Event: National Qualifiers 2025
Site: David Rose School
Date: 2025-05-03
White: Narine, Vir
Black: Gopaul, Joshua
BlackElo: 1611
Result: 0-1
ECO: B45
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m + 30s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:02] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5... Qb6? { [%eval 1.49] } { Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. Nf3? { [%eval 0.08] } { Mistake. Ndb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:19] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:24] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:11] } 7... Qc7?? { [%eval 2.35] } { Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:33] } 8. Nb5?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:11] } 8... Qb8? { [%eval 2.69] } { Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:22] } 9. b3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:16] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:45] } 10. Nbd4?! { [%eval -0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:10] } 10... Nf6?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:29] } 11. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:28:07] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:30:55] } 12. Qd3? { [%eval -1.97] } { Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:32] } 12... a5?! { [%eval -0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Qb4+ was best. } { [%clk 1:30:39] } 13. Bf4?? { [%eval -5.71] } { Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:35] } 13... Qxf4 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 1:30:50] } 14. Nd2?! { [%eval -7.52] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:23] } 14... Qxf2+ { [%eval -7.44] [%clk 1:30:43] } 15. Kd1 { [%eval -7.39] [%clk 1:27:26] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval -6.38] [%clk 1:31:02] } 16. Qc3?! { [%eval -8.86] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:56] } 16... Bd4 { [%eval -7.68] [%clk 1:30:44] } 17. Qxa5 { [%eval -9.04] [%clk 1:25:47] } 17... Be2+ { [%eval -8.93] [%clk 1:31:05] } 18. Bxe2 { [%eval -8.82] [%clk 1:25:51] } 18... Rxa5 { [%eval -8.37] [%clk 1:31:25] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval -9.14] [%clk 1:25:36] } 19... d5 { [%eval -8.81] [%clk 1:31:42] } 20. exd5? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:19] } 20... Rxd5? { [%eval -9.28] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:46] } 21. c4 { [%eval -9.3] [%clk 1:25:14] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval -9.01] [%clk 1:32:06] } 22. a4? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:52] } 22... O-O? { [%eval -9.78] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:28] } 23. Bf3? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:39] } 23... Be3 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 1:32:26] } 24. Rc2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 1:21:42] } 24... Rxd2+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 1:32:45] } 25. Rxd2 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 1:21:52] } 25... Qxd2# { [%clk 1:33:00] } 0-1