Event: Round 8: Nishaanth Vidyasagar - Mohnish Balamurugan
Date: 2025-01-12
White: Nishaanth Vidyasagar
WhiteElo: 1696
Black: Mohnish Balamurugan
BlackElo: 1639
Result: 0-1
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:48:09] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:00:13] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:48:21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:00:39] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:48:42] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:01:04] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:49:08] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:01:30] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:49:15] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:01:50] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:49:36] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:02:15] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:49:59] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:02:40] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:50:21] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:03:04] } 9. Qc1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:50:39] } 9... e5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:53:13] } 10. Bh6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:50:32] } 10... Be6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:53:16] } 11. Bxg7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:50:41] } 11... Kxg7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:53:28] } 12. h3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:46:07] } 12... c4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:52:00] } 13. Nh4?! { [%eval -0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:59] } 13... cxd3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:49:47] } 14. cxd3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:41:58] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:48:22] } 15. Bf3?? { [%eval -2.03] } { Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:18] } 15... Nf4 { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 0:40:57] } 16. Nf5+?? { [%eval -4.73] } { Blunder. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:36] } 16... gxf5 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:40:07] } 17. gxf4 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:09:48] } 17... fxe4? { [%eval -2.48] } { Mistake. Qh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:49] } 18. Bxe4?! { [%eval -3.32] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:48] } 18... Bxh3 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:40:08] } 19. Re1?! { [%eval -4.98] } { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } 19... Kh8 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:39:53] } 20. Re3 { [%eval -5.58] } 20... Rg8+ { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:38:26] } 21. Rg3 { [%eval -5.13] } 21... Qh4 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:34:49] } 22. Ne2 { [%eval -5.76] } 22... Nd4 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:27:30] } 23. Nxd4 { [%eval -5.83] } 23... exf4 { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 0:23:49] } 24. Ne2 { [%eval -7.29] } 24... fxg3 { [%eval -7.14] [%clk 0:23:26] } 25. Nxg3 { [%eval -7.24] } 25... f5? { [%eval -3.77] } { Mistake. Rxg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:22:52] } 26. Bxb7? { [%eval -6.24] } { Mistake. Qc3+ was best. } 26... Raf8 { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 0:22:59] } 27. Qc3+ { [%eval -6.17] } 27... Rg7 { [%eval -6.45] [%clk 0:23:15] } 28. Re1 { [%eval -6.85] } 28... f4 { [%eval -6.45] [%clk 0:23:06] } 29. Re4 { [%eval -8.26] } 29... fxg3 { [%eval -8.09] [%clk 0:22:30] } 30. Rxh4? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } 30... gxf2+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:22:55] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval #-7] } 31... f1=Q { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:23:18] } 32. Rxh3 { [%eval #-1] } 32... Qg1# { [%clk 0:23:29] } 0-1