Event: Round 8: Nathan Kham-Nguyen (opD) - Cesar Delafargue (opD)
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/french-chess-championship-2025--open-d/round-8/GrJvoKdy/0R18vv8K
White: Nathan Kham-Nguyen (opD)
Black: Cesar Delafargue (opD)
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B49
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:30:20] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:12] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:25] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:20] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:06] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:26:04] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:28] } 9. f3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:22:22] } 9... b5? { [%eval 1.16] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:21:51] } 10. a3?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:32] } 10... Bc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:18:26] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:01] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:16:52] } 12. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:02:49] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:12:53] } 13. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:20] } 13... Bxe3+ { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:11:54] } 14. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:58:46] } 14... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:06:23] } 15. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:35] } 15... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:17] } 16. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:59] } 16... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:05:24] } 17. Rd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:52:34] } 17... Qa7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:55:45] } 18. Qxa7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:51:32] } 18... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:56:10] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:51:38] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:51:36] } 20. b3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:50:12] } 20... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:01] } 21. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:05] } 21... bxc4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:44:25] } 22. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:49:50] } 22... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:43:47] } 23. bxc4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:50:15] } 23... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:42:56] } 24. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:50:26] } 24... Rxd7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:43:10] } 25. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:50:52] } 25... Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:27] } 26. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:01] } 26... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:35] } 27. Ra8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:25] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:00] } 28. Ra7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:48] } 28... Ke8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:04] } 29. f4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:48:41] } 29... g6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:42:33] } 30. h4?? { [%eval -2.81] } { Blunder. Ra8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:48:51] } 30... Kf8?? { [%eval -0.43] } { Blunder. Ra4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:57] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:49:09] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:58] } 32. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:23] } 32... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:57] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:48:25] } 33... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:12] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:48:38] } 34... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:08] } 35. Kf3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:48:47] } 35... Ra3+ { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:35:32] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:13] } 36... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:21] } 37. Kg2?? { [%eval -2.82] } { Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:55] } 37... Ra1?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:23] } 38. Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:09] } 38... a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:08] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:25] } 39... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:41] } 40. Kg1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:49:47] } 40... Ra1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:41] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:10] } 41... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:20] } 1/2-1/2