Event: Round 9: Siva Mahadevan - Clarke, Brandon G I
Date: 2025-05-31
White: Siva Mahadevan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2385
Black: Clarke, Brandon G I
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2498
Result: 0-1
ECO: B75
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:31:25] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:47] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:52] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:31:36] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:32:09] } 8... h5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:31:47] } 9. Bc4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:30:32] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:28:49] } 10. Bd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:30:32] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:28:59] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:00] } 11... e6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:28:31] } 12. Nxe6?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:49] } 12... Bxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:41] } 13. Bb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:14] } 13... Qc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:06] } 14. Nc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:35] } 14... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:35] } 15. Nxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:01] } 15... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:13] } 16. Bc7?? { [%eval -2.75] } { Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:15:11] } 16... Bxb2 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 1:12:27] } 17. O-O { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 1:09:40] } 17... Bxa1?? { [%eval -0.73] } { Blunder. Qxa8 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:16] } 18. Bxb8?? { [%eval -4.39] } { Blunder. Bxd6+ was best. } { [%clk 1:01:54] } 18... Ke7 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 1:05:18] } 19. Nc7 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:59:19] } 19... Rxb8 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:59:56] } 20. Nxe6 { [%eval -4.67] [%clk 0:59:10] } 20... Bc3 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:59:48] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval -5.55] [%clk 0:58:35] } 21... Qc5 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 1:00:09] } 0-1