Event: Round 3: Ratcliffe, James - Malibiran, Alexis Kristoff
Date: 2025-07-29
White: Ratcliffe, James
WhiteElo: 1787
Black: Malibiran, Alexis Kristoff
BlackElo: 1693
Result: 1-0
ECO: D95
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:39] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:45] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:05] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:39] } 6. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:39] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:54] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:01] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:17] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:25:06] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:19:26] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:21:25] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:16:44] } 10. Nd3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:21:15] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:15:27] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:26] } 11... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:11:59] } 12. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:12:47] } 12... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:18] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:12:53] } 13... Qc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:05:20] } 14. f3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:10:55] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:03:25] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:09] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:56:42] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:25] } 16... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:02] } 17. axb5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:54:04] } 17... axb5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:51:26] } 18. Be2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:52:53] } 18... Qb7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:47:43] } 19. O-O { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:51:24] } 19... b4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:43:46] } 20. e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:48:51] } 20... Nd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:41:03] } 21. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:30:09] } 21... exd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:40:25] } 22. f4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:24:53] } 22... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:30:08] } 23. Rcd1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:20:18] } 23... Ra5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:26:33] } 24. Rd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:18:21] } 24... Bf8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:24:49] } 25. Bf3?! { [%eval -0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:08] } 25... Ba4?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:49] } 26. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:13:30] } 26... Qa7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:13:31] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:09:30] } 27... Bb5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:12:01] } 28. Bc4?? { [%eval -3.57] } { Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:39] } 28... Rxc4 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:12:05] } 29. Rd8 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:09:21] } 29... Qb7?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:07] } 30. Qd6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:08:46] } 1-0