Event: Round 5: Wan, Joseph - Venkat, Raghav
Date: 2024-05-05
White: Wan, Joseph
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2168
Black: Venkat, Raghav
BlackElo: 2222
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:18:51] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:59] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:19:06] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:23] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:19:32] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:24] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:18:09] } 4... Nge7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:47] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:16:17] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:25:41] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:16:30] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:17] } 7. Bc2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:16:44] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:21:48] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:15:11] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:20:58] } 9. e5? { [%eval -0.8] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:24] } 9... Ng6?? { [%eval 0.88] } { Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:27] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:08:57] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:04:28] } 11. Be3 { [%clk 1:07:14] } 11... cxd4 { [%clk 1:04:41] } 12. cxd4 { [%clk 1:08:10] } 12... Nb4 { [%clk 1:05:11] } 13. Bb3 { [%clk 1:08:39] } 13... Nc6 { [%clk 1:05:40] } 14. Bc2 { [%clk 1:09:00] } 14... Nb4 { [%clk 1:06:08] } 15. Bb3 { [%clk 1:09:27] } 15... Nc6 { [%clk 1:06:33] } 16. Bc2 { [%clk 1:09:51] } 1/2-1/2