Event: 15th Chennai Open GM Event 2024
Site: Ramada Park, Egmore, Chennai, India
Date: 2025-01-05
White: Varun, V
WhiteElo: 2173
Black: Venkatesh, M.R.
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2362
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B31
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min each with 30 sec incrementfrom move no.1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:10] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:00] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:23] } 5. Re1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:39] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:19:58] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:10] } 7... Qe7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:16:02] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:09] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:14:15] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:26:03] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:10:24] } 10. Nc4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:45] } 10... f6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:04:20] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:10] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:41:16] } 12. Ncd2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:34] } 12... Nh6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:41:34] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:11:51] } 13... Nf7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:39:15] } 14. Nb3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:08:54] } 14... c4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:37:41] } 15. dxc4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:04:19] } 15... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:32:32] } 16. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:04:41] } 16... Be6?! { [%eval 1.44] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:10] } 17. a4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:02:48] } 17... b4 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:29:04] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:54:02] } 18... Nd6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:28:11] } 19. Bb6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:52:32] } 19... O-O { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:17:16] } 20. Nxa5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:49:39] } 20... Rfb8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:16:55] } 21. Nac4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:36:20] } 21... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:16:20] } 22. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:36:43] } 22... Qf7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:16:02] } 23. Nd6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:36:50] } 23... Qd7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:16:26] } 24. Nc4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:36:15] } 24... Qf7 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 25. Nd6 { [%clk 0:36:40] } 25... Qd7 { [%clk 0:16:27] } 26. Nc4 { [%clk 0:37:05] } 26... Qf7 { [%clk 0:16:19] } 27. Nd6 { [%clk 0:37:24] } 27... Qd7 { [%clk 0:16:46] } 28. Nc4 { [%clk 0:37:51] } 28... Qf7 { [%clk 0:17:13] } 29. Nd6 { [%clk 0:38:17] } 29... Qd7 { [%clk 0:17:39] } 30. Nc4 { [%clk 0:38:44] } 30... Qf7 { [%clk 0:18:06] } 31. Nd6 { [%clk 0:39:09] } 1/2-1/2