Event: Round 3: Samuel, Claude - Pai, Sidhanth
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--under-12/round-3/PIYocaUW/BsfB7WIA
White: Samuel, Claude
Black: Pai, Sidhanth
BlackElo: 1920
Result: 0-1
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:54] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:55] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:21] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:00] } 8. Be3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:32:22] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:21] } 9. Nd2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 9... d6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:26:55] } 10. Re1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:28:40] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:24:36] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:25:12] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:24:11] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:22:21] } 12... h6 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:23:53] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:22:23] } 13... Rac8 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:23:13] } 14. f4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:21:54] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:15:01] } 15. Qd1 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:21:08] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:14:31] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:18:17] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:13:16] } 17. Bxd4? { [%eval -1.27] } { Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:09] } 17... Bxd4+?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:36] } 18. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:14:29] } 18... cxd4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:14:02] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:12:12] } 19... Nb6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:09:34] } 20. c3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:09:52] } 20... dxc3 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:04:29] } 21. Rxc3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:08:36] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:04:43] } 22. Qb3?! { [%eval -1.53] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:19] } 22... Na4 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 1:04:37] } 23. Rxc8 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:58:59] } 23... Rxc8 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 1:04:51] } 24. d4 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:58:04] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 1:00:27] } 25. Nf1?! { [%eval -2.68] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:25] } 25... Qc2 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:55:42] } 26. Qxc2 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:55:38] } 26... Rxc2 { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 0:56:07] } 27. b3?! { [%eval -3.38] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:53] } 27... Nc3 { [%eval -3.26] [%clk 0:56:07] } 28. a3?! { [%eval -4.13] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:29] } 28... Ne2+ { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 0:55:27] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:55:13] } 29... Nxd4 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:55:45] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:55:25] } 30... e5 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:56:05] } 31. Rb1? { [%eval -7.07] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:44] } 31... Rxg2 { [%eval -6.84] [%clk 0:56:18] } 32. Kxg2 { [%eval -7.01] [%clk 0:54:57] } 32... Bxe4+ { [%eval -6.56] [%clk 0:56:43] } 33. Kh3 { [%eval -7.1] [%clk 0:54:20] } 33... Bxb1 { [%eval -7.18] [%clk 0:57:06] } 34. Nd2 { [%eval -7.34] [%clk 0:54:07] } 34... Bc2 { [%eval -7.34] [%clk 0:57:23] } 35. b4 { [%eval -8.23] [%clk 0:54:21] } 35... e4 { [%eval -7.32] [%clk 0:57:16] } 36. Kg2? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:26] } 36... e3 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:57:28] } 37. Nf3 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:54:27] } 37... Be4 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:57:50] } 0-1