Interesting game: Tsolakidou Stavroula - Vaishali Rameshbabu (1-0)


In Tbilisi, during the first round of the FIDE Grand Prix, the match between Tsolakidou Stavroula and Vaishali Rameshbabu took place. The Indian player, who holds the title of Grandmaster and is the elder sister of the prodigious Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, made a questionable move with 25...Nxe5? after the position shown in the diagram.

It's peculiar, as it implies a compelled forfeiture of quality without any recompense. Could it be a transient obscuration? Observe for yourself:



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[Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/25 - First "] [Site "Tbilisi, Georgia"] [Date "2024.08.15"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Tsolakidou, Stavroula"] [Black "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2506"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/JMbpakjF"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] {[%evp 0,73,25,-25,0,4,4,-26,-19,-22,-16,2,4,12,24,-18,40,2,12,2,13,13,22,-2,3,-14,21,29,15,21,20,21,21,11,11,39,52,39,55,49,58,46,60,59,73,53,61,52,53,32,21,21,210,232,239,239,241,241,250,239,271,275,333,295,345,297,302,321,313,304,309,311,342,369,346,363]} 1. c4 {[%eval 12,0]} e6 {[%eval 25,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 14,0]} d5 {[%eval 17,0]} 3. g3 {[%eval 0,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 17,0]} 4. Bg2 {[%eval 13,0]} dxc4 {[%eval 23,0]} 5. Qa4+ {[%eval 17,0]} Bd7 {[%eval 19,0]} 6. Qxc4 {[%eval 14,0]} c5 {[%eval 2,0]} 7. Ne5 {[%eval 14,0]} Qc8 {[%eval 21,0]} 8. Qd3 {[%eval 24,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 2,0]} 9. Nxd7 {[%eval 18,0]} Nxd7 {[%eval 14,0]} 10. Nc3 {[%eval 24,0]} Be7 {[%eval 25,0]} 11. b3 {[%eval 22,0]} O-O {[%eval 24,0]} 12. Bb2 {[%eval 2,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 2,0]} 13. Rd1 {[%eval 23,0]} Rd8 {[%eval 19,0]} 14. Qb1 {[%eval 22,0]} Rb8 {[%eval 25,0]} 15. O-O {[%eval 27,0]} b5 {[%eval 25,0]} 16. Ne4 {[%eval 27,0]} Nxe4 {[%eval 22,0]} 17. Qxe4 {[%eval 25,0]} Nd4 {[%eval 35,0]} 18. e3 {[%eval 39,0]} Nf5 {[%eval 36,0]} 19. d3 {[%eval 38,0]} Rb6 {[%eval 74,0]} 20. Qg4 {[%eval 59,0]} Bf8 {[%eval 48,0]} 21. Be4 {[%eval 41,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 51,0]} 22. Be5 {[%eval 35,0]} Nh6 {[%eval 67,0]} 23. Qe2 {[%eval 71,0]} f5 {[%eval 68,0]} 24. Bg2 {[%eval 48,0]} Nf7 {[%eval 57,0]} 25. d4 {[%eval 6,0]} Nxe5 $4 {[%eval 373,0] Blunder. c4 was best.} (25... c4) 26. dxc5 {[%eval 339,0]} Nd3 $6 {[%eval 429,0] Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best.} (26... Bxc5 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Rd1 b4 29. Rxd7 Nxd7 30. g4 g6 31. h3 Kf7 32. gxf5) 27. cxb6 {[%eval 438,0]} axb6 {[%eval 427,0]} 28. Bc6 {[%eval 402,0]} Qxc6 {[%eval 411,0]} 29. Rxd3 {[%eval 394,0]} Rc8 {[%eval 418,0]} 30. Rfd1 {[%eval 408,0]} e5 {[%eval 487,0]} 31. Rd8 {[%eval 482,0]} Rc7 {[%eval 465,0]} 32. Qd3 {[%eval 407,0]} f4 {[%eval 523,0]} 33. exf4 {[%eval 519,0]} exf4 {[%eval 516,0]} 34. Qd5+ {[%eval 522,0]} Qxd5 {[%eval 512,0]} 35. R1xd5 {[%eval 536,0]} fxg3 {[%eval 565,0]} 36. hxg3 {[%eval 571,0]} b4 {[%eval 566,0]} 37. Rd4 {[%eval 552,0]} 1-0

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