Event: Round 2: Sasikumar, Srivathsan - Pai, Sidhanth
Date: 2025-02-18
White: Sasikumar, Srivathsan
WhiteElo: 1992
Black: Pai, Sidhanth
BlackElo: 1746
Result: 0-1
ECO: B41
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:32] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:58] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:24] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:24:55] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:59] } 6. Be3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:16:36] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:31:09] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:16:37] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:26] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:16:16] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:38] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:15:04] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:28:42] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:44] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:04] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:06:21] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:15] } 12. b4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:56:11] } 12... d5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:21:18] } 13. exd5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:50:12] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:21:30] } 14. Qe1 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:49:50] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:21:24] } 15. Ne4?! { [%eval -1.48] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:13] } 15... Rac8 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 1:17:31] } 16. f4 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:32:16] } 16... Nxe3 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 1:16:11] } 17. Qxe3 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:32:35] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 1:15:55] } 18. a3 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:26:42] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 1:14:23] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:25:28] } 19... b5 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 1:10:28] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:23:58] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 1:08:50] } 21. Kh1 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:23:07] } 21... h6 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 1:08:44] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:23:19] } 22... Nd5 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 1:01:39] } 23. Nb3? { [%eval -4.13] } { Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:29] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:58:16] } 24. Nec5 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:15:40] } 24... Bxc5 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:58:15] } 25. Nxc5 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:15:59] } 25... Nxf4 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:57:54] } 26. Rxf4 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:11:22] } 26... Qxf4 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:58:13] } 27. Rf1 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:11:47] } 27... Qg3 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:50:41] } 28. Bb1 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:03:00] } 28... Bc6 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:45:27] } 29. Kg1 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:01:21] } 29... Qxc3 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:44:11] } 30. Nxe6?! { [%eval -9.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 30... Rd2 { [%eval -8.8] [%clk 0:41:21] } 31. Bh7+? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 31... Kxh7 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:40:08] } 32. Ng5+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:00:58] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:40:23] } 33. Qh5 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:01:15] } 33... Rxg2+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:40:44] } 34. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:01:42] } 34... Rxg5+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:40:59] } 0-1