Event: Round 9: Kaustuv, Kundu - Sparsh Khandelwal
Date: 2025-03-31
White: Kaustuv, Kundu
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2407
Black: Sparsh Khandelwal
BlackElo: 1964
Result: 1-0
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:41] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:04] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:02] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:58] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:27:59] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:52] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:09] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:15] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:31] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:28:40] } 6... d5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:19:45] } 7. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:42] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:20:04] } 8. c3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:25:49] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:14:41] } 9. Na3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:24:29] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:11:45] } 10. Nc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:35] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:07:20] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:18:52] } 11... e4?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:18] } 12. dxe4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:17:41] } 12... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:04:39] } 13. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:18:07] } 13... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:04:49] } 14. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:18:33] } 14... cxb6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:04:37] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:15:17] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:00:54] } 16. Nd4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:13:00] } 16... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:01:17] } 17. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:13:26] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:01:42] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:10:22] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:58:26] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:08:54] } 19... Rac8 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:54:42] } 20. h3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:50:40] } 20... Bc2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:48:36] } 21. R1d2 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:48:05] } 21... Be4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:48:45] } 22. c4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:41:10] } 22... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:45:39] } 23. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:41:36] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:44:56] } 24. b3 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:41:41] } 24... Ne6 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:45:01] } 25. Rd5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:41:02] } 25... Red8 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:43:14] } 26. Kf3 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:38:35] } 26... Ke7 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:40:01] } 27. h4 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:37:16] } 27... Nc7 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:38:35] } 28. Rxd8 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:33:34] } 28... Rxd8 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:38:58] } 29. Rxd8 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:34:01] } 29... Kxd8 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:39:21] } 30. h5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:34:27] } 30... Kd7 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:38:56] } 31. Ke4?! { [%eval 0.45] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:44] } 31... Ke6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:38:12] } 32. g4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:32:45] } 32... Ne8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:37:53] } 33. a4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:30:04] } 33... Nd6+ { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:35:23] } 34. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:00] } 34... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:32] } 35. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:05] } 35... Nf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:50] } 36. gxf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:26] } 36... Kxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:06] } 37. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:29] } 37... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:32] } 38. Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:40] } 38... Nxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:55] } 39. Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:06] } 39... Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:20] } 40. Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:20] } 40... Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:35] } 41. Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:49] } 41... Nxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:32] } 42. Kxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:10] } 42... Na5+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:33:19] } 43. Kxa7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:33] } 43... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:33:46] } 44. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:47] } 44... Kf5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:33:17] } 45. Bd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:15:33] } 45... g6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:32:53] } 46. hxg6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:19] } 46... Kxg6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:33:19] } 47. Ka6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:40] } 47... h5?? { [%eval 4.6] } { Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:34] } 48. Kb5 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:16:00] } 48... Nd6+ { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:33:59] } 49. Kc5 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:14:54] } 49... Nc8 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:27:51] } 50. Kc6 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:11:17] } 50... h4 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:27:47] } 51. Kc7 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:11:21] } 51... h3 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 0:27:55] } 52. Bg1 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:11:47] } 52... Ne7 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:28:05] } 53. a5 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:11:57] } 53... Nd5+ { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:28:19] } 54. Kc6 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:12:20] } 54... Nb4+ { [%eval 6.88] [%clk 0:24:42] } 55. Kb5 { [%eval 6.31] [%clk 0:12:13] } 55... Nd5 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:24:35] } 56. Bh2 { [%eval 15.37] [%clk 0:12:31] } 56... Nc3+ { [%eval 18.8] [%clk 0:23:26] } 57. Kc4 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:11:28] } 57... Na4?? { [%eval #24] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:18] } 58. Kb4 { [%eval 8.93] [%clk 0:11:52] } 1-0