Event: Round 2: Dinesh K. Sharma - Paul Velten
Date: 2023-12-13
White: Dinesh K. Sharma
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2207
Black: Paul Velten
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2481
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.41] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.5] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. g4 { [%eval 0.62] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.59] } 6. h5 { [%eval 0.39] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval -0.28] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.68] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.78] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.58] } 9... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.51] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.45] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.58] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.54] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.7] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.63] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval 0.64] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.67] } 13... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.68] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.73] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 0.64] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval 0.65] } 15... Bc5 { [%eval 0.6] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 0.67] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval 0.41] } 17... Nb4?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } 18. axb4?! { [%eval 0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6+ was best. } 18... axb4 { [%eval 0.19] } 19. Be1 { [%eval -0.1] } 19... O-O { [%eval -0.05] } 20. Kd2 { [%eval -0.2] } 20... Ra2? { [%eval 1.04] } { Mistake. b3 was best. } 21. Rb1 { [%eval 1.05] } 21... f6 { [%eval 1.42] } 22. exf6 { [%eval 1.55] } 22... Rxf6 { [%eval 2.0] } 23. g5 { [%eval 1.85] } 23... Rxf4 { [%eval 1.81] } 24. Qe5 { [%eval 1.92] } 24... Rf3?? { [%eval 5.08] } { Blunder. Rf7 was best. } 25. gxh6 { [%eval 2.53] } 25... Bf8?? { [%eval 6.01] } { Blunder. gxh6 was best. } 26. Nd4 { [%eval 6.15] } 26... Rf7 { [%eval 6.18] } 27. Rg1 { [%eval 9.24] } 27... Kh8? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb5 was best. } 28. hxg7+ { [%eval #7] } 1-0