Event: 15th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Chess Tournament - 2024
Site: Tirunelveli, India
White: Manik, Mikulas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2342
Black: Karthik, Rajaa
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2289
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes + 30 Seconds Increment from move no.1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:05] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:27:07] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:18] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:41] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:28] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:04] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:35] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:30] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:02] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:53] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:13] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:23:51] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:36] } 9. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:15] } 9... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:10] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:31] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:15:36] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:11:26] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:06:06] } 12. Qg3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:10:21] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:03:49] } 13. Bxa6 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:09:21] } 13... Rxa6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:04:17] } 14. h4 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:09:02] } 14... h5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:59:34] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:08:08] } 15... Be7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:58:41] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:06:24] } 16... Rb6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:56:06] } 17. c4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:04:25] } 17... O-O { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:43:41] } 18. cxd5?! { [%eval -1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Rac1 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:50] } 18... cxd5 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:43:50] } 19. Rac1 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:53:22] } 19... Qb7 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:42:25] } 20. Bxe7 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:43:12] } 20... Qxe7 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:38:17] } 21. a3?! { [%eval -1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:14] } 21... Rxb2 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:34:55] } 22. Ng5 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:43:36] } 22... Qa7 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:33:39] } 23. Rcd1 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:29:58] } 23... Ne7 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:24:18] } 24. Nh3 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:30:10] } 24... Nf5 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:23:37] } 25. Qf4 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:29:49] } 25... Qc5 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:21:25] } 26. Qg5 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:28:36] } 26... g6 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:16:33] } 27. Rd3 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:28:25] } 27... Qe7 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:12:43] } 28. Qc1 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:26:36] } 28... Rbb8 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:11:50] } 29. Ng5?! { [%eval -3.08] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:57] } 29... Rfc8 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:10:53] } 30. Qd2 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:24:06] } 30... a4 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:09:19] } 31. Rc1 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:15:07] } 31... Rxc1+ { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:07:01] } 32. Qxc1 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:15:35] } 32... Rb3 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:03:42] } 33. Rd2 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:15:46] } 33... Qxa3 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:02:06] } 34. Qc6?! { [%eval -4.1] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:05] } 34... Qa1+ { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:01:57] } 35. Kh2 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:16:17] } 35... Qxe5+ { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:02:23] } 36. g3 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:16:41] } 36... Rb8 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:02:32] } 37. Qxa4 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:16:40] } 37... Nh6 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:02:12] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:15:51] } 38... Qc3? { [%eval -1.55] } { Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:41] } 39. Rc2 { [%clk 0:15:07] } 39... Qf6 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 40. Rc7 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 40... Rd8 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 41. Qa7 1/2-1/2