Event: Superbet Chess Classic Romania
Site: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 2025-05-15
White: So, Wesley
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2751
Black: Praggnanandhaa R
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2758
Result: 0-1
ECO: A57
Opening: Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:14] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:30:16] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:30:37] } 4. cxb5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:26:13] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:01] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:39] } 5... axb5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:13] } 6. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:27:05] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:27:30] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:00] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:27:24] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:32:16] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:26:37] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:32:34] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:23:02] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:57] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:13:13] } 11... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:59] } 12. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:13:38] } 12... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:29:28] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:01:53] } 13... Qb7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:01:00] } 14. Qh5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:02:03] } 14... Bg6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:46:08] } 15. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:02:21] } 15... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:45:25] } 16. Kf1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:53:38] } 16... fxg6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:45:31] } 17. Qh3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:54:03] } 17... Qf5?! { [%eval 1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:10] } 18. Qg3?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:05] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:36:56] } 19. Qc7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:32:28] } 19... Qd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:30:28] } 20. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:32:13] } 20... dxc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:23:34] } 21. h4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:23:49] } 21... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:18:56] } 22. Rh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:11] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:18:25] } 23. Qe5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:08:28] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:11:49] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:07:14] } 24... Bd4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:11:40] } 25. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:07:08] } 25... cxd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:12:04] } 26. h5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:07:32] } 26... Rf6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:09:04] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:05:51] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:08:04] } 28. hxg6+ { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:05:29] } 28... Rxg6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:06:16] } 29. g3?? { [%eval -2.26] } { Blunder. Rf3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:44] } 29... d3 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:04:48] } 30. Qd2?! { [%eval -2.85] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:20] } 30... Rg4 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:04:46] } 31. a5 { [%eval -3.01] [%clk 0:05:01] } 31... Re4 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:02:58] } 32. Rxh7? { [%eval -4.6] } { Mistake. Qc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:27] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:02:43] } 33. Rh4 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:03:23] } 33... Re2 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:02:46] } 34. Qc3 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:03:27] } 34... d2 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:02:10] } 35. Rd1?! { [%eval -6.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:48] } 35... Rf8 { [%eval -6.52] [%clk 0:01:52] } 36. Rh2?? { [%eval #-31] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:00] } 36... Qe4 { [%eval -13.12] [%clk 0:01:12] } 37. Rf1?! { [%eval #-15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:03] } 37... Rf3 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:01:07] } 38. Qc5 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:04:32] } 38... Re1 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:01:27] } 0-1