Event: VELAMMAL HOSPITAL PRESENTS ATHENS OF THE EAST 3rd GRAND MASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT (Category-A)
Site: Madurai, India
Date: 2023-12-29
White: Sanjay, S Pillai
WhiteElo: 1918
Black: Ratnakaran, K.
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2232
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 sec incre

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... b6?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:31:59] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:30:51] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:30:58] } 7... Be7?! { [%eval 1.65] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:53] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:27:38] } 8... h5 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:33:15] } 9. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:42] } 9... g5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:33:30] } 10. d5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:22:45] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:33:41] } 11. Rf1 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:22:03] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:33:37] } 12. a4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:17:15] } 12... Bc8 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:30:01] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:10:51] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:30:13] } 14. a5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:07:25] } 14... b5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:30:02] } 15. Nxb5?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Na2 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:39] } 15... axb5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:26] } 16. Bxb5+ { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:08:02] } 16... Kf8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:29:52] } 17. a6?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:09] } 17... Bg4?? { [%eval 1.61] } { Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:33] } 18. Bc6 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 1:04:14] } 18... Nh4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 1:27:59] } 19. Qb5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bxa8 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:36] } 19... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:20] } 20. gxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:39] } 20... Kg7?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:43] } 21. a7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:58] } 21... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:53] } 22. Qb7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:29:52] } 22... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:01:18] } 23. Kg2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:29:46] } 23... Nh4+ { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:01:28] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:30:03] } 24... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:01:28] } 25. Qxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:17] } 25... Qxa8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:01:54] } 26. Bxa8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:30:38] } 26... Rxa8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:02:18] } 27. Ra4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:56] } 27... Nc5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:01:58] } 28. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:29:16] } 28... dxc5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:02:22] } 29. Rfa1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:29:11] } 29... Nf5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:01:11] } 30. Ra5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:27:43] } 30... Nd4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:01:18] } 31. R1a4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:28:01] } 31... Nxc2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:59:03] } 32. Rb5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:27:47] } 32... Nb4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:59:28] } 33. Rb8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:17:55] } 33... Rxa7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:59:51] } 34. Rxa7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:18:15] } 34... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:16] } 35. Rb5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:18:25] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:57:02] } 36. Raa5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:11:27] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:56:00] } 37. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:11:34] } 37... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:56:25] } 38. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:11:58] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:56:51] } 39. Ra5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:06:04] } 39... h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:12] } 40. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:53] } 40... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:44] } 41. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:31] } 41... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:46] } 42. fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:25] } 42... fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:12] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:06] } 43... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:14] } 44. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:27] } 44... g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:06] } 45. Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:29] } 45... g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:48] } 46. hxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:16] } 46... hxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:11] } 47. Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:32] } 47... Nf4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:48] } 48. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:45] } 48... Ng2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:15] } 49. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:57] } 49... Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:13] } 50. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:39] } 50... Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:10] } 51. Rxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:39] } 51... Kxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:35] } 52. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:03] } 52... Nf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:28] } 53. Kxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:31] } 53... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:54] } 54. b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:33] } 54... Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:23] } 55. Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:52] } 55... Nc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:35] } 56. Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:48] } 56... Na7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:24] } 57. Kc5 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 57... Kf5 { [%clk 0:33:47] } 58. b6 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 58... cxb6+ { [%clk 0:34:14] } 59. Kxb6 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 59... Ke4 1/2-1/2