Event: Round 9: Royal, Shreyas - Makkar, Rajat
Date: 2024-03-18
White: Royal, Shreyas
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2457
Black: Makkar, Rajat
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2434
Result: 0-1
ECO: D46
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:16] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:34] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:58] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:18] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:26] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:37] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:48] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:53] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:13] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:17] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:36] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:44] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:59] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:11] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:34:23] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:36] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:34:48] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:52] } 12. b4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:34:50] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:13] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:34:29] } 13... Ra8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:22:42] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:25:07] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:20:54] } 15. e4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:17:45] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:19:13] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:09:03] } 16... axb4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:10:09] } 17. dxe5?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:38] } 17... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:08:32] } 18. axb4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:57:44] } 18... c5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:04:14] } 19. bxc5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:44:32] } 19... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:01:56] } 20. Ba3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:45:00] } 20... Nfxe4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:59:17] } 21. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:41:09] } 21... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:58:40] } 22. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:40:37] } 22... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:58:59] } 23. Qxb5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:39:33] } 23... Qxb5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:54:27] } 24. Rxb5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:40:01] } 24... Bf6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:54:33] } 25. Rb3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:39:10] } 25... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:54:11] } 26. h3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:38:29] } 26... h5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:52:02] } 27. Re1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:37:29] } 27... Bc2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:48:04] } 28. Rb5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:37:32] } 28... g6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:45:45] } 29. Nf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:37:07] } 29... Ba4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:42:21] } 30. Rc5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:37:09] } 30... Bb3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:42:17] } 31. g4?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:11] } 31... hxg4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:41:31] } 32. hxg4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:35:40] } 32... Ra4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:41:41] } 33. Re3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:34:33] } 33... Bd1 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:40:31] } 34. Nd5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:33:50] } 34... Rxg4+ { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:40:04] } 35. Kf1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:33:52] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:33:47] } 36. Nxf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:33:16] } 36... Kxf6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:33:53] } 37. Ne5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:32:46] } 37... Rf4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:32:04] } 38. Rd3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:30:32] } 38... Rxd3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:31:22] } 39. Nxd3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:31:00] } 39... Re4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:30:29] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:30:29] } 40... Be2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:30:03] } 41. Nc1 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:29:28] } 41... Rg4+ { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:21:11] } 42. Kh3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:29:45] } 42... Rc4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:21:37] } 43. Nb3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:30:04] } 43... Rf4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:21:12] } 44. Kg2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:30:26] } 44... g5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:21:08] } 45. Rc3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:29:30] } 45... Kg6 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:20:38] } 46. Nc5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:27:24] } 46... Bc4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:17:23] } 47. Re3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:26:53] } 47... Rg4+ { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:16:41] } 48. Kf3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:26:10] } 48... Rf4+ { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:15:38] } 49. Kg3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:25:56] } 49... f5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:14:16] } 50. Re8?? { [%eval -4.2] } { Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:21] } 50... Bd5 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:14:02] } 51. Rd8?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:16] } 51... Rf3+?? { [%eval -3.87] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:13:39] } 52. Kg2 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 0:21:39] } 52... Rd3+ { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:13:54] } 53. Kh2 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:21:16] } 53... Rd1 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:13:56] } 0-1