Event: Round 8: Ernst, Robert - Gaikwad, Siddhant
Date: 2025-07-25
White: Ernst, Robert
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2334
Black: Gaikwad, Siddhant
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2148
Result: 1-0
ECO: B72
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:02] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:47] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:21] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:47] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:32] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:27:09] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:31:49] } 7... h5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:28:06] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:59] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:28:06] } 9. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:59] } 9... Bh6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:06] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:59] } 10... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:06] } 11. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:59] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:30] } 12. Bb5+ { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:15:49] } 12... Kf8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:28:47] } 13. Ba4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:16:02] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:27:59] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:15:23] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:21:03] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:14:32] } 15... Bc4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:21:27] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:08:32] } 16... Qc5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:14:07] } 17. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:03:51] } 17... Rxc5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:14:30] } 18. Rd4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:04:06] } 18... b5? { [%eval 0.95] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:07] } 19. a4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:02:25] } 19... b4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:55:12] } 20. Rxc4?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:23] } 20... Rxc4?! { [%eval 1.48] } { Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:58] } 21. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:02:50] } 21... bxc3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:55:16] } 22. b3 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:40:52] } 22... e6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:41:40] } 23. Kf2 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:40:56] } 23... Ke7 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:36:36] } 24. Ke3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:41:17] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:32:25] } 25. Kd4 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:41:21] } 25... Nd7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:31:52] } 26. Re1?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:59] } 26... Nb6?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:31] } 27. Ba6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:28:47] } 27... Rc7 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:26:17] } 28. a5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:27:32] } 28... Nd7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:25:35] } 29. Bc4?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:41] } 29... Ne5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:23:52] } 30. Kxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:26] } 30... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:23:48] } 31. bxc4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:25:48] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:22:40] } 32. Rb1 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:23:24] } 32... Kc8? { [%eval 1.76] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:33] } 33. Rb5?! { [%eval 1.15] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:20] } 33... f5? { [%eval 2.73] } { Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:34] } 34. Kd4 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:18:11] } 34... Kd7 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:14:34] } 35. c5 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:10:22] } 35... dxc5+ { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:08:46] } 36. Rxc5 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:10:45] } 36... Rb7 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:09:13] } 37. Ke5 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:10:56] } 37... a6?! { [%eval 4.56] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:41] } 38. Kf6 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:09:04] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:08:38] } 39. Rc3 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:09:28] } 1-0