[Event "Prague Festival Masters 2026"] [White "Van Foreest,Jorden"] [Black "Aravindh,Chithambaram VR."] [Site "Prague"] [Round "8.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2026.03.05"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "122"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,122,13,15,-3,7,10,15,4,9,5,0,6,4,13,9,-9,4,-3,0,-12,-17,-17,-10,-10,-10,-10,-5,-24,-2,-24,-24,-27,0,7,29,29,26,25,33,0,0,0,0,0,12,0,0,0,0,0,20,0,0,0,0,0,21,20,12,0,0,0,0,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-6,0,0,4,0,0,-5,-4,-14,-2,-8,0,-8,-9,-27,-25,-12,-8,-8,-8,-8,-10,-12,-8,-8,-8,-70,-8,-70,-71,-589,-582,-616,-12]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:58]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 4. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:1:24]} 5. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:19:19] B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 7. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:28:27]} 8. Qe5 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 8. Bg5 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e5 10. Qc4 O-O-O 11. Be3 Ne8 12. Qa4 b6 13. Qa6+ Kb8 14. Nb1 {0-1 Leszko,B (2283)-Willow,J (2459) EU-ch 23rd Vrnjacka Banja 2023 (4)} )Qd6 {[%emt 0:12:56]} 9. Qg3 {[%emt 0:6:7]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:7:5]} 10. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:1:33]} e5 {[%emt 0:5:41] The position is symmetric and equal} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:16:16]} Be7 {[%emt 0:3:23]} 12. Ne2 {[%emt 0:7:4]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. Ng3 g6 {[%emt 0:4:35] Wards off Nf5} 14. Qb3 {[%emt 0:3:22]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 15. axb3 {[%emt 0:7:19]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:8:46]} 16. Bg5 {[%emt 0:3:36]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:2:43]} 17. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:0:42]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 18. Bd2 {[%emt 0:3:25]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 19. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:36][%cal Yg3e2,Ye2c1,Yc1b3,Yb3a5,Ya5c4][%mdl 32]} Rhd8 {[%emt 0:1:54]} 20. Nc1 {[%emt 0:15:7]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:8:55]} 21. b4 {[%emt 0:3:48]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 22. Nb3 {[%emt 0:2:25]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:58]} 23. exf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 24. Na5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:4:59]} 25. Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:10:2] Repels Nb6} 26. Re1 {[%emt 0:3:46]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 27. Be3 {[%emt 0:5:19][%cal Ye3b6]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 28. Bb6 {[%emt 0:3:30]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:0][%cal Yf6d5,Yd5b4,Yb4d3][%mdl 32]} 29. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:2:58]} 30. f3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nxb4 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 31. Re2 {[%emt 0:0:21]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 32. Na5 {[%emt 0:2:50]} c5 {[%emt 0:2:8]} 33. fxe4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} f4 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 34. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 35. c3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 36. Ra6+ {[%emt 0:1:1]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 37. e5 Re7 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 38. e6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 39. Nd2 {[%emt 0:3:44]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 40. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:4:8]} 41. Rc6 {[%emt 0:11:11]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:6:40]} 42. g4 {[%emt 0:2:41]} fxg3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 43. hxg3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} a5 {[%emt 0:6:27]} 44. Kg2 {[%emt 0:2:2]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 45. Ra6 {[%emt 0:10:32]} b4 {[%emt 0:2:12]} 46. cxb4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:2:40]} 47. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:4:13]} 48. Rxe6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kxe6 $11 {[%emt 0:0:23][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 49. g4 {[%emt 0:2:18]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 50. b3 {[%emt 0:1:51]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 51. Ra5+ {[%emt 0:0:20]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:3:12]} 52. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:46]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:1:31]} 53. Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 54. Rf4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke3 55. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kd3 56. Kh4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 57. Rf1 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Na2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 58. Rf4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} (58. Rd1+ $11 Kc3 59. Kg5 )Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:55]} ({Better is} 58... Kc3 $15 )59. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:31]} ({White should play} 59. Nf5 $11 )Ke3 $15 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 60. Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:47][%mdl 8192] [#]} (60. Rf8 $17 )Rh6+ $19 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 61. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:0:28][%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.05 (flawless) Loss on time!? Loses game: White=1 --- Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=2 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=1 OK: White=11 Black=8} 0-1