Event: Round 2: Igor Kovalchuk - Narayan Venkatesh
Date: 2024-01-12
White: Igor Kovalchuk
WhiteTitle: FM
Black: Narayan Venkatesh
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D58
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:20:43] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:21:05] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:21:29] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:59] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:19:24] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:17:29] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:53] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:25] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:12] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:10] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:26:11] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:00:37] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:25:23] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:59:25] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:23:31] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:52:45] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:03:21] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:38:33] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:02:10] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:38:47] } 13. Bg3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:01:36] } 13... Re8?! { [%eval 1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:30] } 14. Qh5?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } 1/2-1/2