Event: 29th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament
Site: Coimbatore, India
Date: 2024-09-29
White: Manik, Mikulas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2316
Black: Aakash G
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2278
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m + 30s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:35] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:57] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:25] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:52] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:13] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:15] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:35] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:37] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:03] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:50] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:28] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:57] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:51] } 9... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:16] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:29] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:06] } 11. Bf2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:52] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:41] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:13] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:54] } 13. exf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:01] } 13... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:24:17] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:02:59] } 14... Bxf2+ { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:53] } 15. Rxf2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:56:20] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:09] } 16. Re1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:44:32] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:22:08] } 17. Ne5?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:03] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:16:18] } 18. fxe5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:38:16] } 18... Rxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:49] } 19. Qxf2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:38:43] } 19... b4?? { [%eval 1.82] } { Blunder. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:05] } 20. axb4?? { [%eval 0.06] } { Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:36] } 20... Qxb4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:15:47] } 21. Rf1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:37:47] } 21... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:15:27] } 22. Qf7+ { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:32:54] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:15:37] } 23. cxd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:33:18] } 23... Qb6+?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:19] } 24. d4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:29:13] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:09:33] } 25. g3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:29:24] } 25... Qe8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:09:42] } 26. Qxe8+ { [%clk 0:29:28] } 26... Rxe8 { [%clk 1:10:07] } 27. Rf7 { [%clk 0:29:52] } 27... Rd8 { [%clk 1:10:33] } 28. h4 { [%clk 0:30:14] } 28... Kg8 { [%clk 1:10:56] } 29. Rf2 { [%clk 0:30:38] } 29... a5 { [%clk 1:11:22] } 30. Kg2 { [%clk 0:31:03] } 30... a4 { [%clk 1:11:48] } 31. Kf3 { [%clk 0:31:28] } 31... Rc8 { [%clk 1:12:00] } 32. Ke3 { [%clk 0:31:54] } 1/2-1/2