[Event "English Rapid Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.25"]
[Round "7.30"]
[White "Bennett, Terry G"]
[Black "Shunmugam, Saikrishna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1463"]
[WhiteFideId "343495630"]
[BlackElo "1464"]
[BlackFideId "343472923"]
[TimeControl "G15' + 10"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.25"]
[UTCTime "09:44:49"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Rapid"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-7/BUBVUB9X"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-7/BUBVUB9X/khrT1lP3"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:43] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:32] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:14:37] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:34] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:11] } 5... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:24] } 6. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:14:18] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:15:29] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:20] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:31] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:14:17] } 8... c4?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:21] } 9. Qd1 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:14:23] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:15:08] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:13:49] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:11] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:13:25] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:15:12] } 12. b3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:12:56] } 12... cxb3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:15:09] } 13. Nxb3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. axb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:50] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:03] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:12:53] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:14:53] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:12:32] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:14:40] } 16. Nfd2?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:40] } 16... Qc7?! { [%eval -0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:26] } 17. Rbc1 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:11:01] } 17... Bb4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:14:02] } 18. Nb1 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:10:35] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:13:51] } 19. a3 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:10:20] } 19... Be7 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:13:56] } 20. Bd2?! { [%eval -2.01] } { Inaccuracy. N3d2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:48] } 20... Nc4 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:13:52] } 21. Qa2 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:07:57] } 21... a5 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:13:20] } 22. Be1?! { [%eval -3.03] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:00] } 22... Nf4 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:13:03] } 23. N1d2?? { [%eval -7.48] } { Blunder. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:58] } 23... Ne2+ { [%eval -7.2] [%clk 0:13:06] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval -7.1] [%clk 0:07:03] } 24... Nxc1 { [%eval -7.04] [%clk 0:13:09] } 25. Nxc1 { [%eval -6.96] [%clk 0:07:12] } 25... Bg5 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:12:55] } 26. Nxc4 { [%eval -6.88] [%clk 0:07:01] } 26... Qxc4 { [%eval -6.88] [%clk 0:12:56] } 27. Ne2?! { [%eval -11.91] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:06] } 27... Qxa2 { [%eval -11.54] [%clk 0:12:46] } 0-1