Event: 2024 Illinois Open
Site: Lisle, IL, United States
Date: 2024-09-02
White: Rao, Anjaneya
WhiteElo: 2232
Black: Velikanov, Alexander
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2387
Result: 0-1
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kramnik Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with a 30 second increment

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:40] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:26] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:01] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:41] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:50] } 7. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:32] } 7... dxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:11] } 8. Qxd8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:05] } 8... Kxd8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:38] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:21:34] } 9... Nh5?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:10] } 10. Rd1+ { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:12:00] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:18:08] } 11. Bg5+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:11:01] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:16:29] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:09:10] } 12... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:14:54] } 13. fxe3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:09:38] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:14:00] } 14. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:09:52] } 14... fxe5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:31] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:09:59] } 15... Ke7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:10:13] } 16. Be2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:00:39] } 16... Ng7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:09:47] } 17. Bf3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:58:50] } 17... Rad8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:08:58] } 18. Ke2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:58:05] } 18... Bc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:09:02] } 19. g4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:53:44] } 19... b6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:06:31] } 20. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:39:51] } 20... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:06:30] } 21. g5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:38:49] } 21... Nf5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:57:32] } 22. b3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:33:08] } 22... c5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:30:05] } 23. Nf2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:26:44] } 23... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:09] } 24. gxh6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:15:50] } 24... Nxh6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:29:21] } 25. Rg1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:15:07] } 25... Rg8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:27:52] } 26. h4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:14:02] } 26... Bd7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:26:28] } 27. Be4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:06:18] } 27... Be8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:23:07] } 28. Ng4?! { [%eval -1.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:43] } 28... Nf5 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:21:15] } 29. Nxe5 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:01:49] } 29... Nxh4 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:21:33] } 30. a3 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:01:24] } 30... g5 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:20:58] } 31. b4?! { [%eval -2.73] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:31] } 31... Kd6 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:21:07] } 32. Nd3 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:01:08] } 32... Bh5+ { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:21:22] } 33. Kd2?! { [%eval -3.57] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:52] } 33... Bf3 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:20:37] } 34. Nf2 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:00:55] } 34... g4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:19:43] } 35. Rg3 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:00:52] } 35... Nf5 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:15:07] } 36. Bxf5?! { [%eval -5.11] } { Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 36... exf5 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:15:26] } 37. e4 { [%eval -6.04] [%clk 0:00:34] } 37... fxe4 { [%eval -5.84] [%clk 0:13:59] } 38. bxc5+ { [%eval -6.16] [%clk 0:00:36] } 38... bxc5 { [%eval -6.0] [%clk 0:14:24] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval -6.68] [%clk 0:01:00] } 39... Ke5 { [%eval -6.52] [%clk 0:14:41] } 40. Rg1 { [%eval -6.71] [%clk 0:01:04] } 40... g3 { [%eval -6.62] [%clk 0:14:41] } 41. Nh3 { [%eval -6.54] [%clk 0:01:10] } 41... Kf5 { [%eval -6.72] [%clk 0:13:27] } 42. Rb1 { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 0:00:43] } 42... Rh8 { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:13:09] } 43. Ng1 { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 0:01:02] } 43... Rh1 { [%eval -5.98] [%clk 0:13:16] } 44. a4 { [%eval -6.91] [%clk 0:01:15] } 44... Kg4 { [%eval -7.08] [%clk 0:13:09] } 45. a5 { [%eval -6.69] [%clk 0:00:38] } 45... g2 { [%eval -6.41] [%clk 0:13:24] } 46. Ra1?! { [%eval -10.75] } { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 46... Kg3 { [%eval -11.55] [%clk 0:13:19] } 47. Rb1 { [%eval -10.89] [%clk 0:00:42] } 47... Kh2 { [%eval -11.59] [%clk 0:13:17] } 48. Kf4 { [%eval -12.5] [%clk 0:01:01] } 48... Rxg1 { [%eval -11.73] [%clk 0:13:24] } 0-1