] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:20:41] } 12. Bb1 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:07:37] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:18:46] } 13. O-O { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:06:24] } 13... b6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:15:55] } 14. f4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:56:15] } 14... Ncd7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:02:12] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:55:12] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:59:38] } 16. e5? { [%eval -0.8] } { Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:28] } 16... Bxf3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:27] } 17. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:46] } 17... dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:32] } 18. f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:26] } 18... Bc5+?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:12] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:44:46] } 19... exf5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:44:28] } 20. Qxf5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:42] } 20... Nf8? { [%eval 1.67] } { Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:38] } 21. Bg5 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:37:44] } 21... Be7 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:31:34] } 22. Nd5 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:27:53] } 22... Qd6 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:25:42] } 23. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:19:22] } 23... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:25:56] } 24. Nxf6+? { [%eval 0.1] } { Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:43] } 24... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:26:12] } 25. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:19:39] } 25... gxf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:26:33] } 26. Rxf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:19:57] } 26... Re6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:22:57] } 1/2-1/2