Event: 6th Colonial Open
Site: Sterlig, VA, United States
Date: 2025-04-19
White: Desmarais, Nicholas
WhiteElo: 2026
Black: Rallabandi, Krishna
BlackElo: 2016
Result: 1-0
ECO: D01
Opening: Rapport-Jobava System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90;+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:06] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:29:29] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:29:56] } 3... e6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. Nb5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:30:17] } 4... Na6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5. e3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:30:43] } 5... Be7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:32:08] } 6. h4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:31:07] } 6... O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:32:07] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:34] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:23] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:57] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:44] } 9. Be2?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:02] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:30:55] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:31:04] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:28:16] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:26:43] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:26:41] } 12. exd4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:27:10] } 12... Bb4?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:12] } 13. Nb5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:22:20] } 13... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:17:13] } 14. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:22:44] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:15:35] } 15. h5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:17:40] } 15... Qa5?! { [%eval 1.46] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:19] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:08:41] } 16... Nd2?? { [%eval 4.73] } { Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:50] } 17. Re1? { [%eval 2.72] } { Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:52] } 17... Nc4?! { [%eval 3.73] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:11] } 18. c3 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 1:04:46] } 18... Be7 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 1:03:29] } 19. Qe2? { [%eval 1.83] } { Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:16] } 19... b5?? { [%eval 4.99] } { Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:10] } 20. h6 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:57:18] } 20... Nxe5 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:54:41] } 21. hxg7 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:55:11] } 21... Rfe8?? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:35] } 22. Bxh7+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:47:30] } 22... Kxg7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:49:46] } 23. Bxe5+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:47:29] } 23... f6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:49:12] } 24. Qg4+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:46:27] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:49:06] } 25. Qh5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:44:03] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:49:13] } 26. Qg6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:44:05] } 26... Kh8 { [%clk 0:49:40] } 27. Qh6 { [%clk 0:44:11] } 1-0