Event: Chennai Grand Masters -Masters 2024
Site: Anna Centenary Library, Chennai, India
Date: 2024-11-07
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2737
Black: Tabatabaei, M. Amin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2686
Result: 0-1
ECO: C55
Opening: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90mins+30secs increment from move no.1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:24] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:47] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:59] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:20] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:41] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:29] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:03] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:52] } 7... Na5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:05] } 8. Ba2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:17] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:30] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:33] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:26:05] } 10. Na3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:48] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:24:11] } 11. c3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:24] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:21:40] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:12:10] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:25] } 13. Nc2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:06:47] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:21:16] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:05:51] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:57:19] } 15. Nh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:50] } 15... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:31] } 16. Nhg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:03] } 16... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:47:31] } 17. hxg4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:56:26] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:44:30] } 18. dxe4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:55:59] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:52] } 19. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:11] } 19... fxe6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:44:51] } 20. Nf1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:49:38] } 20... Na5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:39:31] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:49] } 21... Qc6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:39:26] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:46:46] } 22... c4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:37:43] } 23. Nd2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:46:31] } 23... g5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:35:33] } 24. Rad1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:44:04] } 24... Bf6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:31:40] } 25. Nf3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:29:44] } 25... Nb3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:31:35] } 26. Rxd8 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:30:10] } 26... Rxd8 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:31:59] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:30:34] } 27... Qxa4 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:26:51] } 28. Rxd8+ { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:28:52] } 28... Bxd8 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:27:19] } 29. Qd1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:29:15] } 29... Bc7 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:27:04] } 30. Nd2 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:26:57] } 30... Qd7 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:26:38] } 31. Qe2 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:27:23] } 31... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:26:18] } 32. Qxd2 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:27:49] } 32... Qc6 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:22:10] } 33. Qd1 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:16:08] } 33... a5 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:20:38] } 34. Kf1? { [%eval -2.41] } { Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:48] } 34... Qxe4 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:14:40] } 35. Qd7? { [%eval -4.19] } { Mistake. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:06] } 35... Qd3+ { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:14:46] } 36. Qxd3 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:09:32] } 36... cxd3 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:15:13] } 37. f3 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:08:27] } 37... e4 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:15:35] } 38. fxe4 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:08:52] } 38... Bg3 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:15:05] } 0-1