Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 MTO
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-22
White: Rappazzo, Johannes
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2213
Black: Gao, Kai
BlackElo: 1906
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 min 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:58] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:40:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:41:25] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:41:08] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:41:51] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:41:07] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:42:16] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:41:09] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:42:42] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:41:13] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:43:08] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:41:40] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:43:32] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:41:57] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:43:56] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:42:08] } 9. Nd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:44:08] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:39:01] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:44:18] } 10... Ba6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:37:45] } 11. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:44:19] } 11... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:38:13] } 12. c4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:44:37] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:20:06] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:13:44] } 13... Rb6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:11:26] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:03:30] } 14... cxd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:07:13] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:54:10] } 15... Bb4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:03:54] } 16. a3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:52:21] } 16... Bxd2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:04:09] } 17. Qxd2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:52:42] } 17... Rb5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:57:14] } 18. b4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:39:54] } 18... h5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:31:49] } 19. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:07] } 19... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:52] } 20. h3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:20:30] } 20... axb4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:25:13] } 21. axb4?! { [%eval -0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Rfb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:19] } 21... O-O { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:20:03] } 22. g4 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:16:13] } 22... Ng3 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:23:44] } 23. Ng5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:04:03] } 23... Ne4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:24:03] } 24. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:03:49] } 24... dxe4 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:24:29] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:02:19] } 25... h4?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. hxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:33] } 26. Qxh4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:02:14] } 26... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:19:10] } 27. Qe7?! { [%eval -1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 27... e3 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:18:53] } 28. Qa7?? { [%eval -3.27] } { Blunder. Ra3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 28... exf2+ { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:12:02] } 29. Rxf2?! { [%eval -4.71] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:28] } 29... Qxb4?? { [%eval -1.79] } { Blunder. Re1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:12:24] } 30. Raf1?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:24] } 30... f6 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:12:33] } 31. Qd7?! { [%eval -3.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 31... Qb6 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:12:08] } 32. Kg2?! { [%eval -4.66] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:52] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:11:55] } 33. Qa4 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:01:16] } 33... Qb7+ { [%eval -4.51] [%clk 0:11:38] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval -4.51] [%clk 0:01:09] } 34... Qc7 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:11:43] } 35. Qf4 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:01:08] } 35... g5?? { [%eval -0.38] } { Blunder. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:42] } 36. Rc1 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:00:36] } 36... Qb8 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:10:02] } 37. Qg3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:00:52] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:04:42] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:00:43] } 38... Qb7+ { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:03:46] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:00:58] } 39... Qb8 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:02:32] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:01:21] } 1/2-1/2