Event: Round 2: Karthik Venkataraman - Bach, Matthias
Date: 2024-10-27
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2581
Black: Bach, Matthias
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2205
Result: 1-0
ECO: A65
Opening: Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:32:56] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:33:17] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:11] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:33:38] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:32] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:34:05] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:28:21] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:34:24] } 10... c4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:28:27] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:33:20] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:28:44] } 12. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:24:06] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:28:59] } 13. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:24:30] } 13... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:29:19] } 14. Nec3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:24:56] } 14... Re8? { [%eval 1.96] } { Mistake. Rh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:50] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 1:25:04] } 15... Be5 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 1:24:18] } 16. Bxe5 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 1:25:04] } 16... Rxe5 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 1:24:18] } 17. Qd4 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 1:23:12] } 17... Ba6 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 1:08:42] } 18. f4?! { [%eval 1.53] } { Inaccuracy. Nxa7 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:10] } 18... Re8 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 1:03:35] } 19. Rae1?! { [%eval 1.27] } { Inaccuracy. Nxa7 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:20] } 19... Bxb5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:50:24] } 20. Nxb5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:20:42] } 20... Rxe1 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:47:33] } 21. Rxe1 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 1:21:09] } 21... Na6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:47:51] } 22. Nxa7 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:13:42] } 22... Qa5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:43:13] } 23. Re7? { [%eval 0.11] } { Mistake. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:24] } 23... Qc5?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:09] } 24. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:06:52] } 24... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:40:31] } 25. Nb5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:07:10] } 25... Rxa2? { [%eval 2.56] } { Mistake. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:25] } 26. Nxd6 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 1:07:29] } 26... Rxb2 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:31:44] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 1:06:20] } 27... Nd3 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:15:21] } 28. Rxc4?? { [%eval 0.25] } { Blunder. Rc8+ was best. } { [%clk 1:03:19] } 28... h5?? { [%eval 2.03] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:48] } 29. Rc8+ { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 1:00:28] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:10:55] } 30. Rc7 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:00:21] } 30... h4? { [%eval 3.71] } { Mistake. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:41] } 31. Rxf7+?? { [%eval 0.05] } { Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:28] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:09:02] } 32. Rb7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:36:36] } 32... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:06:33] } 33. Nxb7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:37:05] } 33... Kf8?? { [%eval 3.28] } { Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:51] } 34. f5 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:37:10] } 34... gxf5 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:07:15] } 35. Nd6 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:37:36] } 35... f4 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:06:23] } 36. Nf5 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:37:56] } 36... Kf7?! { [%eval 4.0] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:55] } 37. Nxh4 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:37:56] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:06:09] } 38. Kf1 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:37:27] } 38... Ke5 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:02:14] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:37:45] } 39... Nb4 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:01:14] } 40. d6 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:38:06] } 40... Kxd6 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:01:25] } 41. Ng6 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:38:29] } 41... Nc6 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:00:43] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:38:22] } 42... Kd5 { [%eval 4.49] } 1-0