Event: Round 2: Khoo-Thwe, Louis - Escalante Ramirez, Brian
Date: 2025-07-23
White: Khoo-Thwe, Louis
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2232
Black: Escalante Ramirez, Brian
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2495
Result: 0-1
ECO: C15
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:49] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:46] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:13] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:03] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:38] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:02] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:28] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:47] } 7... f6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:22:09] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:19:07] } 8... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:22:37] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:14:28] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:13] } 10. a3?! { [%eval -0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:29] } 10... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:21:08] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:14:42] } 11... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:24] } 12. Be3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:13:46] } 12... h5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:19:33] } 13. c4?! { [%eval -1.19] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:10] } 13... dxc4 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 1:16:17] } 14. Bxc4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 1:10:20] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 1:16:43] } 15. a4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 1:00:59] } 15... h4 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 1:16:09] } 16. a5?? { [%eval -3.82] } { Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:44] } 16... h3 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 1:13:54] } 17. g3?! { [%eval -4.77] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:17] } 17... Nb4? { [%eval -2.86] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:41] } 18. Bb3?! { [%eval -3.84] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:28] } 18... Bxc2 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 1:06:23] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:45:20] } 19... Bxb3 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:54:10] } 20. Qxb4 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:45:41] } 20... Qd5 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:50:56] } 21. f3 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:45:35] } 21... Nc6 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:51:23] } 22. Qd2 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:43:23] } 22... Bc4 { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:51:50] } 23. a6 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:35:00] } 23... Bxa6 { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:49:41] } 24. Nc3 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:34:05] } 24... Qc4 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:45:45] } 25. Rfc1 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:27:13] } 25... Nxd4 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:44:07] } 26. Qf2 { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 0:24:42] } 26... Nb3 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:44:19] } 27. Ra4?! { [%eval -8.2] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:00] } 27... Qxc3 { [%eval -7.97] [%clk 0:44:01] } 0-1