Event: Round 3: Batucan, John Ray B - Smith, Robert W
Date: 2025-05-31
White: Batucan, John Ray B
WhiteElo: 2079
Black: Smith, Robert W
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2098
Result: 1-0
ECO: B49
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:44] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:43] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:08] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:08] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:08] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:24] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:13] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:16] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:24:39] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:23:15] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:35] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:46] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:18:59] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:17] } 9... b4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:12:20] } 10. axb4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:20:42] } 10... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:12:39] } 11. Bf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:18:10] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:06:45] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:17:41] } 12... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:07:10] } 13. bxc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:18:09] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:07:33] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:18] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:04:26] } 15. Rfb1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:14:29] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:59:02] } 16. c4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:14:37] } 16... Ba8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:46:05] } 17. c5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:11:55] } 17... Rb8?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:33] } 18. c4?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:42] } 18... Rfc8?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:35:12] } 19. e5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:41] } 19... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:33:42] } 20. gxf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:02:54] } 20... Nh5?! { [%eval 0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:33:30] } 21. Qd6?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:21] } 21... Rxb1+ { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:20:24] } 22. Rxb1 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:02:50] } 22... g5? { [%eval 1.93] } { Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:25] } 23. fxg5? { [%eval 0.71] } { Mistake. Qxc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:56] } 23... a5? { [%eval 1.97] } { Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:04] } 24. f4? { [%eval 0.36] } { Mistake. Qxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:06] } 24... Qxd6?? { [%eval 4.5] } { Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:29] } 25. exd6 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:54:14] } 25... a4 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:10:06] } 26. Rb7 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:53:53] } 26... Ra8 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:10:11] } 27. c6 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:53:12] } 27... dxc6 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:10:35] } 28. d7 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:53:10] } 1-0