Event: Round 4: Franco Alejandrino - Vaibhav Kalpaka
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2nd-annual-thanksgiving-day-open/round-4/YyLnsJS4/hpwcOtwb
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Franco Alejandrino
Black: Vaibhav Kalpaka
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2230
Result: 0-1
ECO: B31
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:28] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:54] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:19] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:31] } 5. Re1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:40] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:47] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:27] } 6... Nd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:43] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:18] } 7... Nc7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:34] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:00] } 8... dxc6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:21] } 9. Ne4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:27:12] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:50] } 10. Nf6+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:25:28] } 10... Kf8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:09] } 11. Ne4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:46] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:27] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:38] } 12... g5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:26:21] } 13. g4? { [%eval -0.69] } { Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:39] } 13... h5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:14:59] } 14. gxh5 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:16:52] } 14... g4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:14:44] } 15. Nfg5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:16:14] } 15... Qd7? { [%eval 0.76] } { Mistake. Rxh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:10] } 16. Qxg4? { [%eval -0.63] } { Mistake. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:50] } 16... Qxg4+ { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:10:29] } 17. hxg4 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:09:17] } 17... Bxg4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:10:52] } 18. Ng3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:09:04] } 18... f6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:06:28] } 19. f3 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 1:00:27] } 19... Bxh5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 1:06:29] } 20. exf6 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 1:00:25] } 20... exf6 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 1:06:04] } 21. Nxh5?? { [%eval -3.21] } { Blunder. N5e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:38] } 21... Rxh5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 1:06:11] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval -3.72] [%clk 0:55:03] } 22... Re8? { [%eval -2.05] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:30] } 23. Re2 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:53:21] } 23... f5 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:59:55] } 24. Nc3?? { [%eval -5.43] } { Blunder. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:01] } 24... Bd4+ { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 1:00:11] } 25. Kg2 { [%eval -5.72] [%clk 0:49:35] } 25... Ne6 { [%eval -5.51] [%clk 1:00:13] } 0-1