Event: VELAMMAL HOSPITAL PRESENTS ATHENS OF THE EAST 3rd GRAND MASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT (Category-A)
Site: Madurai, India
Date: 2023-12-30
White: Rakshith, Srinivasan
WhiteElo: 1966
Black: Ratnakaran, K.
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2232
Result: 0-1
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Paulsen Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec incre

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Nc6?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... Ne4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:32:16] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:54] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:38] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:00] } 7... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:33:01] } 8. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:17] } 8... f6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:33:25] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:28:42] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:33:48] } 10. O-O?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:09] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:33:48] } 11. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:46] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:33:30] } 12. Rad1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:14] } 12... fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:14] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:16:54] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:32:02] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:16:43] } 14... Bc5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:30:38] } 15. Re2 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 1:15:35] } 15... Qh4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:30:05] } 16. b4 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:10:36] } 16... Bb6 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:30:21] } 17. Rf1 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:59:22] } 17... a5 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:29:45] } 18. Nb5 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:57:57] } 18... axb4 { [%eval -1.15] } 19. axb4 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:55:33] } 19... Be8 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:28:38] } 20. c3 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:54:49] } 20... Bxb5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:27:08] } 21. Bxb5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:55:12] } 21... Rf5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:27:34] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:47:52] } 22... Rh5 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:27:30] } 23. h3 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:47:39] } 23... Rf8 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:27:35] } 24. Ra1?? { [%eval -4.69] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:32] } 24... Qg3 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 1:24:55] } 25. Kf1?! { [%eval -6.62] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:20] } 25... Qh2 { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 1:24:58] } 26. Ree1 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:31:33] } 26... Rxe5 { [%eval -6.27] [%clk 1:25:00] } 27. Re2?? { [%eval #-1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxh7+ was best. } 27... Qh1# { [%clk 1:25:23] } 0-1