Event: Round 2: Maddox Jackson - Vaibhav Kalpaka
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2nd-annual-thanksgiving-day-open/round-2/9HxZakqc/vN0coCSr
Date: 2025-11-01
White: Maddox Jackson
Black: Vaibhav Kalpaka
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2230
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:28] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:45] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:04] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:21] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:35] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:56] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:21] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:28] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:23:52] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:31:38] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:23:02] } 9... b5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:31:08] } 10. a3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:22:14] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:31:03] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:18:50] } 11... d5? { [%eval 0.86] } { Mistake. Nbd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:52] } 12. exd5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:16:45] } 12... b4 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:24:55] } 13. axb4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:51:11] } 13... Bxb4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:25:16] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:48:22] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:24:55] } 15. O-O { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:47:25] } 15... Re8?? { [%eval 3.94] } { Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:50] } 16. Bxh7+ { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:29:12] } 16... Kxh7 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 1:21:57] } 17. Nxf7 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:29:34] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 1:01:33] } 18. Qd3+ { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:28:53] } 18... Kg8 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 1:00:06] } 19. Ng5 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:29:14] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 1:00:23] } 20. Qc4+ { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:29:30] } 20... Nd5 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 1:00:49] } 21. Qd3 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:29:44] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 1:01:09] } 22. Qc4+ { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:30:10] } 1/2-1/2