Event: Round 1: Karthik Venkataraman - Vitouch, Anatol
Date: 2024-10-09
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2581
Black: Vitouch, Anatol
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2287
Result: 1-0
ECO: A08
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:44] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:50] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:47] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:14] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:07] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:37] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:28] } 7. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:52] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:53] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:17] } 8... Rb8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:13] } 9. Qa4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:22:35] } 9... Rb4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:19:28] } 10. Qxc6+ { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:09:52] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:19:42] } 11. Qa6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:10:17] } 11... Ra4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:02:40] } 12. Qb7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:10:27] } 12... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:03:04] } 13. Nc3?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:19] } 13... Rc7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:53:21] } 14. Qa6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:04:24] } 14... Be6?! { [%eval 1.45] } { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:13] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:01:36] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:38:33] } 16. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 1:01:19] } 16... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:37:25] } 17. Qb5+ { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 1:00:48] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:33:21] } 18. Bxd5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:58:21] } 18... Qxb5 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:32:17] } 19. Nxb5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:58:44] } 19... Rc5 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:32:28] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:54:58] } 20... O-O { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:21:38] } 21. Nc3 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:54:10] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:21:34] } 22. Be4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:48:44] } 22... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:15:07] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:48:51] } 23... Rc2 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:15:34] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:37:48] } 24... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:15:21] } 25. Rd7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:38:13] } 25... a5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:09:49] } 26. Ra7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:33:38] } 26... Rb4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:09:01] } 27. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:29:00] } 27... gxf6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:09:27] } 28. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:29:24] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:09:27] } 29. a4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:27:13] } 29... Rc2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:07:51] } 30. Rb5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:27:19] } 30... Rxb5?? { [%eval 2.29] } { Blunder. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:38] } 31. axb5 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:27:48] } 31... Rb2 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:07:01] } 32. Ra8+ { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:24:18] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:07:27] } 33. Rb8 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:24:45] } 33... Rb1+ { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:06:00] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:25:08] } 34... f5 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:06:20] } 35. b6?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:53] } 35... Kf6? { [%eval 2.18] } { Mistake. Rb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:48] } 36. f3 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:22:39] } 36... Ke6? { [%eval 4.03] } { Mistake. Kg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:42] } 37. b7 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:20:45] } 37... Ke7 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:03:00] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:19:15] } 38... Rb3 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:01:56] } 39. Ke1?! { [%eval 2.7] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:11] } 39... h6?! { [%eval 3.49] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 40. Kd2 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:19:33] } 40... Kd6? { [%eval 5.0] } { Mistake. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 41. Rd8+ { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:19:41] } 41... Kc7 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:01:00] } 42. Rf8 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:20:06] } 1-0