Event: Round 7: Gopal Menon - Liam Putnam
Date: 2023-01-21
White: Gopal Menon
Black: Liam Putnam
BlackTitle: FM
Result: 0-1
ECO: B53
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:18:50] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:13] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:18:33] } 7. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:36] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:17:25] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:59] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:16:22] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:00] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:05:19] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:19] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:00:25] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:19:15] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:00:10] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:19:37] } 12... g5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:55:02] } 13. Bg3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:19:27] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:55:09] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:49] } 14... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:29] } 15. b4? { [%eval -1.19] } { Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:05] } 15... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:50:05] } 16. Qxe4 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 1:17:03] } 16... exd5 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:50:25] } 17. Qxd5 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 1:17:23] } 17... Bxc3 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:50:19] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:55:07] } 18... Be6 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:49:36] } 19. Qe4 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:52:23] } 19... d5 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:49:52] } 20. Qb1 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:51:41] } 20... Qf6 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:45:42] } 21. Ne1 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:41:24] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:42:11] } 22. f4 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:35:08] } 22... Bf5? { [%eval -1.02] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:33] } 23. Bd3 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:34:14] } 23... Bxd3 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:24:10] } 24. Nxd3 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:34:11] } 24... Qg6 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:23:22] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:29:10] } 25... Bd4?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:19] } 26. Qb3?! { [%eval -1.11] } { Inaccuracy. fxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:25] } 26... Rad8 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:21:45] } 27. b5 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:20:24] } 27... Na5 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:20:14] } 28. Qb4 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:19:49] } 28... Nc4 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:20:27] } 29. f5?! { [%eval -2.87] } { Inaccuracy. bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:10] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:19:34] } 30. Nf2?! { [%eval -4.56] } { Inaccuracy. bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:04] } 30... Ne3 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:18:18] } 31. Bc7 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:06:31] } 31... Qxc7 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:18:34] } 32. Qxd4 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:06:12] } 32... Nxf1 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:18:49] } 33. Ng4?! { [%eval -6.01] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:26] } 33... Qxh2+ { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:18:47] } 0-1