Event: Round 5: Novik, Maxim - Cherukuri, Nitesh
Date: 2025-02-15
White: Novik, Maxim
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2392
Black: Cherukuri, Nitesh
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2212
Result: 1-0
ECO: E73
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:12] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:55] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:20] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:27:59] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:46] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:28:22] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:30:07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:28:44] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:27] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:29:07] } 7. d5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:30:32] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:29:31] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:30:51] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:29:54] } 9. exd5?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:09] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:58] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:37] } 10... Na6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:23:47] } 11. g4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:25:31] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:22:49] } 12. g5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:18:50] } 12... Ne8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:14] } 13. h4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:18:44] } 13... Nec7? { [%eval 1.55] } { Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:58] } 14. Nde4 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 1:08:35] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 1:06:06] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:58:57] } 15... Nb4?! { [%eval 2.06] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:20] } 16. f3 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:55:39] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:45:36] } 17. a3 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:53:55] } 17... Nba6?! { [%eval 2.59] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:42] } 18. h5 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:47:26] } 18... Nb8 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:41:11] } 19. O-O-O { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:38:32] } 19... Bxc3?! { [%eval 4.23] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:05] } 20. Qxc3 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:35:58] } 20... Bxe4 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:27:12] } 21. fxe4 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:36:19] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:24:47] } 22. Rh4 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:18:07] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:24:28] } 23. Rdh1 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:17:42] } 23... Nf8 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:22:34] } 24. Bf4 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:14:51] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:21:37] } 25. h6 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:13:10] } 25... f6 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:22:01] } 26. gxf6 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:13:30] } 26... Qf7 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:22:03] } 27. e5 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:12:43] } 27... dxe5 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:22:21] } 28. Bxe5 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:12:41] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:21:56] } 29. Bg4 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:11:14] } 29... Nd7 { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:22:16] } 30. Bxc7 { [%eval 6.3] [%clk 0:10:01] } 30... Rxc7 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:22:25] } 31. Be6 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:10:14] } 31... Rxe6 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:22:50] } 32. dxe6 { [%eval 6.4] [%clk 0:10:24] } 32... Qxe6 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 0:23:15] } 33. Rf4 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:08:54] } 33... Ne5 { [%eval 7.39] [%clk 0:23:21] } 34. Re4 { [%eval 7.35] [%clk 0:08:28] } 1-0