Event: 2025 Illinois Youth Invitiational
Site: Evanston, IL, United States
Date: 2025-04-26
White: Kaplan, Avi Harrison
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2342
Black: Feng, Jay
BlackElo: 1844
Result: 1-0
ECO: B20
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with 30 second increment

1. a3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... c5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:28:39] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:29:49] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:52] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:26:36] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:23:11] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:17:45] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:16:34] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:14:34] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:16:46] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:13:00] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:06:16] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:10:03] } 7... Bh5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:03:55] } 8. g4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:00:05] } 8... Bg6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:03:22] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:45:54] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:56:36] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:44:10] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:54:10] } 11. d3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:42:37] } 11... Be7?! { [%eval 1.52] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:38] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:28:41] } 12... O-O { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:48:55] } 13. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:29:05] } 13... bxc6 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:49:21] } 14. Ne4? { [%eval 0.35] } { Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:27:45] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:47:05] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:24:10] } 15... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:16:39] } 16. h4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:22:36] } 16... f5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:08:39] } 17. Ng3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:19:12] } 17... Bd6?! { [%eval 2.03] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:42] } 18. h5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:18:02] } 18... Bf7 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:07:33] } 19. O-O-O { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:18:18] } 19... Bxg3?! { [%eval 2.68] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:56] } 20. fxg3 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:18:47] } 20... fxg4?! { [%eval 3.61] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:14] } 21. Qxg4 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:18:41] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:03:25] } 22. Qe2?! { [%eval 2.04] } { Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:23] } 22... e5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:03:15] } 23. h6 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:14:50] } 23... e4?! { [%eval 3.06] } { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 24. Bf4 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:14:30] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:01:19] } 25. Nd6 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:12:51] } 25... exd3?! { [%eval 4.61] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:34] } 26. Nxe8?! { [%eval 3.63] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:58] } 26... Rxe8 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:01:57] } 27. Qxd3 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:11:23] } 27... Qe6 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:01:18] } 28. hxg7?! { [%eval 2.64] } { Inaccuracy. Rhe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:05] } 28... Ne4 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:00:53] } 29. Rhe1 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:07:33] } 29... c4?? { [%eval 4.53] } { Blunder. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 30. Qd7 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:07:07] } 30... Qf6?! { [%eval 5.41] } { Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 31. Rd4 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:06:44] } 31... Bg6?! { [%eval 8.39] } { Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 32. Rdxe4 { [%eval 8.29] [%clk 0:07:08] } 32... Rxe4 { [%eval 7.82] [%clk 0:01:11] } 33. Rxe4 { [%eval 8.0] [%clk 0:07:33] } 33... Bxe4? { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 34. Qe8+ { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:08:00] } 34... Kxg7 { [%eval 76.03] [%clk 0:02:00] } 35. Be5 { [%eval 9.95] [%clk 0:08:27] } 1-0