Event: FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-27
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2411
Black: Andriasian, Zaven
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2624
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 min + 10 s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:43] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:45] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:52] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:53] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:00] } 6... Ng4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:16:00] } 7. Bc1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:16:04] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:08] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:16:12] } 8... Ng4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:16:10] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:40] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:16:18] } 10. Bh4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:48] } 10... g5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:27] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:57] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:36] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:16:00] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:42] } 13. f3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:25] } 13... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:16:50] } 14. Bf2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:34] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:16:55] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:36] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:16:45] } 16. h4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:36] } 16... Qa5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:16:20] } 17. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:37] } 17... fxe6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:16:28] } 18. hxg5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:14:45] } 18... hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:33] } 19. Rxh8+ { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:14:53] } 19... Bxh8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:16:41] } 20. Nd1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:14:43] } 20... Qa4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:14:23] } 21. Nc3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:11:48] } 21... Qb4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:13:28] } 22. Nd1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:11:56] } 22... Nc4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:08:48] } 23. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:12:04] } 23... Qxc4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:08:57] } 24. Ne3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:12:12] } 24... Qb5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:08:59] } 25. c3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:12:20] } 25... Ne5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:07:18] } 26. Rd1? { [%eval -1.45] } { Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:12:27] } 26... Bf6? { [%eval -0.28] } { Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:56] } 27. Qc2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:11:10] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:05:33] } 28. a4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:10:33] } 28... Qc6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:06:32] } 29. Qb3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:10:36] } 29... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:28] } 30. axb5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:10:39] } 30... axb5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:06:37] } 31. Ra1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:10:16] } 31... Nc4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:05:25] } 32. Ra7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:06] } 32... Ke8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:34] } 33. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:12] } 33... bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:41] } 34. Qb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:14] } 34... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:43] } 1/2-1/2