Event: North Island Chess Championships 2025
Site: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date: 2025-07-07
White: Khanolkar, Aarush
WhiteElo: 1478
Black: McConnell, Jack
BlackElo: 1791
Result: 0-1
ECO: E30
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:30:27] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:03] } 5. e3?! { [%eval -1.04] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:34] } 5... Qa5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:11:07] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:32:44] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:06:53] } 7... Qxc3+ { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 1:33:06] } 8. Ke2 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 1:07:07] } 8... gxf6 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 1:33:18] } 9. Rc1 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 1:06:07] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 1:30:33] } 10. Qb3 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 1:03:14] } 10... Nc6?! { [%eval -1.18] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:01] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 1:03:21] } 11... Rb8?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:18] } 12. Rb1?? { [%eval -3.73] } { Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:33] } 12... d6? { [%eval -2.12] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:26] } 13. a3?! { [%eval -3.14] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:21] } 13... Bd7?! { [%eval -1.99] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:27] } 14. h3?! { [%eval -3.15] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:16] } 14... a6?! { [%eval -2.22] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:10] } 15. g4?! { [%eval -3.04] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:12] } 15... b5 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 1:17:10] } 16. dxc5 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:34:07] } 16... dxc5?! { [%eval -2.43] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:08] } 17. Nd2?! { [%eval -3.31] } { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:47] } 17... Ke7 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 1:15:18] } 18. Qa2 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:32:55] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 1:14:40] } 19. Kd1? { [%eval -6.48] } { Mistake. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:35] } 19... bxc4 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 1:14:07] } 20. Rb3?! { [%eval -9.32] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:20] } 20... Rb7?? { [%eval 3.23] } { Blunder. cxb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:06] } 21. Rxb7 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:30:20] } 21... Rb8?! { [%eval 4.51] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:56] } 22. Rxb8 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:29:21] } 0-1