[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/hMdBdstQ"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "-"] [White "SamyakGandhi"] [Black "JMMinerva"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "hMdBdstQ"] [UTCDate "2026.04.09"] [UTCTime "15:00:56"] [WhiteElo "1741"] [BlackElo "1855"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.39] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.01] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] } 7. Bg5?! { (0.16 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (7. b4 e6 8. Bf4 Ng6 9. Bg3 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Nf3 Nh5) 7... e6 { [%eval -0.65] } 8. b4 { [%eval -0.54] } 8... Be7 { [%eval -0.49] } 9. Qd4?! { (-0.49 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.08] } (9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Bd7 11. Bd3 b6 12. cxb6 Qxb6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Ne2 O-O) 9... Nc6 { [%eval -0.95] } 10. Qd2 { White offers draw } { [%eval -1.24] } 10... h6 { [%eval -1.14] } 11. Bh4 { [%eval -1.35] } 11... a6?! { (-1.35 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (11... a5 12. b5 Nb8 13. Na4 Nbd7 14. Nf3 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Bd3 Be7 17. O-O) 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.61] } 12... Qc7? { (-0.61 → 0.56) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (12... O-O 13. Be2 b6 14. cxb6 Qxb6 15. O-O Rd8 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Bg3) 13. Bg3 { [%eval 0.5] } 13... Qd8 { [%eval 0.62] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.48] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.7] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.7] } 15... b6 { [%eval 0.74] } 16. cxb6 { [%eval 0.74] } 16... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.74] } 17. Bh4?! { (0.74 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (17. Bf4 Nd7 18. Rad1 Bf6 19. Na4 Qb7 20. c4 e5 21. cxd5 exf4 22. dxc6 Qxc6) 17... Bb7 { [%eval 0.31] } 18. Qf4 { [%eval -0.07] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval 0.23] } 19. Qd2?! { (0.23 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (19. Na4 Qa7 20. Nc5 a5 21. c3 Rfe8 22. Rae1 axb4 23. axb4 Ba8 24. Qd2) 19... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.43] } 20. Ne2? { (-0.43 → -1.84) Mistake. Rfe1 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (20. Rfe1 Qc7 21. Bg3 Bd6 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. Na4 e5 24. Nxe5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 dxe4) 20... e5 { [%eval -1.91] } 21. Bf5 { [%eval -1.78] } 21... Ne4?! { (-1.78 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (21... Rc7 22. Rfd1 Ne4 23. Qe1 Nd6 24. Bh3 Bxh4 25. Nxh4 Ne7 26. c3 Nc4 27. Ng3) 22. Bxe4?? { (-0.78 → -5.39) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -5.39] } (22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. fxe3 Rc7 24. c4 Nd6 25. cxd5 Nxf5 26. dxc6 Bxc6 27. Bxe7 Rxe7) 22... dxe4 { [%eval -5.32] } 23. Qe3 { [%eval -5.73] } 23... Qxe3 { [%eval -6.07] } 24. fxe3 { [%eval -6.21] } 24... exf3 { [%eval -5.87] } 25. Bxe7 { [%eval -5.75] } 25... fxe2 { [%eval -5.69] } 26. Bxd8 { [%eval -5.68] } 26... exf1=Q+ { [%eval -5.76] } 27. Rxf1 { [%eval -5.66] } 27... Rxd8 { [%eval -5.86] } 28. g4 { [%eval -6.25] } 28... Rd2 { [%eval -6.15] } 29. h4 { [%eval -6.67] } 29... Ne7 { [%eval -6.63] } 30. Rf2 { [%eval -6.63] } 30... Rxf2 { [%eval -6.4] } 31. Kxf2 { [%eval -6.46] } 31... Be4 { [%eval -6.23] } 32. c4 { [%eval -5.93] } 32... Bd3 { [%eval -5.96] } 33. c5 { [%eval -5.91] } 33... e4 { [%eval -6.21] } 34. Kg3 { [%eval -6.64] } 34... g5 { [%eval -6.64] } 35. hxg5 { [%eval -6.72] } 35... hxg5 { [%eval -6.72] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval -7.62] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval -7.57] } 37. Ke1 { [%eval -7.5] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval -7.31] } 38. Kd2 { [%eval -7.49] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval -7.43] } 39. Kc3 { [%eval -7.57] } 39... Kd5 { [%eval -7.3] } 40. a4 { [%eval -7.54] } 40... Nc6 { [%eval -7.39] } 41. Kb3 { [%eval -7.49] } 41... Ne5 { [%eval -7.62] } 42. b5 { [%eval -9.64] } 42... axb5 { [%eval -9.23] } 43. a5 { [%eval -9.36] } 43... Kxc5 { [%eval #-13] } 44. a6 { [%eval #-13] } 44... Kb6 { [%eval #-13] } 45. a7 { [%eval #-14] } 45... Kxa7 { [%eval #-13] } 46. Kb4 { [%eval #-12] } 46... Kb6 { [%eval #-11] } 47. Kc3 { [%eval -11.7] } 47... Nxg4 { [%eval -9.96] } 48. Kb3? { (-9.96 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (48. Kd4 Nxe3 49. Ke5 Nc2 50. Kf6 Kc5 51. Kf5 Kc4 52. Kg4 e3 53. Kxg5 e2) 48... Nxe3 { [%eval -14.69] } 49. Kc3 { [%eval -16.34] } 49... f5 { [%eval -18.47] } 50. Kd4 { [%eval -17.72] } 50... b4 { [%eval -12.7] } 51. Ke5 { [%eval -13.7] } 51... b3 { [%eval -9.89] } 52. Kd4? { (-9.89 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (52. Kf6 b2 53. Kxg5 Nc4 54. Kf4 b1=Q 55. Kg5 e3 56. Kf6 f4 57. Ke6 e2) 52... b2 { [%eval #-7] } 53. Kc3 { [%eval #-3] } 53... b1=Q { [%eval #-2] } 54. Kd4 { [%eval #-2] } 54... Qb2+ { [%eval #-1] } 55. Kxe3 { [%eval #-1] } 55... f4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1