Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 Rapid
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-13
White: Nihal Saheer
WhiteElo: 1615
Black: Cordes, Jule
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Shirov-Anand Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 min + 5 sec per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:08] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:42] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:08] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:14:46] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:11] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:14:49] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:15] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:14:53] } 5. Nce2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:15] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:57] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:19] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:00] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:14] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:14:23] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:13:54] } 8... b4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:13:41] } 9. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:52] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:11:19] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:12:00] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:44] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:11:12] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:09:51] } 12. O-O?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:40] } 12... g6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:08:09] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:07:20] } 13... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:07:35] } 14. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:07:22] } 14... Be7 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:06:43] } 15. Ng5?! { [%eval -0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:32] } 15... Qa6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:04:50] } 16. Qd1?! { [%eval -1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:53] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:02:08] } 17. g4?! { [%eval -1.59] } { Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:49] } 17... bxc3 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:02:49] } 18. bxc3 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:04:38] } 18... cxd4?! { [%eval -0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:16] } 19. cxd4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:04:37] } 19... Nb4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:01:13] } 20. f5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:04:24] } 20... Bxg5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:01:06] } 21. Bxg5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:04:24] } 21... gxf5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:00:54] } 22. gxf5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:04:24] } 22... Rg8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:00:58] } 23. h4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:04:01] } 23... h6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:01:00] } 24. fxe6 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:04:03] } 24... Qxe6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:01] } 25. Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:05] } 25... Qb6?? { [%eval 4.4] } { Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 26. e6 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:03:26] } 26... hxg5 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:00:12] } 27. exf7+ { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:03:23] } 27... Ke7?! { [%eval 6.1] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 28. fxg8=N+ { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:03:11] } 28... Rxg8 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:00:09] } 29. Qe2+ { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:03:02] } 29... Kd8 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:00:09] } 30. Ne6+ { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:02:52] } 30... Kc8 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:00:13] } 31. Rac1+ { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:02:51] } 31... Kb8 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:00:14] } 32. hxg5 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:02:09] } 32... Re8?! { [%eval 6.54] } { Inaccuracy. Ka8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 33. Qh2+ { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:02:11] } 33... Kb7 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:00:09] } 34. Nc5+?! { [%eval 4.73] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } 34... Nxc5 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:00:09] } 35. dxc5 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:01:54] } 35... Qg6 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:00:10] } 36. Qg2 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:01:33] } 36... Re5 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:00:09] } 37. c6+? { [%eval 2.37] } { Mistake. Rf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:04] } 37... Kc7?! { [%eval 3.29] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 38. Qg3 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:00:48] } 38... Qxg5 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:00:11] } 39. Rf7+ { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:00:44] } 39... Kd6?! { [%eval 4.46] } { Inaccuracy. Kb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 40. Qxg5 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:00:30] } 40... Rxg5+ { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:00:11] } 41. Kf1 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:00:29] } 41... Rh5?! { [%eval 5.37] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 42. Rf6+?! { [%eval 3.69] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 42... Kc7?! { [%eval 4.71] } { Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 43. Rf7+ { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:00:20] } 43... Kc8 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:00:11] } 44. Re1?? { [%eval 0.18] } { Blunder. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 44... Rh1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:13] } 45. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:14] } 45... Rxe1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:17] } 46. Kxe1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:00:18] } 46... Nxc6?? { [%eval 4.34] } { Blunder. Nxa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:21] } 47. Rf6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 47... Kd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:00:25] } 48. Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:23] } 48... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:27] } 49. a3?? { [%eval #-25] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:26] } 49... Nd3+ { [%eval #-24] [%clk 0:00:32] } 50. Ke2 { [%eval #-24] [%clk 0:00:30] } 50... Nxf2 { [%eval #-25] [%clk 0:00:36] } 51. Kxf2 { [%eval #-23] [%clk 0:00:34] } 51... Kc6 { [%eval #-20] [%clk 0:00:41] } 52. Ke3 { [%eval #-20] [%clk 0:00:37] } 52... Kc5 { [%eval #-20] [%clk 0:00:45] } 53. Kd3 { [%eval -69.7] [%clk 0:00:42] } 53... d4 { [%eval -13.0] [%clk 0:00:46] } 54. a4 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 54... Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 55. Kd2 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 55... Kc4 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 56. Kc2 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 56... Kb4 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 57. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 57... Kxa4 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 58. Kxd4 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 58... Kb3 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 59. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 59... a4 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 60. Kd2 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 60... Kb2 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 0-1