Event: Round 2: Ter-gevorkian, Aram - Batchelor, Francis
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/scarborough-chess-congress-2025-challengers/round-2/qJUKtnLS/i6TXlJmv
Date: 2025-10-25
White: Ter-gevorkian, Aram
WhiteElo: 1934
Black: Batchelor, Francis
BlackElo: 1813
Result: 0-1
ECO: B72
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:49:59] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:50:12] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:50:04] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:50:09] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:50:09] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:02] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:50:15] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:50:00] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:49:54] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:48:43] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:49:54] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:04] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:49:29] } 8. g4? { [%eval -1.32] } { Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:44] } 8... O-O? { [%eval -0.07] } { Mistake. Nxg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:41:50] } 9. g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:02] } 9... Ne8?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:40:28] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:19:35] } 10... Nc7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:38:34] } 11. f4? { [%eval -0.44] } { Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:09] } 11... d5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:30:16] } 12. e5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:04:28] } 12... f6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:17:12] } 13. exf6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:51:32] } 13... exf6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:17:02] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:51:07] } 14... fxg5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:54:08] } 15. fxg5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:40:16] } 15... Ne6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:50:38] } 16. Nxe6?? { [%eval -2.44] } { Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:24] } 16... Bxe6 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:50:12] } 17. Bc5 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:36:13] } 17... Re8 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:47:00] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:35:39] } 18... Qa5?! { [%eval -1.26] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:35] } 19. Ba3 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:34:33] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:29:57] } 20. Nb5 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:33:27] } 20... Qb6? { [%eval -0.19] } { Mistake. Qxd2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:27:10] } 21. h5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:25:14] } 21... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:28] } 22. Nc3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:24:58] } 22... Qa5?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:37] } 23. hxg6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:23:50] } 23... hxg6? { [%eval 2.14] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:53] } 24. Bd3?? { [%eval 0.07] } { Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:34] } 24... Ne5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:45] } 25. Qh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:37] } 25... Nxd3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:38] } 26. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:41] } 26... Bf5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:12:14] } 27. Rf3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:22:27] } 27... d4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:11:33] } 28. Nd1?? { [%eval -4.63] } { Blunder. Qh7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:14:30] } 28... d3 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:10:32] } 29. cxd3 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:14:18] } 29... Rxd3 { [%eval -4.04] [%clk 0:10:21] } 30. Rxd3 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:09:27] } 30... Bxd3 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:10:27] } 31. Qd6?? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:59] } 31... Qxg5+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:08:51] } 0-1