Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 Challengers 960
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-12
White: Theodorou, Nikolas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2625
Black: Hakobyan, Aram
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2621
Result: 0-1
Variant: Fischerandom
TimeControl: 15 min + 5 sec per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:08] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:24] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:14:42] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:14:22] } 3. Ne3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:14:23] } 3... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:21] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:14:24] } 4... Bc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:12:03] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:14:12] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:10:03] } 6. Nc4?! { [%eval -0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:42] } 6... Nb6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:07:59] } 7. Nce5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:10:35] } 7... Bd5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:08:03] } 8. a4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:09:54] } 8... Nbd7? { [%eval 0.59] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:26] } 9. a5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:09:11] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:07:30] } 10. Qe3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:08:59] } 10... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:07:17] } 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:08:59] } 11... Qe6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:06:16] } 12. b3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:07:05] } 12... Bxb3 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:05:14] } 13. cxb3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:03:17] } 13... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:05:17] } 14. g3?? { [%eval -3.38] } { Blunder. Ka2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:20] } 14... Bxd4 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:03:15] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:02:55] } 15... Qf5+? { [%eval -1.36] } { Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:36] } 16. Qxf5 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:02:56] } 16... gxf5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:02:40] } 17. Ra4 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:02:59] } 17... c5 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:02:29] } 18. b4 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:02:39] } 18... Ka7 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:02:18] } 19. bxc5 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:02:25] } 19... Bxc5 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:02:21] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:02:28] } 20... Ne6 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:02:02] } 21. Rac4? { [%eval -3.45] } { Mistake. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 21... Ba3 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:01:46] } 22. f4 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:01:45] } 22... Bxc1 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:01:43] } 23. Bf2+ { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:01:48] } 23... Kb8 { [%eval -3.44] [%clk 0:01:38] } 24. Rxc1 { [%eval -3.44] [%clk 0:00:46] } 24... Nd4 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:01:11] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:00:19] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:01:04] } 26. Re1 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:00:17] } 0-1