Event: Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2025
Site: Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 2025-06-20
White: Hall, John Robert
WhiteElo: 1775
Black: Nimmakayala, Srirama Vikhyath
BlackElo: 1675
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes, 30 seconds increment.

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:09] } 4... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:14] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:57] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:04] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:28] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:31:46] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:00] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:46] } 9. a4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:27:31] } 9... c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:46] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:02] } 10... Nge7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:16] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:25:56] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:24:38] } 12. b4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:06] } 12... cxb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:05] } 13. Nxb3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:49] } 13... Ng6?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:34] } 14. a5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:15:34] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:21:17] } 15. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:44] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:17] } 16. Qd3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:09:09] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:54] } 17. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:06:35] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:14:36] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:05:04] } 18... Rfd8?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:30] } 19. c4? { [%eval -0.88] } { Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:16] } 19... dxc4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:07:23] } 20. Rxc4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:02:24] } 20... Qd5 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:06:45] } 21. Rac1 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:01:15] } 21... Qb5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:04:54] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:59:46] } 22... Rd5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:58:13] } 23. Qc3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:55:44] } 23... Rcd8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:56:03] } 24. g3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:48:03] } 24... a6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:47:11] } 25. Nc5?! { [%eval -1.28] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:34] } 25... h6? { [%eval -0.14] } { Mistake. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:16] } 26. Nxb7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:40:02] } 26... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:33:20] } 27. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:36:21] } 27... Qxb7 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:33:39] } 28. Rc7 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:30:55] } 28... Qa8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:15] } 29. Rc8 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:25:19] } 29... Rxc8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:26:57] } 30. Qxc8+ { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:25:33] } 30... Qxc8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:27:23] } 31. Rxc8+ { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:25:53] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:27:25] } 32. Nf3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:23:41] } 32... Bd8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:23:01] } 33. Rc6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:23:13] } 33... Bxa5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:21:44] } 34. Bxa5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:22:42] } 34... Rxa5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:22:07] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:21:35] } 35... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:21:00] } 36. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:21:51] } 36... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:21:27] } 37. Rxa6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:22:09] } 37... Kg6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:21:49] } 38. h3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:21:23] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:21:59] } 39. f4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:19:24] } 39... Rd5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:21:28] } 40. Ra2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:19:11] } 40... g5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:20:31] } 41. Rf2 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:19:14] } 41... Rf5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:20:11] } 42. Kf3?? { [%eval -3.44] } { Blunder. fxg5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:16:51] } 42... gxf4?? { [%eval -0.94] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:19] } 43. gxf4?? { [%eval -4.86] } { Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:07] } 43... e5 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:19:43] } 44. Ke4?? { [%eval -11.67] } { Blunder. Rb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:15] } 44... Rxf4+ { [%eval -11.45] [%clk 0:19:42] } 45. Rxf4+ { [%eval -10.21] [%clk 0:17:27] } 45... exf4 { [%eval -64.29] [%clk 0:20:09] } 46. Kxf4 { [%eval -49.01] [%clk 0:17:54] } 46... h5 { [%eval -65.95] [%clk 0:19:54] } 47. h4?! { [%eval #-22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:02] } 47... Kg6?! { [%eval -66.47] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:17] } 48. Ke4 { [%eval -73.92] [%clk 0:16:47] } 48... f5+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:35] } 49. Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:58] } 49... f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:26] } 50. Kxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:58] } 1/2-1/2