Event: Round 5: White, Nicole - Pai, Sidhanth
Date: 2025-07-30
White: White, Nicole
WhiteElo: 1835
Black: Pai, Sidhanth
BlackElo: 1920
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.07] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.12] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.06] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.12] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.09] } 7... Qd7 { [%eval 0.11] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.14] } 8... Bh3 { [%eval 0.11] } 9. Rb1 { [%eval -0.13] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.3] } 10. a3?! { [%eval -0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } 10... h4 { [%eval -0.26] } 11. Ne4 { [%eval -0.52] } 11... hxg3 { [%eval -0.44] } 12. fxg3 { [%eval -0.41] } 12... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.47] } 13. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.32] } 13... Qh3+ { [%eval -0.35] } 14. Kf2 { [%eval -0.65] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval -0.67] } 15. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.73] } 15... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.77] } 16. Rh1 { [%eval -0.84] } 16... Ne5?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bd4+ was best. } 17. Qf1 { [%eval -0.37] } 17... Ng4+ { [%eval -0.01] } 18. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] } 18... O-O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 19. Qxh3 { [%eval 0.12] } 19... Rxh3 { [%eval 8.85] } 20. Kf1 { [%eval 4.86] } 20... Rdh8 { [%eval 5.17] } 21. Kg2 { [%eval 0.14] } 21... Kd7 { [%eval 0.22] } 22. b4 { [%eval 0.25] } 22... b6 { [%eval 0.26] } 23. b5 { [%eval 0.15] } 23... e6 { [%eval 2.86] } 24. a4 { [%eval -0.03] } 24... d5 { [%eval 0.01] } 25. Rb3 { [%eval -0.02] } 25... Be5 { [%eval 0.26] } 26. Rbb1 { [%eval 0.05] } 26... Bf6 { [%eval 0.78] } 27. Rb3 { [%eval 0.03] } 27... Bd8 { [%eval 0.21] } 1/2-1/2