Event: National Qualifiers 2025
Site: David Rose School
Date: 2025-05-10
White: Pitamber, Sachin Dhilan
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1761
Black: Gopaul, Joshua
BlackElo: 1611
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m + 30s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:08] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:20] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:26] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:50] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:10] } 6. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:24] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:32] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:42] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:50] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:26] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:04] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:35] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:20] } 10... c4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:40] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:51] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:26:00] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:26] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:24:18] } 13. Nf1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:39] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:24:09] } 14. N3h2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:23:33] } 14... h5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:23:32] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:23:03] } 15... Qb6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:19:11] } 16. b3?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } 16... cxb3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:19:30] } 17. axb3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:18:33] } 17... b4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:19:30] } 18. Rd1 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:18:33] } 18... bxc3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:19:13] } 19. Qxc3 { [%eval -0.49] } 19... Bb4?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:18:01] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval -0.27] } 20... a5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:11:21] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval 0.01] } 21... Nc5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:11:47] } 22. Bb2?! { [%eval -0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:49] } 22... Ne4 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:10:19] } 23. N1d2 { [%eval -1.02] } 23... Nxd2 { [%eval -1.04] } 24. Nxd2 { [%eval -0.82] } 24... Bxd2?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } 25. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.17] } 25... Nb4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:09:37] } 26. Qg3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:04:51] } 26... g6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:07:00] } 27. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:33] } 27... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:03:11] } 28. Qg5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:54:55] } 28... Kh7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:02:21] } 29. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:40] } 29... Qd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:38] } 30. gxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:59] } 30... Qxg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:55] } 31. fxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:24] } 31... gxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:05] } 32. h4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:50:28] } 32... Rac8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:59:33] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:46:03] } 33... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:15] } 34. Rxc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:10] } 34... Nxc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:12] } 35. Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:48] } 35... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:53] } 36. Bc3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:36:05] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:54:34] } 37. Kf1? { [%eval -1.58] } { Mistake. Bxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:30] } 37... Rc8 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:54:36] } 38. Rf3 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:33:20] } 38... Ra8? { [%eval -0.08] } { Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:50] } 39. Ke2? { [%eval -1.7] } { Mistake. Rf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:36] } 39... Nc6 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:51:27] } 40. Kd2 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:26:40] } 40... Ne7 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:51:46] } 41. Rf1 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:26:34] } 41... Kg6 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:45:54] } 42. Rf6+ { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:24:16] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:46:12] } 43. Rf4?! { [%eval -3.16] } { Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:58] } 43... Nf5 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:46:20] } 44. Kc2 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:21:58] } 44... Kf8?? { [%eval -0.96] } { Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:18] } 45. Kb2 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:21:44] } 45... Ke8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:35] } 46. Ka3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:49] } 46... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:00] } 47. Ka4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:02] } 47... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:45] } 48. Bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:19] } 48... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:59] } 49. Kb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:21:35] } 49... Kc8?? { [%eval 4.12] } { Blunder. Rh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:41] } 50. Ka6 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:20:45] } 50... Rc6+ { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:38:01] } 51. Bb6 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:20:38] } 51... Kb8 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:36:31] } 52. b4 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:20:52] } 52... Ne7? { [%eval 13.83] } { Mistake. Kc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:05] } 53. b5 { [%eval 12.87] [%clk 0:17:54] } 53... Rc2?! { [%eval #14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:28:59] } 54. Rxf7 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:18:15] } 54... Ra2+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:27:42] } 55. Ba5 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:18:37] } 55... Nc8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:26:54] } 56. b6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:18:35] } 1-0