Event: Round 2: Shivakumar, Akshath - Choung, James
Date: 2025-07-28
White: Shivakumar, Akshath
WhiteElo: 1822
Black: Choung, James
BlackElo: 1590
Result: 1-0
ECO: A58
Opening: Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.47] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.47] } 4. cxb5 { [%eval 0.47] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.6] } 5. bxa6 { [%eval 0.52] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.64] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.51] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.6] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.53] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.67] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.9] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.83] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.84] } 9... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.81] } 10. O-O { [%eval 1.03] } 10... Nb4 { [%eval 1.0] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.52] } 11... Bg4?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } 12. Be2 { [%eval 1.21] } 12... e6 { [%eval 1.44] } 13. Bg5?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } 13... Qb6? { [%eval 2.45] } { Mistake. exd5 was best. } 14. Qd2? { [%eval 0.71] } { Mistake. a3 was best. } 14... Rfe8?? { [%eval 2.86] } { Blunder. exd5 was best. } 15. a3 { [%eval 2.87] } 15... Na6 { [%eval 2.75] } 16. dxe6?! { [%eval 1.9] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } 16... Bxe6 { [%eval 1.83] } 17. Bb5 { [%eval 1.91] } 17... Rec8 { [%eval 1.92] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 1.41] } 18... Nxe4?? { [%eval 4.07] } { Blunder. Nc7 was best. } 19. Rxe4 { [%eval 3.8] } 19... Bxc3? { [%eval 7.04] } { Mistake. Nc7 was best. } 20. Qxc3 { [%eval 6.95] } 20... d5 { [%eval 6.94] } 21. Bxa6?! { [%eval 4.78] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } 21... dxe4?! { [%eval 7.47] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } 22. Bxc8 { [%eval 7.17] } 22... exf3? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb3 was best. } 23. Bh6 { [%eval #2] } 23... f6 { [%eval #2] } 24. Qxf6 { [%eval #1] } 24... Qc7 25. Qf8# 1-0