Event: Round 9: Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava - McLean, Rory
Date: 2025-05-31
White: Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava
WhiteElo: 1647
Black: McLean, Rory
BlackElo: 1762
Result: 0-1
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... Nge7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6. Na3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:19] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:01] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:41] } 7... Nf5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:26] } 8. Nc2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:00] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:33:35] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:39] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:34:00] } 10. g4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:30:19] } 10... Nfe7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:33:27] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:29:03] } 11... h5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:33:07] } 12. h3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:29:11] } 12... f6? { [%eval 0.54] } { Mistake. hxg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:30] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:30] } 13... hxg4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:56] } 14. hxg4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:22:55] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:58] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:20:39] } 15... Kb8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:24:25] } 16. b5?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:07] } 16... Na5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:24:04] } 17. exf6?? { [%eval -2.53] } { Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:33] } 17... gxf6 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 1:24:14] } 18. Bf4+ { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:53:33] } 18... Ka8 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 1:24:18] } 19. Ne3 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:47:40] } 19... Bh6 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 1:17:48] } 20. Ng2?? { [%eval -6.07] } { Blunder. Bxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:03] } 20... Bxf4 { [%eval -5.66] [%clk 1:15:32] } 21. Nxf4 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:44:06] } 21... Rdg8 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 1:15:26] } 22. Re1 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:39:05] } 22... Rxg4+ { [%eval -5.78] [%clk 1:14:37] } 23. Ng2 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:39:16] } 23... Rhg8 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 1:12:14] } 24. Bf1 { [%eval -5.63] [%clk 0:38:44] } 24... Nf5 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 1:09:58] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:37:03] } 25... Nc4 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 1:08:58] } 26. Rxc4 { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:33:31] } 26... dxc4 { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 1:08:41] } 27. d5 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:32:36] } 27... e5 { [%eval -6.37] [%clk 1:07:57] } 28. a4 { [%eval -6.66] [%clk 0:29:06] } 28... Ng3 { [%eval -6.61] [%clk 1:05:51] } 29. Bxc4?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:07] } 29... Ne2+? { [%eval -7.32] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:21] } 30. Qxe2 { [%eval -6.03] [%clk 0:22:52] } 30... Rxg2+ { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 1:05:43] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:22:55] } 31... Bh3 { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 1:05:29] } 32. Qe3 { [%eval -6.04] [%clk 0:20:08] } 32... Qxe3 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 1:00:36] } 33. Rxe3 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:19:24] } 33... R2g4+ { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 1:00:48] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:18:06] } 34... Rxc4 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 1:00:17] } 0-1