Event: Top 16 Poule Haute 2
Date: 2024-06-07
White: Bacrot, Etienne
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2684
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2590
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B51
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:21:26] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:52] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:17] } 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:22:27] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:22:17] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:45] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:13:41] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:10:18] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:05:38] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:07:03] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:01:12] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:06:23] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:01:34] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:06:39] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:02:00] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:07:02] } 11. f4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:01:23] } 11... Nb6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:00:35] } 12. Bb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:01:31] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:00:59] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:59:14] } 13... Bg4?! { [%eval 0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:23] } 14. Nd5?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:22] } 14... Nbxd5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:51:42] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:49:33] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:49:07] } 16. f5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:40:20] } 16... Qd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:39] } 17. Be3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:16:22] } 17... Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:39] } 18. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:22] } 18... Qxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:39] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:22] } 19... Qd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:39] } 20. Ne1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:22] } 20... Qb6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:39] } 21. Qf2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:16:22] } 21... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:46:39] } 22. Qxb6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:16:22] } 22... Nxb6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:46:39] } 23. Kf2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:16:22] } 23... f6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:46:39] } 24. Nc2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:22] } 24... Rc5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:46:39] } 25. Ne3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:22] } 25... Bh5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:46:39] } 26. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:16:22] } 26... Rac8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:46:39] } 27. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:22] } 27... Rxc5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:46:39] } 28. Ke1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:22] } 28... a5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:46:39] } 29. Kd2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:16:22] } 29... Be8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:46:39] } 30. a4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:16:22] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:46:39] } 31. Bc2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:16:22] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:46:39] } 32. b3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:16:22] } 32... Rc7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:46:39] } 33. g4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:16:22] } 33... Nd7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:46:39] } 34. Rg1?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:22] } 34... b6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:46:39] } 35. g5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:16:22] } 35... fxg5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:46:39] } 36. h4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:16:22] } 36... g4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:46:39] } 37. Rxg4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:16:22] } 37... g6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:46:39] } 38. fxg6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:16:22] } 38... hxg6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:46:39] } 39. Rg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:22] } 39... Nf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:46:39] } 40. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:22] } 40... Rb7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:46:39] } 41. Rb1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:16:22] } 41... Nd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:46:39] } 42. b4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:16:22] } 42... Rc7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:46:39] } 43. Bd3 { [%eval 0.32] } 43... Ra7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:46:39] } 44. bxa5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:16:22] } 44... bxa5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:46:39] } 45. Bc2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:16:22] } 45... Nc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:46:39] } 46. Rb6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:16:22] } 46... Nb7?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:39] } 47. Rb1?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:22] } 47... Nc5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:09:57] } 48. Rb6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:16:16] } 48... Nb7?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:25] } 49. Rb1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:36] } 1/2-1/2