Event: Round 8: Vaidyanathan, Adithya - Steiners, Emils
Date: 2025-07-29
White: Vaidyanathan, Adithya
WhiteElo: 2011
Black: Steiners, Emils
BlackElo: 2175
Result: 0-1
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:04] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:04] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:05] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:03] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:04] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:02:59] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:03:05] } 10... Nf8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:02:58] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:03:05] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:02:56] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:03:05] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:02:54] } 13. Rfb1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:02:41] } 13... a5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:02:43] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:02:32] } 14... b5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:02:43] } 15. b3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:07] } 15... Qb6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:02:28] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:05] } 16... Rec8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:06] } 17. Ne5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:01:49] } 17... N6d7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:01:38] } 18. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:01:19] } 18... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:01:33] } 19. Nxb5?? { [%eval -2.58] } { Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 19... cxb5 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:01:17] } 20. Qxc8+ { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:01:13] } 20... Rxc8 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:01:16] } 21. Rxc8+ { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:01:15] } 21... Nf8 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:01:17] } 22. Rb8 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:01:14] } 22... Qc6 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:01:10] } 23. Bxb5 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:01:06] } 23... Qc3 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:01:10] } 24. Rb1 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:00:55] } 24... Bf5 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:01:02] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval -3.16] [%clk 0:00:23] } 25... Bxa3 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:00:59] } 26. g4 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:00:12] } 26... Bc2 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:00:42] } 27. Ba4 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:00:09] } 27... Bd3 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:00:25] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:00:08] } 28... Be2 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:00:18] } 29. Rb1 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:00:07] } 29... Bf3 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:00:18] } 30. Kh2?! { [%eval -4.72] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 30... Be4 { [%eval -4.73] [%clk 0:00:16] } 31. Rg1 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:00:04] } 31... Qc2 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:00:13] } 32. Kg3?? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 32... Qe2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:00:11] } 33. Kh4 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:03] } 33... g5+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:11] } 34. Bxg5 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:03] } 34... hxg5+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:00:12] } 35. Kxg5 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:00:04] } 35... Qf3 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:00:10] } 36. Rg3 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:00:04] } 36... Qxf2 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:10] } 37. Kh4 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:03] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:00:09] } 38. g5 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:03] } 38... Ng6+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:09] } 39. Kg4 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:04] } 39... Qf5+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:10] } 40. Kh5 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:04] } 40... Bf3+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:00:11] } 41. Rxf3 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 41... Qxf3# { [%clk 0:00:12] } 0-1