Event: Round 8: Thapa, Rishon - Ahmed, Sheikh Nasir
Date: 2025-07-10
White: Thapa, Rishon
WhiteElo: 2003
Black: Ahmed, Sheikh Nasir
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2166
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:26] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:33] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:47] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:30] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:12] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:36] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:10] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:55] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7. g4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:11] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:05] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:43] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:27] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:25:49] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:21:51] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:25:38] } 10... d5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:10:47] } 11. g5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:25:17] } 11... hxg5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:09:44] } 12. hxg5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:25:44] } 12... Rxh1 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:10:06] } 13. Qxh1 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:26:08] } 13... Ng4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:08:50] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:10:04] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:29:29] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:03:27] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:29:48] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:49:58] } 16... Qd6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:25:53] } 17. f4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:42:23] } 17... d4? { [%eval 2.78] } { Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:07] } 18. Rd1?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:31] } 18... dxc3?? { [%eval 3.48] } { Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:19] } 19. Bxc3 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:19:03] } 19... Nd3+ { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:12:42] } 20. Rxd3 { [%clk 0:15:48] } 20... Qxf4 { [%clk 0:13:04] } 1/2-1/2