Event: Round 8: Boris Savchenko - K. Ratnakaran
Date: 2023-12-18
White: Boris Savchenko
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2505
Black: K. Ratnakaran
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2232
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A70
Opening: Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, New York Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... c5?! { [%eval 0.93] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:16] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:45] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:32:38] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:28:40] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:33:02] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:29:02] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:33:24] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:29:21] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:33:47] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:29:01] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:34:06] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:09:33] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:34:27] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:07:18] } 11... Nbd7?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:34:52] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:05:43] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:35:13] } 13. O-O { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:05:49] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:34:52] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:42:29] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:35:09] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:42:08] } 15... Nfxd5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:28:52] } 16. Nxd5? { [%eval -0.49] } { Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:52] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:29:12] } 17. Bxd6 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:22:16] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:25:08] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:15:36] } 18... Nb4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:19:23] } 19. Bc4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:07:46] } 19... Be6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:17:54] } 20. e5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:07:06] } 20... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:58:56] } 21. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:07:21] } 21... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:59:20] } 22. axb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:05:44] } 22... axb5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:59:45] } 23. Bxc5?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:43] } 23... bxc4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:52:05] } 24. Qxb4 { [%clk 0:04:07] } 24... Rxe5 { [%clk 0:52:32] } 25. Be3 { [%clk 0:04:18] } 25... Qe8 { [%clk 0:52:16] } 26. Bd4 { [%clk 0:04:11] } 26... Rb5 { [%clk 0:51:35] } 27. Qc3 { [%clk 0:04:36] } 27... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:51:18] } 28. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 28... Qd8 { [%clk 0:51:24] } 29. Qxd8+ { [%clk 0:05:19] } 29... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:51:50] } 30. Rac1 { [%clk 0:05:41] } 30... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:52:10] } 31. Rxc4 1/2-1/2