Event: Round 10: Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter - Karthik Venkataraman
Date: 2025-04-05
White: Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2579
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2565
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B52
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Bd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:44] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:58] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:59] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:35] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:16] } 9. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:25:40] } 9... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:39] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:26:06] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:02] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:19:04] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:21] } 12. Qd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:19:28] } 12... Qc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:21:32] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:09:24] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:15:35] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:01:58] } 14... e6?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:59] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:59:46] } 15... a6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:12:39] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:57:49] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:57:11] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:53:45] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:53:22] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:52:06] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:48:59] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:47:42] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:49:24] } 20. Na4 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:43:33] } 20... Qc6 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:38:01] } 21. Bb6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:42:36] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:38:22] } 22. f4 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:41:03] } 22... Bh6?! { [%eval 2.3] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:38] } 23. Be3 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:40:52] } 23... Nd7 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:39:03] } 24. Nc3?? { [%eval 0.42] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:02] } 24... Nc5? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:58] } 25. Qxd6 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:30:58] } 25... e5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:27:23] } 26. Qxc6 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:16:11] } 26... Rxc6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:27:49] } 27. Rd5? { [%eval 0.27] } { Mistake. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:27] } 27... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:27:46] } 28. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:51] } 28... exf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:28:12] } 29. e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:17:16] } 29... Re7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:26:06] } 30. Ne2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:12] } 30... Nd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:22:03] } 31. Nxf4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:14:15] } 1/2-1/2