Event: Round 2: Pranav Anand - Benkovic, Petar
Date: 2025-04-23
White: Pranav Anand
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2538
Black: Benkovic, Petar
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2351
Result: 1-0
ECO: B28
Opening: Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:37] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:57] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:23] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:46] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:54] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:26:36] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:25] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:26:06] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:10] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:25:29] } 8... Qd8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:25:55] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:24:49] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:26:03] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:23:41] } 10... g6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:25:42] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:36] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:26:04] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:17:20] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:01] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:15:05] } 13... b6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:02:29] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:03:51] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:36:03] } 15. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:49:27] } 15... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:35:48] } 16. Be4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:49:54] } 16... Na5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:25:17] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:48:57] } 17... Bg7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:12:20] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:43:19] } 18... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:12:03] } 19. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:43:46] } 19... Nb7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:12:14] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:41:24] } 20... h6? { [%eval 1.94] } { Mistake. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:51] } 21. Rc6 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:39:05] } 21... b5 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:03:21] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:32:52] } 22... a5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:02:49] } 23. h3 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:30:06] } 23... axb4 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:03:11] } 24. axb4 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:30:35] } 24... Ra3 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:02:06] } 25. d5 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:28:15] } 25... exd5 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:01:26] } 26. Rxd5 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:28:39] } 26... Qe8?? { [%eval 4.63] } { Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 27. Nf6+ { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:27:37] } 27... Bxf6 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:01:03] } 28. Qxf6 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:27:39] } 28... Kh7?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 29. Rc7?? { [%eval 5.27] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:44] } 29... Nd8?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 30. Rxd8?? { [%eval 5.41] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:59] } 1-0