Event: Round 8: Nitish Nathan - Varun Krishhnan
Date: 2023-08-01
White: Nitish Nathan
WhiteTitle: CM
Black: Varun Krishhnan
BlackTitle: FM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D00
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:48] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:14] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:41] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:45] } 5. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:55] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:22:59] } 7. Bg3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:55] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:13] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:16] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:17:27] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:33:26] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:16:10] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:57] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:14:11] } 11. Qf3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:11] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:03:42] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:27:25] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:58:53] } 13. Bf2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:24:26] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:54:36] } 14. h4?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:53] } 14... b4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:50:55] } 15. h5 { [%eval -0.21] } 15... Nf8 { [%eval 0.32] } 16. g4? { [%eval -1.12] } { Mistake. h6 was best. } 16... bxc3 { [%eval -1.05] } 17. bxc3 { [%eval -1.11] } 1/2-1/2