Event: Round 1: Siva Mahadevan - Payne, Matthew J
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Siva Mahadevan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2385
Black: Payne, Matthew J
BlackElo: 2116
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:43] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:56] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:16] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:39] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:25] } 6... c4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:30] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:29] } 7... Na5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:31] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:30] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:00] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:32] } 9... Nh6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:21:55] } 10. Rh3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:44] } 10... f6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:17:31] } 11. b4?! { [%eval -0.74] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:11] } 11... cxb3?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:05] } 12. Nxb3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:56:07] } 12... Nf7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:47:44] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:47:46] } 13... Ba4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:35:01] } 14. Bc2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:43:18] } 14... Bxb3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:28:19] } 15. Bxb3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:43:26] } 15... Nxb3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:28:40] } 16. Rxb3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:43:28] } 16... Qc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:28:28] } 17. Rg3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:42:27] } 17... O-O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:24:00] } 18. Bf4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:30:22] } 18... Rd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:18:31] } 19. Kf1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:23:08] } 19... fxe5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:10:56] } 20. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:23:07] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:09:26] } 21. Qb1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:21:02] } 21... g6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:07:18] } 22. h5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:20:57] } 22... Bd6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:06:52] } 23. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:11] } 23... Rxd6? { [%eval 1.27] } { Mistake. Nxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:28] } 24. Kg1 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:19:23] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:02:58] } 25. hxg6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:18:24] } 25... hxg6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:03:24] } 26. Rxg6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:18:42] } 26... Rh8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:03:37] } 27. g3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:17:15] } 27... Re7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:03:10] } 28. Rg7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:41] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:01:42] } 29. Nxe5 { [%eval -7.43] [%clk 0:15:53] } 1-0