Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 Rapid
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-13
White: Kumbharathi, Vedansh
Black: Maier, Christian
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2250
Result: 0-1
ECO: C84
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 min + 5 sec per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:07] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:07] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:10] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:06] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:11] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:09] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:14] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:02] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:17] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:14:54] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:20] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:57] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:14:59] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:48] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:53] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:14:38] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:14:26] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:34] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:30] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:29] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:14:33] } 12. Nf1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:28] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:14:35] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:13:48] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:14:17] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:13:41] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:13:10] } 15. d4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:13:28] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:12:16] } 16. cxd4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:13:27] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:12:19] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:13:12] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:11:33] } 18. d5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:12:46] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:11:15] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:12:30] } 19... Ng6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:11:17] } 20. Rec1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:12:11] } 20... Nh7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:10:57] } 21. Bd3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:12:00] } 21... Be7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:10:58] } 22. Rc2 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:11:54] } 22... Ng5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:10:58] } 23. Nxg5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:11:37] } 23... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:11:01] } 24. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:11:38] } 24... hxg5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:10:50] } 25. b4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:34] } 25... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:48] } 26. Rac1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:29] } 26... g6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:10:38] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:11:15] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:31] } 28. Qe3?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:59] } 28... g4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:09:59] } 29. hxg4? { [%eval -2.71] } { Mistake. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:40] } 29... Rh8 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:08:53] } 30. g5? { [%eval -4.85] } { Mistake. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:57] } 30... Qxg5 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:07:25] } 31. Rxd7 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:08:00] } 31... Qh4 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:07:30] } 32. Nf5+ { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:05:35] } 32... gxf5 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:07:33] } 33. Qh3?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:32] } 33... Qg4?? { [%eval -0.05] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxh3+ was best. } 34. Qg3?? { [%eval -5.26] } { Blunder. Qxg4+ was best. } 34... Qxg3 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:07:35] } 35. fxg3 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:05:43] } 35... Nxd3 { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:07:39] } 36. Rcc7 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:05:18] } 36... Rhf8 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:07:16] } 37. exf5 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:04:54] } 37... Nxb4?! { [%eval -3.85] } { Inaccuracy. Rbd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:14] } 38. Rxd6 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:05:53] } 38... Rbd8 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:06:37] } 39. Rxd8?! { [%eval -5.4] } { Inaccuracy. Rg6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:20] } 39... Rxd8 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:07:04] } 40. a3 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:05:24] } 40... Nxd5 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:07:07] } 41. Rc6 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:05:26] } 41... a5 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:07:09] } 42. Rc5 { [%eval -5.72] [%clk 0:05:30] } 42... b4 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:07:13] } 43. axb4 { [%eval -6.27] [%clk 0:05:33] } 43... axb4 { [%eval -6.47] [%clk 0:07:18] } 44. Rb5 { [%eval -6.54] [%clk 0:05:38] } 44... Kf6 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 0:07:19] } 45. g4 { [%eval -6.58] [%clk 0:05:42] } 45... Kg5 { [%eval -6.34] [%clk 0:07:23] } 46. Kf2 { [%eval -6.84] [%clk 0:05:43] } 46... Kxg4 { [%eval -6.62] [%clk 0:07:27] } 47. Rb7 { [%eval -6.9] [%clk 0:05:46] } 47... f6 { [%eval -7.12] [%clk 0:07:30] } 48. g3 { [%eval -8.01] [%clk 0:05:47] } 48... e4 { [%eval -7.25] [%clk 0:07:32] } 49. Rb5 { [%eval -8.43] [%clk 0:05:47] } 49... Kxf5 { [%eval -8.49] [%clk 0:07:33] } 50. Rc5 { [%eval -8.42] [%clk 0:05:49] } 50... Ke5 { [%eval -8.41] [%clk 0:07:36] } 51. Rb5 { [%eval -8.86] [%clk 0:05:53] } 51... f5 { [%eval -7.88] [%clk 0:07:35] } 52. Rc5? { [%eval #-19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:56] } 52... Rb8 { [%eval -9.94] [%clk 0:07:38] } 53. Rc1? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:00] } 53... b3 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:07:42] } 54. Rb1 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:06:05] } 54... b2 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:07:46] } 0-1