Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 Rapid
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-13
White: Villiger, Jan
WhiteElo: 1827
Black: Nihal Saheer
BlackElo: 1615
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 min + 5 sec per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:09] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:10] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:12] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:16] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:18] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:19] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:23] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:18] } 5... Bf5?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:10] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:15:15] } 6... e6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:14:06] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:14:06] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:14:05] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:12:54] } 8... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:13:59] } 9. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:12:57] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:13:44] } 10. O-O { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:12:24] } 10... Nf5 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:12:56] } 11. b4?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:47] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:12:26] } 12. c3 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:11:25] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:12:14] } 13. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:10:41] } 13... bxc6 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:12:15] } 14. g4?? { [%eval -0.84] } { Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:02] } 14... Nh4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:11:24] } 15. Qg3 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:09:29] } 15... f5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:10:41] } 16. f4 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:08:47] } 16... fxg4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:10:10] } 17. hxg4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:08:50] } 17... Qe8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:18] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:08:28] } 18... Qg6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:09:08] } 19. a4?? { [%eval -2.92] } { Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:51] } 19... Nf5 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:09:03] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:07:25] } 20... Nxe3 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:08:56] } 21. Qxe3 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:07:29] } 21... Qxg4+ { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:08:52] } 22. Kh2 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:07:14] } 22... Rf5 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:08:26] } 23. Rf3 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:07:16] } 23... Raf8? { [%eval -2.03] } { Mistake. Rh5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:12] } 24. Raf1? { [%eval -3.65] } { Mistake. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:55] } 24... Rh5+ { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:07:07] } 25. Rh3 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:06:31] } 25... Rff5 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:07:01] } 26. Rf3 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:06:11] } 26... Rxh3+ { [%eval -3.39] [%clk 0:06:30] } 27. Rxh3 { [%eval -3.16] [%clk 0:06:10] } 27... Rxf4 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:06:27] } 28. Nf3 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:05:18] } 28... Re4 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:05:32] } 29. Qd3 { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:05:08] } 29... Bg5 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:04:41] } 30. Qf1 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:01:51] } 30... Bf4+ { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:03:48] } 31. Kh1 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:02:30] } 31... Re3 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:03:34] } 32. b5?! { [%eval -4.65] } { Inaccuracy. Ng1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:03] } 32... Rxc3 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:03:04] } 33. b6?? { [%eval #-19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 33... axb6?? { [%eval -4.85] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:27] } 34. cxb6?? { [%eval #-19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:19] } 34... Bxe5?? { [%eval -4.46] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:15] } 35. Ng1 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:00:19] } 35... Qe4+ { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:00:59] } 36. Qg2 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 0:00:24] } 36... Rxh3+ { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:00:55] } 37. Nxh3 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:00:26] } 37... Qxg2+?? { [%eval -0.82] } { Blunder. Qxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:58] } 38. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:00:30] } 38... c5?? { [%eval 6.01] } { Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 39. a5 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:00:34] } 39... c4 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:00:52] } 40. Kf3?? { [%eval -3.47] } { Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 40... Bd4?? { [%eval -0.51] } { Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 41. b7?? { [%eval -3.42] } { Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 41... Ba7 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:00:53] } 42. Nf4?! { [%eval -4.83] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 42... Kf7 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:00:54] } 43. Ne2 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:00:34] } 43... Ke7 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:00:51] } 44. Nd4 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:00:38] } 44... Kd7 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:00:42] } 45. Nb5 { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:00:39] } 45... Kc6 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:00:33] } 46. Nxa7+ { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:00:38] } 46... Kxb7 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:00:37] } 47. Nb5 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 0:00:42] } 47... Ka6 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:00:40] } 48. Nc7+ { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:00:44] } 48... Kxa5 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:00:43] } 49. Nxe6 { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 0:00:48] } 49... c3 { [%eval -5.55] [%clk 0:00:46] } 50. Ke3 { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:00:51] } 50... h5 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:00:48] } 51. Nxg7? { [%eval -11.55] } { Mistake. Kd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 51... h4 { [%eval -10.14] [%clk 0:00:52] } 52. Nf5 { [%eval -10.39] [%clk 0:00:54] } 52... h3 { [%eval -9.55] [%clk 0:00:51] } 53. Kf3? { [%eval #-14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 53... c2 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 0:00:52] } 54. Nd4 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 0:00:48] } 54... c1=Q?? { [%eval -0.16] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. h2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 55. Nb3+ { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:00:52] } 55... Kb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:58] } 56. Nxc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:56] } 56... Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:00] } 57. Ne2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:58] } 57... Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 58. Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:01] } 58... h2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 59. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:05] } 59... Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:06] } 60. Nxd5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:52] } 1/2-1/2