[Event "Chess Zone March Melee"] [Date "03.22.2025"] [Round "1"] [White "Allysa Sullivan"] [Black "Viraj Daram"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "977"] [BlackElo "743"] [TimeControl "30/5"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "CZN: March 2025"] [ChapterName "Sullivan vs. Daram"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/beQPWIvY/3EmikNMu"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/stingo1964"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] } 2... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.52] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.14] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. c3 { [%eval -0.32] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.17] } 5... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.63] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (5... e5 6. Be2 O-O-O 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Qxd5 Rxd5 9. O-O Nf6 10. Nbd2) 6. c4?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (6. Be2 e6 7. O-O h6 8. Re1 Qd7 9. b4 Bd6 10. Nbd2 a6) 6... Qa5+?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } (6... Qd7 7. Be2 e5 8. d5 Nb4 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nc3 Nc2 11. Rb1) 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.62] } 7... Nb4?? { [%eval 3.28] } { Blunder. Qb6 was best. } (7... Qb6 8. Bc3) 8. Bxb4?? { [%eval -0.68] } { Blunder. Qb3 was best. } (8. Qb3 Bxb1 9. Rxb1 Qf5 10. Rc1 e5 11. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 12. Qxb4 O-O-O) 8... Qxb4+ { [%eval -0.69] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval -0.65] } 9... Qxd2+ { [%eval -0.69] } 10. Nbxd2 { [%eval -0.62] } 10... O-O-O { [%eval -0.24] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -0.42] } 11... Ng4 { [%eval -0.06] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.06] } 12... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } (12... Nh6) 13. O-O?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (13. Ne5 Bg6) 13... e6 { [%eval -0.07] } 14. a3 { [%eval -0.22] } 14... Bd6 { [%eval 0.1] } 15. b4 { [%eval -0.14] } 15... Bf4 { [%eval 0.08] } 16. Ra2 { [%eval -0.43] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] } 17. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.07] } 17... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 18. Rd1 { [%eval -0.11] } 18... f6 { [%eval 0.27] } 19. g3 { [%eval 0.28] } 19... Bh6 { [%eval 0.1] } 20. Nd2?! { [%eval -0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Nh2 was best. } (20. Nh2) 20... Bc6? { [%eval 0.65] } { Mistake. Rxd4 was best. } (20... Rxd4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Kg2 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Bd3 Rd4 25. Bxh7 Bc1 26. a4) 21. b5 { [%eval 0.7] } 21... Be8 { [%eval 0.7] } 22. c5?? { [%eval -1.85] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } (22. Nb3 e5) 22... Rxd4 { [%eval -2.08] } 23. a4 { [%eval -2.32] } 23... Bg6 { [%eval -1.91] } 24. Nb3 { [%eval -2.25] } 24... Rxd1+ { [%eval -2.3] } 25. Bxd1 { [%eval -2.27] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval -2.29] } 26. Bf3? { [%eval -4.39] } { Mistake. Bg4 was best. } (26. Bg4 Bf7) 26... Bc2?? { [%eval 1.16] } { Blunder. Rd3 was best. } (26... Rd3 27. Bg2 Rxb3 28. c6 Rb1+ 29. Kh2 bxc6 30. Bxc6 Rc1 31. Re2 e5 32. f4) 27. Rxc2 { [%eval 1.34] } 27... Rd3 { [%eval 1.3] } 28. Bg4? { [%eval 0.07] } { Mistake. Bxb7+ was best. } (28. Bxb7+ Kxb7) 28... f5 { [%eval 0.09] } 29. Nc1 { [%eval -0.12] } 29... Bxc1 { [%eval -0.04] } 30. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... fxg4 { [%eval -0.06] } 31. hxg4 { [%eval -0.11] } 31... Rd4 { [%eval -0.05] } (31... e5 32. c6 b6 33. Re1) 32. c6?! { [%eval -0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } (32. Kg2 Rxa4) 32... b6?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa4 was best. } (32... Rxa4 33. f4) 33. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.07] } 34. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.16] } 34... Kd8 { [%eval 0.23] } 35. g5 { [%eval 0.04] } 35... Rg4?? { [%eval 2.27] } { Blunder. a6 was best. } (35... a6) 36. Re5 { [%eval 2.33] } 36... Rd4 { [%eval 2.58] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval 2.87] } 37... Rc4? { [%eval 4.77] } { Mistake. Rd2 was best. } (37... Rd2 38. Kf3) 38. Rd5+ { [%eval 5.02] } 38... Kc8 { [%eval 5.26] } 39. Rf5 { [%eval 4.85] } 39... Kd8 { [%eval 5.72] } 40. Rf7 { [%eval 5.24] } 40... Rc5 { [%eval 5.97] } 41. Rxg7 { [%eval 5.89] } 41... Rxb5 { [%eval 5.65] } 42. Rd7+ { [%eval 5.06] } 42... Ke8 { [%eval 4.91] } 43. Rxc7 { [%eval 4.4] } 43... a5?! { [%eval 7.21] } { Inaccuracy. Rxg5 was best. } (43... Rxg5 44. Rxa7) 44. Rxh7 { [%eval 6.82] } 44... a4 { [%eval 8.45] } 45. g6 { [%eval 8.01] } 45... Kd8 { [%eval 9.32] } 46. f4 { [%eval 8.51] } 46... a3? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb2+ was best. } (46... Rb2+ 47. Kh3 Re2 48. g7 Re8 49. Rh8 Kc7 50. Rxe8 Kxc6 51. Kg4 b5 52. g8=Q) 47. g7 { [%eval #6] } 47... Rg5 { [%eval #6] } 48. fxg5 { [%eval #5] } 48... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 49. g8=Q#!! 1-0