Event: Round 1: Karthik Venkataraman - Shashish Kumar Singh
Date: 2025-03-20
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2461
Black: Shashish Kumar Singh
BlackElo: 1546
Result: 1-0
ECO: C46
Opening: Three Knights Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:15:27] } 4. Nd5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:15:41] } 4... Ba5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:15:19] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:15:13] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:15:20] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:14:46] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:15:25] } 7. d3?! { [%eval 0.41] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:49] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:15:30] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:14:55] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:16] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:15:03] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:12] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:05] } 10... Bb6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:14:20] } 11. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:15:13] } 11... cxb6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:14:27] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:14:56] } 12... Bg4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:14:33] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:03] } 13... Bh5?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:40] } 14. g4 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:14:59] } 14... Bg6 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:14:47] } 15. Nh4 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:15:03] } 15... d5? { [%eval 2.83] } { Mistake. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:59] } 16. exd5 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:14:59] } 16... Nxd5? { [%eval 4.42] } { Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:02] } 17. Nxg6 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:15:06] } 17... fxg6 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:14:08] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:15:13] } 18... Kh7 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:10:44] } 19. Bxd5 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:15:18] } 19... Qf6 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:10:48] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:15:25] } 20... b5 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:10:40] } 21. axb5 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:15:33] } 21... axb5 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:10:48] } 22. Rxa8 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:15:38] } 22... Rxa8 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:10:55] } 23. Be4 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:15:46] } 23... Qh4 { [%eval 6.3] [%clk 0:10:21] } 24. Qe6 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:15:51] } 24... Qf6 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:09:56] } 25. Qd5 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:15:44] } 25... Qh4 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 0:08:46] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:15:49] } 26... Qd8?! { [%eval 8.38] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:25] } 27. Qxb5 { [%eval 6.76] [%clk 0:15:52] } 27... Qe7 { [%eval 6.73] [%clk 0:07:51] } 28. Qc5 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:15:53] } 28... Qxc5 { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 0:07:54] } 29. bxc5 { [%eval 7.47] [%clk 0:16:01] } 29... Ra3 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:08:00] } 30. Rb1 { [%eval 7.52] [%clk 0:16:09] } 30... Rxc3 { [%eval 9.89] [%clk 0:07:44] } 31. Rxb7 { [%eval 9.59] [%clk 0:16:17] } 31... Nd4 { [%eval 9.02] [%clk 0:07:42] } 32. Bxd4 { [%eval 8.9] [%clk 0:16:23] } 32... exd4 { [%eval 8.59] [%clk 0:07:50] } 33. Rb6 { [%eval 8.44] [%clk 0:16:32] } 33... Rxc5? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:48] } 34. Bxg6+ { [%clk 0:16:40] } 34... Kg8 { [%clk 0:07:51] } 35. Rb8+ { [%clk 0:16:48] } 35... Rc8 { [%clk 0:07:59] } 36. Rxc8# { [%clk 0:16:56] } 1-0