Event: Round 8: Nithin Babu - Pantsulaia, Levan
Date: 2025-04-16
White: Nithin Babu
WhiteElo: 2242
Black: Pantsulaia, Levan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2532
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B41
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:51] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:10] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:36] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:00] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:01] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:20] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:26] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:41] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:26] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:30:58] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:27] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:14] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:02:32] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:37] } 10... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:02:58] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:30:00] } 11... Ng8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:03:22] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:29:38] } 12... Nh6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:00:51] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:28:12] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:57:19] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:26:55] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:51:33] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:22:29] } 15... f6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:44:07] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:15:14] } 16... fxe5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:42:23] } 17. fxe5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:13:08] } 17... Rf7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:40:24] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:08:11] } 18... Raf8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:40:26] } 19. Bc2 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:56:22] } 19... Rf4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:36:04] } 20. Rhe1?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:49] } 20... Ng4? { [%eval 1.6] } { Mistake. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:57] } 21. g3? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:46] } 21... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:04] } 22. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:11] } 22... Bxe4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:31] } 23. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:34] } 23... Nf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:57] } 24. Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:12] } 24... Nxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:19] } 25. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:40] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:29] } 26. Qe4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:34:31] } 26... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:15] } 27. Qxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:12] } 27... dxc6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:28:40] } 28. Rxd8+ { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:15:03] } 28... Bxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:04] } 29. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:23] } 29... b5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:27:49] } 30. Kd3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:15:00] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:28:12] } 31. Kd4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:10:43] } 31... Bb6+ { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:25:41] } 32. c5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:11:03] } 32... Bd8 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:26:05] } 33. Bc1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:11:13] } 33... Kg6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:25:37] } 34. Ke4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:11:33] } 34... Bg5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:22:04] } 35. Bf4?? { [%eval -4.51] } { Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:46] } 35... Bh6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:04] } 36. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:10] } 36... Kh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:24] } 37. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:13] } 37... Kxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:49] } 38. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:17] } 38... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:13] } 39. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:11] } 39... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:27] } 40. h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:20] } 1/2-1/2