Event: Round 9: Karthik Venkataraman - Zemlyanskii, Ivan
Date: 2025-02-11
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2600
Black: Zemlyanskii, Ivan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2554
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A29
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:39] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:14] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:33] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:10] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:24] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:52] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:18] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:27] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:43] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:39] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:10] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:02] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:58] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:23] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:33] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:34] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:57] } 11. b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:12] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:25] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:28:29] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:24:58] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:50] } 13... exd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:25:15] } 14. Nb1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:16] } 14... Bd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:22:30] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:35] } 15... c5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:02:48] } 16. bxc6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:31] } 16... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:03:15] } 17. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:53] } 17... bxc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:03:41] } 18. Qb3+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:14:11] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:03:23] } 19. Rfb1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:14:31] } 19... Rb8?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:30] } 20. Qe6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:14:39] } 20... c5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:46:59] } 21. Bc1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:13:09] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:41:56] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:09:24] } 22... Bf8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:30:14] } 23. Qc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:56:37] } 23... f5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:29:40] } 24. Ng5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:43:43] } 24... Qd5+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:28:29] } 25. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:44:10] } 25... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:28:56] } 26. Rxb8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:43:16] } 26... Rxb8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:29:23] } 27. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:41] } 27... Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:24:01] } 28. Nf7+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:44:04] } 28... Kg8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:24:25] } 29. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:31] } 29... Nxe2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:17:35] } 30. Bxa5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:43:07] } 30... Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:49] } 31. Nc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:40:14] } 31... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:14:41] } 32. Re1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:30:23] } 32... Bf6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:12:37] } 33. Bb6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:30:37] } 33... Na4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:10:33] } 34. Re6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:30:51] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:09:03] } 35. Rc6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:31:16] } 35... Ke8 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:09:21] } 36. Kf3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:27:42] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:07:49] } 37. Rd6+ { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:27:18] } 37... Ke7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:07:36] } 38. Ba7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:26:46] } 38... Rb3 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:06:50] } 39. Ra6 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:26:24] } 39... Nb2 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:06:37] } 40. Bxc5+ { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:26:48] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:06:23] } 41. Nxb2 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:25:33] } 41... Rxb2 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:06:52] } 42. Ra7+?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:45] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:06:40] } 43. Ra6+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:23:23] } 43... Kf7?! { [%eval 1.16] } { Inaccuracy. Kd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:53] } 44. Rb6 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:23:38] } 44... Ra2 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:05:28] } 45. h4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:15:05] } 45... h5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:05:24] } 46. Rb4 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:13:22] } 46... Rd2 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:05:26] } 47. Rb3 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:13:51] } 47... Ra2 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:05:48] } 48. Rb7+ { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:10:14] } 48... Ke6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:04:48] } 49. Rb1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:10:43] } 49... Rd2?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:51] } 50. Bb4 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:10:59] } 50... Ra2 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:04:24] } 51. Re1+ { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:11:11] } 51... Be5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:04:10] } 52. Rc1 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:10:02] } 52... Bf6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:04:11] } 53. Rc6+ { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:09:51] } 53... Kf7 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:04:32] } 54. Rc7+ { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:09:57] } 54... Ke6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:04:45] } 55. Ra7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:09:41] } 55... Rb2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:04:18] } 56. Ra6+ { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:08:06] } 56... Kf7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:04:27] } 57. Rc6?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:28] } 57... Rb3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:29] } 58. Ke2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:56] } 58... Rb2+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:49] } 59. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:24] } 59... f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:47] } 60. Rc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:22] } 60... f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:32] } 61. Rf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:42] } 61... Rb1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:42] } 62. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:11] } 62... Rb2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 63. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:38] } 63... Rb1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:30] } 1/2-1/2