Event: Round 8: Sandeep Sethuraman - Gil Popilsi
Date: 2022-01-17
White: Sandeep Sethuraman
WhiteTitle: FM
Black: Gil Popilski
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D52
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:14] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:36] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:03] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:02] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:07] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:00] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:47] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:33:17] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:25:59] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:08] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:23:02] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:22:28] } 10... cxd5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:22:48] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:18:51] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:23:12] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:18:35] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:18:56] } 13. Rc2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:06:53] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:17:36] } 14. a4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:04:11] } 14... b4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:16:01] } 15. Nb1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:04:21] } 15... Qa5?! { [%eval 1.15] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:17] } 16. b3? { [%eval -0.2] } { Mistake. Nbd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:38] } 16... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:03:50] } 17. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:50:23] } 17... Rxc2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:02:22] } 18. Rxc2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:50:34] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:01:07] } 1/2-1/2