Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 MTO
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-24
White: Snodgrass, Benjamin
WhiteElo: 1964
Black: Yash Abhijit Patil
BlackElo: 2186
Result: 0-1
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 min 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:04] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:40:23] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:40:26] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:40:36] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:40:29] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:39:19] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:43] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:39:24] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:41:07] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:39:00] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:41:04] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:38:11] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:40:10] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:37:02] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:44] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:09] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:04] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:19] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:31] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:45] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:13:33] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:27] } 12. h5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:11:43] } 12... Nh8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:48] } 13. Re1?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:49] } 13... Qb6?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:44] } 14. exf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:47:34] } 14... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:23:02] } 15. Nc2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:47:39] } 15... Nf7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:28] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:46:42] } 16... Rae8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:21:46] } 17. a4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:40:48] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:13:29] } 18. Bf1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:36:31] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:12:41] } 19. Bh3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:31:37] } 19... Bc8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:12:48] } 20. Rb1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:24:31] } 20... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:09:26] } 21. dxe5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:24:57] } 21... Nfxe5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:07:44] } 22. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:59] } 22... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:40] } 23. a5?! { [%eval -0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:44] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:05:22] } 24. Bxc8 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:19:46] } 24... Qxc8 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:05:04] } 25. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:16:52] } 25... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:05:27] } 26. Nd4?? { [%eval -4.04] } { Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:53] } 26... Qh3 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 1:05:24] } 27. Qe2? { [%eval -6.89] } { Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:09] } 27... Ng4 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:58:36] } 0-1