Event: Round 2: Vahe Baghdasaryan - Karthik Venkataraman
Date: 2024-10-01
White: Vahe Baghdasaryan
WhiteTitle: CM
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2581
Result: 0-1
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:31] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:54] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:22] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:48] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:48] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:12] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:09] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:13] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:21] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:28] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:59] } 9... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:53] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:48] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:02] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:23:29] } 11... Qa5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:04] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:17:46] } 12... Nc7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:19:59] } 13. b4?! { [%eval -0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:00] } 13... Qxb4 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 1:17:51] } 14. Ng5 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:50:43] } 14... Bxc4 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 1:12:21] } 15. Nxc4 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:49:46] } 15... O-O { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 1:12:41] } 16. Ba3?! { [%eval -2.45] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:33] } 16... Qa4 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 1:11:55] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:45:38] } 17... h6 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 1:04:00] } 18. Rd7?! { [%eval -3.45] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:48] } 18... Nb5 { [%eval -3.72] [%clk 1:01:36] } 19. Nxf7 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:16:44] } 19... Rxf7 { [%eval -3.59] [%clk 1:00:25] } 20. Bc5 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:17:01] } 20... Rd8 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:51:32] } 21. Nb2 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:15:17] } 21... Qa5 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:40:15] } 22. Nc4 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:12:49] } 22... Qa6 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:35:43] } 23. e6 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:10:40] } 23... Rf5 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:35:20] } 24. Ne3 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:09:09] } 24... Re5?! { [%eval -2.53] } { Inaccuracy. Rff8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:05] } 25. Bxe7? { [%eval -4.35] } { Mistake. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:21] } 25... Re8?! { [%eval -3.26] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:25] } 26. Bf6 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:01:53] } 26... Bxf6 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:32:52] } 27. Ng4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:02:22] } 27... R8xe6 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:32:33] } 28. Nxh6+? { [%eval -6.3] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:05] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:33:02] } 29. Rf7+ { [%eval -6.45] [%clk 0:00:40] } 29... Ke8 { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:33:31] } 30. Qd2 { [%eval -7.04] [%clk 0:00:59] } 30... Nbd4 { [%eval -7.01] [%clk 0:33:09] } 0-1