Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Vaidyanathan, Sathya
WhiteElo: 1878
Black: Elgar, Tim
BlackElo: 2093
Result: 0-1
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:30] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:06] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:02] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:53] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:12] } 8... dxc3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:32] } 9. dxc3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:18:27] } 9... dxe4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:44] } 10. Qa4+?! { [%eval -1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:21] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 1:32:07] } 11. Qd4?? { [%eval -4.58] } { Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:48] } 11... exd3 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 1:10:37] } 12. Qxh8 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 1:04:37] } 12... dxe2 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 1:11:01] } 13. Qxg8 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 1:00:54] } 13... Bg4?? { [%eval -0.54] } { Blunder. Ba4 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:32] } 14. Bd2?? { [%eval -6.25] } { Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:52] } 14... Qd5 { [%eval -6.29] [%clk 0:49:17] } 15. f3 { [%eval -6.17] [%clk 0:43:52] } 15... O-O-O { [%eval -6.07] [%clk 0:48:34] } 16. Kf2 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:07:16] } 16... Qxd2 { [%eval -6.52] [%clk 0:48:54] } 17. Rhe1 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 0:07:23] } 17... Be6 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:44:45] } 18. Qxh7?! { [%eval -8.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:31] } 18... Bh6 { [%eval -7.89] [%clk 0:43:55] } 19. Rxe2? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 19... Be3+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:44:15] } 20. Kf1 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:49] } 20... Bc4 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:44:36] } 21. Re1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:36] } 21... Qxe2+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:44:52] } 0-1