Event: Round 5: Johnston, Daniel - Muthukumaran, Gurru
Date: 2025-02-09
White: Johnston, Daniel
WhiteElo: 2028
Black: Muthukumaran, Gurru
BlackElo: 1881
Result: 1-0
ECO: B31
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:34] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:29] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:08] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:39] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:04] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:58] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:30] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:33:21] } 9. e5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:33:56] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:33:45] } 10. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:54] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:34:14] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:13] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:12] } 12. Qc1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:18] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:23:54] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:23:49] } 13... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:34] } 14. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:58] } 14... fxe5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:13:26] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:22:47] } 15... c5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:09:06] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:02:31] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:03:30] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:00:32] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:55:25] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:47:54] } 18... Rf5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:49:51] } 19. Nf3 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:42:45] } 19... c4 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:23:58] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:39:03] } 20... e5?! { [%eval 1.86] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:42] } 21. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:30:53] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:09:00] } 22. Bc3 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:30:49] } 22... cxb3 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:06:38] } 23. axb3 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:31:13] } 23... Qb6 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:06:25] } 24. Bb2 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:28:01] } 24... Bb5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:03:09] } 25. h3 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:23:20] } 25... Ba4 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:01:32] } 26. g4 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:13:35] } 26... Rff8?? { [%eval 4.35] } { Blunder. Rf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 27. Ba3 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:12:31] } 27... Bxb3?! { [%eval 5.96] } { Inaccuracy. Qxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 28. Bxf8 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:12:52] } 28... Rxf8 { [%eval 6.3] [%clk 0:00:52] } 29. Nd7 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 0:10:35] } 29... Qxd4 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:01:20] } 30. Nxf8 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:10:38] } 30... Qxe3 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:01:13] } 31. Rxe3 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:11:03] } 31... Ba4?! { [%eval 8.92] } { Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:19] } 32. Ne6 { [%eval 8.59] [%clk 0:11:16] } 32... d4? { [%eval #16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 33. Ra3? { [%eval 8.36] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:11:19] } 33... Bh6 { [%eval 9.01] [%clk 0:01:48] } 34. g5 { [%eval 8.64] [%clk 0:11:40] } 1-0