Event: Round 7: Kothari, Jai - Liu, Jacob
Date: 2025-05-30
White: Kothari, Jai
WhiteElo: 2007
Black: Liu, Jacob
BlackElo: 1825
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Schlechter Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:20] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:30:46] } 4. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:55] } 5. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:32] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:32:58] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:32] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:52] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:32:46] } 8... Ne5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:32:05] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:32:44] } 9... Bb4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:36] } 10. Nb5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:29] } 10... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:24] } 11. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:15] } 11... Qa5? { [%eval 1.75] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:59] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 1:13:31] } 12... O-O { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:23:30] } 13. Bg5?? { [%eval -3.51] } { Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:03] } 13... Bxc3 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 1:20:03] } 14. Qxc3 { [%eval -3.59] [%clk 1:12:26] } 14... Qxb5 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 1:20:08] } 15. Bxf6 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 1:12:55] } 15... gxf6 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 1:20:10] } 16. Qxf6 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 1:13:23] } 16... Qf5 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 1:19:29] } 17. Qe7 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 1:13:36] } 17... e5 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 1:14:35] } 18. Rd3 { [%eval -3.41] [%clk 1:12:12] } 18... Be6?? { [%eval 2.16] } { Blunder. Qf4+ was best. } { [%clk 1:14:14] } 19. Rf3 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:12:36] } 19... Qg6 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:05:04] } 20. Rg3 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 1:12:45] } 20... Bg4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:05:08] } 21. Qh4 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 1:12:49] } 21... h5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 1:03:06] } 22. h3 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:13:08] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:01:19] } 23. c3 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:13:30] } 23... Rc4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 1:01:06] } 24. hxg4 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 1:12:30] } 24... Rxg4 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:01:27] } 25. Qxh5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rxg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:54] } 25... Qxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:38] } 26. Rxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:22] } 26... Rxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:00] } 27. fxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:49] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:58:08] } 28. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:17] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:29] } 29. Rf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:40] } 29... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:16] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:12:47] } 30... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:26] } 31. Rh5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:13:06] } 31... Rd8+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:58:12] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:13:29] } 32... Rd6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:58:25] } 33. a4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:11:28] } 33... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:40] } 34. Rh1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:09:32] } 34... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:41] } 35. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:38] } 35... Kxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:49] } 36. b4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:09:07] } 36... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:38] } 37. Rxb4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:22] } 37... Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:02] } 38. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:50] } 38... Kxg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:07] } 39. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:18] } 39... Kh3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:58:29] } 40. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:52] } 40... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:14] } 41. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:10] } 41... Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:07] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:27] } 42... Kh4 { [%clk 0:57:29] } 43. Re7 { [%clk 1:05:35] } 1/2-1/2