Event: Round 1: Ridge, Michael - Karthick, Alagu Naachiappan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/ayr-congress--open/round-1/MnDIsYIP/yJfkLv2s
Date: 2025-09-12
White: Ridge, Michael
WhiteElo: 1899
Black: Karthick, Alagu Naachiappan
BlackElo: 1798
Result: 1-0
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:38] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:01] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:18] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:24:12] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:26] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:47] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:50] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:24:07] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:17] } 7... Re8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:23:42] } 8. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:46] } 8... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:23:51] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:59] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:24:01] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:12] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:24:24] } 11. Nf1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:31] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:14:10] } 12. N1h2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:17] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:13:36] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:28:48] } 13... Nf8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:12:40] } 14. h5?! { [%eval -0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:57] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:10:42] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:22:21] } 15... Nh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:36] } 16. Ng4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:14:51] } 16... Ng5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:08:54] } 17. c3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:26] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:57:50] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:58:32] } 18... d4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:48:41] } 19. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:53:59] } 19... a6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:20:17] } 20. Ngh2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:40:49] } 20... b5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:19:15] } 21. b3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:41:01] } 21... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:42] } 22. Nxf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:40:55] } 22... bxc4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:14:37] } 23. bxc4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:40:53] } 23... Qa5?! { [%eval 1.68] } { Inaccuracy. Ba8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:48] } 24. Qc1? { [%eval 0.4] } { Mistake. Bxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:44] } 24... Ba8?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:53] } 25. Re2?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:12] } 25... Rb6?? { [%eval 2.74] } { Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:20] } 26. Bxh6 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:08:20] } 26... gxh6? { [%eval 4.6] } { Mistake. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:48] } 27. Qxh6 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:08:44] } 27... Bf8? { [%eval 8.37] } { Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:30] } 28. Qg5+ { [%eval 8.51] [%clk 0:08:57] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 9.02] [%clk 0:07:57] } 29. h6 { [%eval 8.47] [%clk 0:09:03] } 29... f5? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:56] } 30. Qf6+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:07:43] } 30... Kg8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:04:40] } 31. h7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:07:11] } 1-0