Event: Round 2: Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B - Makkar, Rajat
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/4ncl-division-1-2025-2026/round-2/34BNfcei/Tu2jdViF
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2655
Black: Makkar, Rajat
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2395
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A06
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:20] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:20] } 2. b3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:27:43] } 2... Bf5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:26:47] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:39] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:48] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:07] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:53] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:24:50] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:12] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:45] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:16] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:08] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:29] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:34] } 8... Bh7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:50] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:22:52] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:20:52] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:13:52] } 10... exd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:18:41] } 11. Nd4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:14:00] } 11... c6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:11:51] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:11:34] } 12... Re8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:10:22] } 13. Rae1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:02:20] } 13... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:06:52] } 14. Nf5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:01:23] } 14... Bf8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:03:12] } 15. Nd1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:57:33] } 15... a4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:58:40] } 16. h4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:51:29] } 16... axb3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:56:23] } 17. axb3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:50:37] } 17... Ra2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:52:26] } 18. g4 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:45:43] } 18... Bxf5 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:49:02] } 19. Qxf5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:45:39] } 19... g6 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:48:24] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:40:38] } 20... Bd6 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:45:23] } 21. Rxe8+ { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:36:27] } 21... Nxe8 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:45:45] } 22. Qe3?! { [%eval -1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:34] } 22... Kh7?! { [%eval -0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Ng7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:29] } 23. g5 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:32:02] } 23... Ng7 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:33:13] } 24. Bxg7? { [%eval -1.89] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:15] } 24... Kxg7 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:34:05] } 25. c4 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:32:25] } 25... hxg5 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:28:35] } 26. hxg5 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:32:48] } 26... Qh8 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:28:21] } 27. Re1 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:32:51] } 27... Qh2+ { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:25:46] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:32:18] } 28... Bc5 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:19:00] } 29. Qf3?! { [%eval -2.83] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:36] } 29... dxc4 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:18:37] } 30. dxc4 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:31:26] } 30... Bb4 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:14:37] } 31. Re8 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:30:04] } 31... Qd6 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:13:02] } 32. Bh3 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:26:02] } 32... Ne5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:11] } 33. Qf4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:26:21] } 33... Ra1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:59] } 34. Qxe5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:21] } 34... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:24] } 35. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:47] } 35... Rxd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:50] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:23:06] } 36... Rd3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:04:51] } 37. Re3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:23:06] } 1/2-1/2