Event: Round 4: Mottola, Max - Patel, Maahir M
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Mottola, Max
WhiteElo: 2247
Black: Patel, Maahir M
BlackElo: 2106
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:25] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:39] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:04] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:29] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:52] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:42] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:12] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:06] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:37] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:29] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:32] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:51] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:45] } 9... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:34:15] } 10. Nf5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:10] } 10... Qd8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:34:42] } 11. Ng3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:33] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:35:03] } 12. h4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:30] } 12... h5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:35:20] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:14] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:34:38] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:15:16] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:33] } 15. Nd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:07:44] } 15... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:30] } 16. exd5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:07:57] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:30:36] } 17. c4?! { [%eval -0.4] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:55] } 17... b5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:29:59] } 18. O-O { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:53:00] } 18... bxc4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:25:45] } 19. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:53:26] } 19... Qb6+ { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:35] } 20. Kh1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:51:15] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:24:08] } 21. b3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:47:16] } 21... Qb7? { [%eval 2.23] } { Mistake. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:08] } 22. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:43:36] } 22... Bxf6 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:16:08] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:44:00] } 23... Bxh4 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 1:15:49] } 24. g3 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:36:46] } 24... Bxg3 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 1:14:23] } 25. Nxg3 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:36:37] } 25... f5? { [%eval 4.97] } { Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:31] } 26. Nxh5? { [%eval 2.58] } { Mistake. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:55] } 26... gxh5?? { [%eval 6.78] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:38] } 27. Qh6 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:23:35] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:54:47] } 28. Qxd6 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:18:37] } 28... Ng6?! { [%eval 7.42] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:09] } 29. Rg1 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:18:00] } 1-0