Event: Round 3: Jyotshnav Talukdar - Karthik Venkataraman
Date: 2025-03-23
White: Jyotshnav Talukdar
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2467
Result: 0-1
ECO: A45
Opening: Indian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:00] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:01] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:00] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:00] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:00] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:03:03] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:03:00] } 9. Bh2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:03:02] } 9... Re8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:02:59] } 10. c3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:02:36] } 10... e5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:02:59] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:02:32] } 11... dxe5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:03:00] } 12. Bc4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:02:32] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:02:50] } 13. b4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:02:20] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:02:48] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:02:20] } 14... a5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:46] } 15. a3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:02:03] } 15... a4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:38] } 16. Qa2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:02:01] } 16... Rf8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:39] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:01:53] } 17... Ne8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:02:32] } 18. e4?! { [%eval -0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:51] } 18... Nd6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:02:32] } 19. Bd3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:01:32] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:02:29] } 20. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:01:30] } 20... f5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:02:16] } 21. exf5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:01:11] } 21... gxf5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:02:17] } 22. Bg3?! { [%eval -1.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 22... e4 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:02:09] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 0:00:47] } 23... Be5 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:02:04] } 24. Bxe5+?! { [%eval -2.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:21] } 24... Nxe5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:02:04] } 25. Bf1 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:00:21] } 25... Rae8 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:02:03] } 26. Re3? { [%eval -4.69] } { Mistake. Qa1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 26... f4 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:02:02] } 27. Ree1 { [%eval -4.88] [%clk 0:00:19] } 27... Qf6 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:01:54] } 28. Nc4?! { [%eval -5.63] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:15] } 28... Bd5 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:01:37] } 29. Nxe5 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:00:12] } 29... Bxa2 { [%eval -5.86] [%clk 0:01:38] } 30. Nd7 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 0:00:13] } 30... Qg6 { [%eval -5.86] [%clk 0:01:35] } 31. Nxf8 { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 0:00:14] } 31... Rxf8 { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 0:01:36] } 32. Nc6 { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:00:12] } 32... Be6 { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:01:31] } 33. Rd4 { [%eval -7.19] [%clk 0:00:13] } 33... Bxh3 { [%eval -7.19] [%clk 0:01:30] } 34. Ne5 { [%eval -7.24] [%clk 0:00:13] } 34... Qg5 { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:01:31] } 35. Nc4?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 35... Bxg2 { [%eval -11.12] [%clk 0:01:28] } 36. Nxd6?! { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 36... Bf3+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:01:28] } 0-1