Event: Round 5: Erick Zhao - Vaseegaran Nandhakumar
Date: 2022-08-02
White: Erick Zhao
WhiteTitle: FM
Black: Vaseegaran Nandhakumar
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B53
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:27:45] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:10] } 6. Qe3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:27:46] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:23] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:09] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:52] } 8. Rd1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:24:26] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:30:26] } 9. Nc3?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:50] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:00] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:22:39] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:05] } 11. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:15:52] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:27:55] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:10:35] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:17:38] } 13. b3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:08:11] } 13... b5?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nce5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:09] } 14. cxb5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:07:20] } 14... axb5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:16:37] } 15. Bxb5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:07:38] } 15... Nde5?! { [%eval 1.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa2 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:09] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:58:05] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 1:09:36] } 17. a4 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:56:41] } 17... f5 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 1:09:41] } 18. exf5 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:39:35] } 18... Rxf5 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 1:09:55] } 19. Bb2?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:22] } 19... Qf8 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:07:00] } 20. f4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:31:04] } 20... Bh6?! { [%eval 2.66] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:58] } 21. Qd4?? { [%eval 0.7] } { Blunder. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:16] } 21... e6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:01:56] } 22. Nc7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:13:37] } 22... Rxf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:57:23] } 23. Qxd6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:13:37] } 23... Nf3+ { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:36:51] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:12:04] } 24... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:36:53] } 25. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:12:31] } 25... Raf8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:37:04] } 26. Nxe6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:08:55] } 26... Rh4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:37:12] } 27. h3 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:08:47] } 27... Nd2 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:34:49] } 28. Re1?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:01] } 28... Rxh3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:17] } 29. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:30] } 29... Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:32] } 30. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:32] } 30... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:38] } 31. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:01] } 31... Be3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:32] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:29] } 32... Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:49] } 33. Nxf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:28] } 33... Rxg2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:18] } 34. Kh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:35] } 34... Rg3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:25] } 35. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:32] } 35... Rg2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:13] } 36. Kh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:00] } 1/2-1/2