Event: Round 7: Karthik Venkataraman - Aaditya Dhingra
Date: 2025-03-21
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2461
Black: Aaditya Dhingra
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2217
Result: 1-0
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:10] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:18] } 3. Nd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:23] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:29] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:49] } 5. Nxe7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:37] } 5... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:14:52] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:14:57] } 6... f6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:14:50] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:14:50] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:14:57] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:14:57] } 8... d5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:14:35] } 9. d3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:14:48] } 9... Be6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:14:14] } 10. b3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:14:50] } 10... a5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:14:10] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:14:35] } 11... Na6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:13:26] } 12. a3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:14:44] } 12... b5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:12:14] } 13. cxb5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:13:28] } 13... cxb5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:12:18] } 14. d4?! { [%eval -0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:30] } 14... e4 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:11:24] } 15. Ne1 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:13:38] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:11:22] } 16. Qb2 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:13:47] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:10:33] } 17. Bd2 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:13:37] } 17... Nf5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:09:49] } 18. Nc2 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:12:51] } 18... Nb8 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:09:41] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:12:10] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:08:50] } 20. Be1 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:12:19] } 20... Rf7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:07:50] } 21. f3?! { [%eval -0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:16] } 21... exf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:25] } 22. exf3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:12:24] } 22... h5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:06:52] } 23. Bf2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:12:29] } 23... Rfc7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:06:57] } 24. Ne1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:12:34] } 24... Nce7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:06:06] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:12:14] } 25... Rc3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:05:54] } 26. Nd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:11:19] } 26... b4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:06:02] } 27. axb4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:10:59] } 27... axb4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:06:10] } 28. Nc5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:11:08] } 28... Bf7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:06:06] } 29. Qb1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:49] } 29... Qc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:42] } 30. Qe1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:09:29] } 30... Ng6?! { [%eval 1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:25] } 31. Re2? { [%eval 0.04] } { Mistake. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:28] } 31... h4?? { [%eval 2.35] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:13] } 32. Bh3 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:09:03] } 32... hxg3 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:02:32] } 33. hxg3 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:09:10] } 33... Nge7?! { [%eval 3.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 34. Rxe7 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:08:31] } 34... Nxe7 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:00:52] } 35. Qxe7 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:08:39] } 35... Re8 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:00:44] } 36. Qd7 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:08:48] } 36... Qxd7 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:00:47] } 37. Bxd7 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:08:56] } 37... Re2 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:00:54] } 38. Bb5 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:09:00] } 38... Rb2 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:00:49] } 39. Na4 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:08:35] } 39... Rbxb3 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. Nxc3 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:08:43] } 40... bxc3?! { [%eval 4.21] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 41. Bd3 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:08:51] } 1-0