Event: Round 5: Bates, Richard A - Dewangan, Aayush
Date: 2025-04-20
White: Bates, Richard A
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2311
Black: Dewangan, Aayush
BlackElo: 2018
Result: 1-0
ECO: D76
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:20] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:17] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:34] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:42] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:56] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:10] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:14] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:37] } 6... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:37] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:00] } 7... Nb6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:45] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:49] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:26:04] } 9... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:42] } 10. d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:24:05] } 10... Na5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:40] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:21:25] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:01] } 12. b3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:13:07] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:26:00] } 13. Ba3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:49:14] } 13... Re8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:23:42] } 14. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:46:30] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:17:04] } 15. exd5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:43:54] } 15... Bg4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:50:40] } 16. h3?? { [%eval -1.67] } { Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:56] } 16... Bxf3 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:35:43] } 17. Bxf3 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:30:21] } 17... e4 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 0:36:00] } 18. Be2?! { [%eval -2.59] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:46] } 18... Bxa1 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:25:41] } 19. Qxa1 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:31:11] } 19... Qxd5 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:25:17] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:31:26] } 20... Qe6? { [%eval -1.07] } { Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:00] } 21. Bg4 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:29:47] } 21... f5 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:22:07] } 22. Be2 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:29:43] } 22... Rad8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:26] } 23. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:55] } 23... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:55] } 24. Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:53] } 24... b6?? { [%eval 2.89] } { Blunder. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:12] } 25. Bb2 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:24:28] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:11:17] } 26. b4?? { [%eval 0.46] } { Blunder. Qg7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:20:17] } 26... a6?? { [%eval 5.09] } { Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:17] } 27. bxa5 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:16:07] } 27... b5 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:09:42] } 28. a4 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:15:39] } 28... Rd5?! { [%eval 6.77] } { Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:26] } 29. axb5 { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:15:02] } 29... axb5 { [%eval 8.27] [%clk 0:07:55] } 30. Qg7+ { [%eval 7.98] [%clk 0:12:13] } 30... Ke8 { [%eval 7.64] [%clk 0:08:24] } 31. Qb7 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:11:59] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:06:23] } 32. a6 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:12:02] } 32... f4?! { [%eval 7.89] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:25] } 33. Qxd7+ { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 0:11:39] } 33... Kxd7 { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 0:02:47] } 34. a7 { [%eval 7.36] [%clk 0:12:01] } 1-0