Event: New Zealand Chess Congress 2025
Date: 2025-01-02
White: Sethuramalingam, Karthik
WhiteElo: 1783
Black: McLaren, Leonard J
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2035
Result: 0-1
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 5400+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:45] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:49] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:21] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:25] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:12] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:05] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:02] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:31] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:14] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:22:40] } 10. e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:30] } 10... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:22:57] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:25:05] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:22:50] } 12. b3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:24:44] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:33] } 13. Bb2? { [%eval -1.16] } { Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:48] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 1:19:10] } 14. Qb1 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 1:12:06] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 1:18:46] } 15. a3 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 1:04:01] } 15... Bxf1?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:42] } 16. Bxf1 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:04:09] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:10:14] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:01:49] } 17... h6 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:09:41] } 18. Qf1 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:00:40] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:05:11] } 19. Qh3 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:59:11] } 19... Qe8 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:50:18] } 20. g4?! { [%eval -1.3] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:05] } 20... f6 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:36:31] } 21. exf6 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:35:25] } 21... gxf6?? { [%eval 1.45] } { Blunder. Rxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:24] } 22. Qxh6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:26:35] } 22... Qf7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:36:35] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:24:24] } 23... Nd8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:35:00] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:11] } 24... Qg7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:33:37] } 25. Qh5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:17:22] } 25... Rc6? { [%eval 1.53] } { Mistake. Qh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:20] } 26. Rg1? { [%eval 0.12] } { Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:24] } 26... Nf7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:26:37] } 27. Rg3?! { [%eval -0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:25] } 27... Qh6 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:23:07] } 28. Nh4 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:10:58] } 28... Bd6?! { [%eval -0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Rfc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:46] } 29. Rg1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:10:21] } 29... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:11] } 30. Ndf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:53] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:42] } 31. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:38] } 31... R6c7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:11:16] } 32. Qxh6+?! { [%eval -0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:27] } 32... Nxh6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:11:40] } 33. g5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:04:41] } 33... Ng8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:07:40] } 34. gxf6?! { [%eval -0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:34] } 34... Ngxf6 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:06:58] } 35. Ng5? { [%eval -2.55] } { Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:37] } 35... Rc2 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:04:20] } 36. Ng6+ { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:01:39] } 36... Ke8 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:04:04] } 37. Ba1? { [%eval -5.39] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 37... Rxf2 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 0-1