Event: 2025 CTCA Open
Site: Taipei, Taiwan
Date: 2025-07-16
White: Das, Sayantan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2434
Black: Abelgas, Roel
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2148
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:37] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:51] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:15] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:04] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:16] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:16] } 6. Qf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:35] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:25] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:24] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:21] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:19:49] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:34] } 9. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:10:27] } 9... Nge7?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:29] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:07:20] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:26:56] } 11. Qg3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:06:38] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:16:10] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:05:54] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:14:30] } 13. h4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:00:50] } 13... Rc8?! { [%eval 1.47] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:57] } 14. h5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:58:01] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:03:20] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:50:50] } 15... h6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:02:52] } 16. Qf4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:49:40] } 16... Nbc6?! { [%eval 1.75] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:58] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:44:54] } 17... Na5 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:57:38] } 18. Bxa5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:40:19] } 18... Qxa5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:57:55] } 19. g4?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:38] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:51:13] } 20. c3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:32:07] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:48:54] } 21. g5 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:29:28] } 21... hxg5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:47:59] } 22. Qxg5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:29:53] } 22... Rh6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:44:16] } 23. Qf4 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:24:47] } 23... b5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:38:54] } 24. Ned4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:23:58] } 24... Nd8 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:37:33] } 25. Ng5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:17:38] } 25... f5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:22:02] } 26. Qg3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:14:46] } 26... Qb6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:20:24] } 27. Ngf3 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:14:01] } 27... b4 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:18:17] } 28. cxb4 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:12:13] } 28... Qxb4 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:17:20] } 29. Rxc8 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:11:26] } 29... Bxc8 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:17:44] } 30. Rc1 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:11:03] } 30... Bd7 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:17:22] } 31. Bxa6 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:10:42] } 31... Qb6 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:16:59] } 32. Bc8 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:08:13] } 32... Bxc8 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:17:17] } 33. Rxc8 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:08:40] } 33... Kd7 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:17:36] } 34. Rc1 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:07:05] } 34... Rxh5 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:17:56] } 35. Qg6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:06:50] } 35... Rh6 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:17:19] } 36. Qg1 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:07:15] } 36... Ke8 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:16:24] } 37. Qd1 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:06:51] } 37... Be7?? { [%eval 5.26] } { Blunder. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:56] } 38. Qa4+ { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:06:54] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:15:03] } 39. Qd7 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:06:12] } 39... Ba3?! { [%eval 6.46] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:18] } 40. Nb5 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:05:09] } 40... Bxb2?? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:23] } 41. Rc7 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:04:07] } 41... Rh1+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:04:06] } 42. Kxb2 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:04:29] } 42... Qxf2+ { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:03:41] } 43. Ka3 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:03:39] } 43... Qe3+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:03:47] } 44. Nc3 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:03:19] } 1-0