Event: Round 8: Varney, Zoe - Hariharan, Shambavi
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-uk-open-blitz-final--womens/round-8/E6AwNgjH/TvW4M8mk
Date: 2025-11-22
White: Varney, Zoe
WhiteTitle: WFM
WhiteElo: 1931
Black: Hariharan, Shambavi
BlackTitle: WFM
BlackElo: 1978
Result: 0-1
ECO: E18
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:00] } 8. d5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:02:44] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:55] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:44] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:46] } 10. e4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:44] } 10... e5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:02:47] } 11. Ne1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:02:35] } 11... f5?! { [%eval 0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 12. Nd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:02:33] } 12... fxe4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:24] } 13. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:02:33] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:25] } 14. f4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:02:23] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:11] } 15. Qe2? { [%eval -1.1] } { Mistake. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:09] } 15... Bc8?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 16. fxe5?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } 16... dxe5?? { [%eval 1.04] } { Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:39] } 17. Nxe5?? { [%eval -3.64] } { Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:13] } 17... Bc5+ { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:01:39] } 18. Kg2 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:00:53] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:01:02] } 19. Qxe4 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:00:46] } 19... Bh3+ { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:00:35] } 20. Kxh3 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:00:47] } 20... Rxf1 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:00:35] } 21. Bg5 { [%eval -4.01] [%clk 0:00:47] } 21... Qc8+ { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:00:33] } 22. Kg2?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 22... Rxa1 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:00:30] } 23. Be3 { [%eval -10.73] [%clk 0:00:09] } 23... Re1 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:00:24] } 24. Qf4 { [%eval -9.96] [%clk 0:00:05] } 24... Rxe3 { [%eval -6.56] [%clk 0:00:21] } 25. Qf7+ { [%eval -9.19] [%clk 0:00:04] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval -8.98] [%clk 0:00:22] } 0-1