Event: Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - October 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/golders-green-fide-rapidplay-october-2025/round-1/WT3avy1J/dSadQuxb
Date: 2025-10-11
White: Rubeck, Jonathan
WhiteElo: 1828
Black: Manmay Chopra
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2243
Result: 0-1
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Schlechter Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 20 minutes + 5 seconds incr. from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval -0.02] } 4. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.21] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.02] } 5. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.12] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.06] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.25] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.17] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.07] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.16] } 9. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.24] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 10. c5 { [%eval -0.31] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.28] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval -0.38] } 11... Qxd1 { [%eval -0.4] } 12. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.37] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.14] } 13. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval 0.42] } 15. Bxc7 { [%eval 0.52] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.65] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 0.14] } 16... Bb6 { [%eval 0.1] } 17. Bg3?? { [%eval -3.57] } { Blunder. Bxb6 was best. } 17... f5 { [%eval -3.52] } 18. Bd6 { [%eval -3.51] } 18... fxe4 { [%eval -3.49] } 19. Bxf8 { [%eval -3.26] } 19... Kxf8 { [%eval -3.21] } 20. Rac1?! { [%eval -4.65] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } 20... e3 { [%eval -4.74] } 21. f3 { [%eval -5.61] } 21... Ba6 { [%eval -5.94] } 22. Kf1 { [%eval -7.12] } 22... Nf4 { [%eval -6.25] } 23. Rc2 { [%eval -6.18] } 23... Nxe2 { [%eval -6.2] } 24. Rxe2 { [%eval -6.3] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval -6.32] } 25. Rxd8+ { [%eval -6.36] } 25... Bxd8 { [%eval -6.25] } 26. Ke1 { [%eval -6.2] } 26... Bxe2 { [%eval -6.35] } 27. Kxe2 { [%eval -5.99] } 27... Bb6 { [%eval -6.1] } 28. b4 { [%eval -6.4] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval -6.31] } 29. a4 { [%eval -7.25] } 29... a6 { [%eval -7.22] } 30. Kd3 { [%eval -7.16] } 30... Ke6 { [%eval -7.06] } 31. g3 { [%eval -7.06] } 31... Kf5 { [%eval -7.75] } 32. h4 { [%eval -9.57] } 32... h5 { [%eval -8.77] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval -9.84] } 33... Bc7 { [%eval -8.67] } 34. f4? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxe3 was best. } 34... Ke4 { [%eval #-11] } 35. a5 { [%eval #-10] } 35... g6 { [%eval #-9] } 36. Kf1 { [%eval #-8] } 0-1