Event: Round 6: Vedant Kumar Saravana - Meskenas, Paulius
Date: 2024-07-09
White: Vedant Kumar Saravana
WhiteElo: 2008
Black: Meskenas, Paulius
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2168
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:58] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:26] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:38] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:27] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:00] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:51] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:28:57] } 9. Nb3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:06:21] } 9... g4?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:10] } 10. Ne1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:05:10] } 10... Bb6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:29:04] } 11. Be3? { [%eval -0.28] } { Mistake. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:27] } 11... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:27:40] } 12. fxe3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:01:52] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:27:59] } 13. g3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:58:48] } 13... Nh7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:27:28] } 14. Ng2 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:58:45] } 14... Ng5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:26:51] } 15. Nh4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:58:45] } 15... Nh3+ { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:27:16] } 16. Kg2 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:57:52] } 16... Qg5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:27:22] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:49:58] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:26:17] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:40:38] } 18... Kg7 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:24:17] } 19. d4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:29:33] } 19... f5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:23:23] } 20. exf5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:25:47] } 20... Nxf5 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:23:51] } 21. Nxf5+?! { [%eval -1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:28] } 21... Bxf5 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 1:24:19] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:19:39] } 22... Bxd3?? { [%eval -0.06] } { Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:17] } 23. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:20:04] } 23... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:40] } 24. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:31] } 24... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:06] } 25. Rae1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:12:10] } 25... Rae8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:18:54] } 26. Qb5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:09:55] } 26... Rxf1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:13:13] } 27. Rxf1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:10:07] } 27... Qxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:55] } 28. Qd7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:49] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:12:58] } 29. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:09:35] } 29... Ng5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:12:47] } 30. Nf3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:07:59] } 30... Ne4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:10:51] } 31. Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Rg8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:10:51] } 32. Qe5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:10:51] } 33. Qf5+ { [%eval 0.47] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:10:51] } 34. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2