Event: Round 2: Cornette, Matthieu - Bhagat Kush
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--fide-open/round-2/UtLEYUMf/VyJzl8dg
Date: 2025-11-28
White: Cornette, Matthieu
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2517
Black: Bhagat Kush
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2381
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:23:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:41] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:07] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:39] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:23:00] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:16] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:11] } 4... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:35] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:33] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:46] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:55] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:51] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:31] } 7... d6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:18:35] } 8. exd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:43] } 8... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:57] } 9. Re1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:20:39] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:18:13] } 10. Ne4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:20:49] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:16:50] } 11. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:20:57] } 11... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:46] } 12. Be4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:21:22] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:13:17] } 13. c3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:16:27] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:08:31] } 14. d3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:15:00] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:01:19] } 15. h4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:09:23] } 15... b6?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:52] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:03:46] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:34:38] } 17. Bxf6?! { [%eval -0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:20] } 17... gxf6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:34:59] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:47:28] } 18... Kg7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:30:04] } 19. Nh2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:44:06] } 19... Ne5?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:47] } 20. Qf4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Bxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:06] } 20... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:03] } 21. Rxe4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:33:28] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:46] } 22. Re3?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:50] } 22... Kh8?! { [%eval 0.11] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:31] } 23. Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:16] } 23... Rd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:07:33] } 24. Nf3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:26:04] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:05:11] } 25. c4?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:21] } 25... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:03:41] } 26. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:21:46] } 26... Rd4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:03:34] } 27. g3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:22:14] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:03:07] } 28. Rae1 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:21:32] } 28... Qd6?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. R8d7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:38] } 29. Qb7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:19:21] } 29... Rd7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:01:45] } 30. Qxa6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:17:40] } 30... Rxd3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:02:10] } 31. Rxd3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:08:15] } 1/2-1/2