Event: Round 2: Zheng, Lucas - Pai, Sidhanth
Date: 2025-07-28
White: Zheng, Lucas
WhiteElo: 1523
Black: Pai, Sidhanth
BlackElo: 1920
Result: 0-1
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.34] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.2] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.28] } 8. a3 { [%eval -0.03] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval -0.03] } 9. Be2 { [%eval -0.23] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -0.26] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.22] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.26] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.16] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.1] } 12. e5 { [%eval -0.18] } 12... Ne8 { [%eval -0.16] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval -0.53] } 13... d6 { [%eval -0.47] } 14. exd6 { [%eval -1.0] } 14... Nxd6 { [%eval -1.0] } 15. Nf3?! { [%eval -1.62] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } 15... Bf6 { [%eval -1.21] } 16. Ng5?! { [%eval -2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } 16... g6 { [%eval -1.65] } 17. Nge4 { [%eval -1.67] } 17... Bg7? { [%eval -0.48] } { Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } 18. Bc5?? { [%eval -2.71] } { Blunder. Nxd6 was best. } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval -2.75] } 19. Nxe4 { [%eval -2.72] } 19... Rfd8 { [%eval -2.77] } 20. Qc1 { [%eval -3.27] } 20... Nd4 { [%eval -3.19] } 21. Bb4? { [%eval -6.26] } { Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } 21... Rac8?! { [%eval -4.41] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } 22. Qe3?! { [%eval -5.63] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } 22... Nxc2 { [%eval -5.36] } 23. Qd2?! { [%eval -7.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc2 was best. } 23... Nxa1 { [%eval -6.61] } 24. Nd6 { [%eval -8.16] } 24... Rxd6 { [%eval -7.38] } 25. Bxd6 { [%eval -7.57] } 25... Qxd6 { [%eval -7.55] } 26. Rxa1 { [%eval -7.47] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval -7.48] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval -7.53] } 27... Be4 { [%eval -7.47] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval -8.24] } 0-1