Event: Round 7: Neelash Saha - Karthik Venkataraman
Date: 2024-08-23
White: Neelash Saha
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2470
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2568
Result: 0-1
ECO: D96
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:16] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:30] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:57] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5. Qb3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:22] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:33] } 6. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:48] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:59] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:15] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:33:25] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:41] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:52] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:32] } 9... Na5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:34:09] } 10. Qb4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:24:53] } 10... c6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:29:17] } 11. Be3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:24:44] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:28:42] } 12. exd5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:25:04] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:27:04] } 13. a4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:20:00] } 13... Ng4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:10:56] } 14. Bc5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:49:17] } 14... Nb7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:58:28] } 15. axb5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:46:32] } 15... a5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:57:36] } 16. Qa3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:37:38] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:55:56] } 17. Na4? { [%eval -1.57] } { Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:10] } 17... Nxc5 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:51:05] } 18. Nxc5 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:35:33] } 18... Rd8?! { [%eval -0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:00] } 19. Be2 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:32:32] } 19... Rxd5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:44:30] } 20. Na6?? { [%eval -4.0] } { Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:36] } 20... Bxa6 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:39:49] } 21. bxa6 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:30:00] } 21... Qc2 { [%eval -3.44] [%clk 0:40:14] } 22. Qa2 { [%clk 0:17:27] } 22... Rad8 { [%clk 0:39:09] } 23. Kf1 { [%clk 0:16:11] } 23... Qc5 { [%clk 0:39:11] } 0-1