Event: Round 2: Bedi, Vaibhav - Smeets, Christiaan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/aruba-chess-challenge-2025/round-2/RYCR17zB/pPHx8H04
Date: 2025-10-10
White: Bedi, Vaibhav
WhiteElo: 1769
Black: Smeets, Christiaan
BlackElo: 2048
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B07
Opening: Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:28] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:53] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:28:18] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:34] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:48] } 6. exd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:09] } 6... cxd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:42] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:28] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:15:06] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:24:19] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:06:53] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:28] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:06:32] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:19:43] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:06:16] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:55] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:00:41] } 12. a3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:12:25] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:59:19] } 13. Nh2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:05:22] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:57:02] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:00:42] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:54:48] } 15. Rab1 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:42:46] } 15... Nfd5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:42:18] } 16. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:38:50] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:41:47] } 17. Bf3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:36:41] } 17... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:41:29] } 18. fxe3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:36:51] } 18... d5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:39:56] } 19. Rfc1?! { [%eval -0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:34] } 19... O-O { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:37:37] } 20. b3 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:31:06] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:32:31] } 21. Ng4 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:27:50] } 21... Qd6 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:32:47] } 22. b4?! { [%eval -1.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:54] } 22... Rfe8 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:30:56] } 23. Rd1?! { [%eval -2.44] } { Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:50] } 23... Rcd8?! { [%eval -1.52] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:24] } 24. Rb3 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:18:19] } 24... Bd7?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:30] } 25. Nf2 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:12:16] } 25... Bf5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:15:15] } 26. Nd3 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:11:05] } 26... e5 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:13:59] } 27. Nc5?! { [%eval -1.5] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:47] } 27... e4 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:11:41] } 28. Be2 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:05:28] } 28... Bc8? { [%eval -0.51] } { Mistake. Bxh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:29] } 29. Ra1 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:05:01] } 29... Qg3?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:57] } 30. Kh1?? { [%eval -1.68] } { Blunder. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:23] } 30... Bf8? { [%eval -0.23] } { Mistake. Bxh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:54] } 31. Qe1 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:03:29] } 31... Qb8? { [%eval 0.32] } { Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:59] } 32. a4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:15] } 32... Rd6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:04:39] } 33. axb5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:02:57] } 33... axb5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:05:04] } 34. Qf1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rba3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:05] } 34... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:10] } 35. Ra5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 35... Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:29] } 36. Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:16] } 36... Qe1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:54] } 37. Qf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:41] } 37... Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:57] } 38. Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:09] } 1/2-1/2