Event: KCA’s International Chess Festival God’s Own Country’s 1st GM International Category-A
Site: The Courtyard Banquest Hall Kanjikuzhi, Kottayam, India
Date: 2025-04-30
White: Savchenko, Boris
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2459
Black: Sathyachith E M
BlackElo: 1801
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:32] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:55] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:16] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:19] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:01] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:33:31] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:35] } 9. Nd1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:18] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:05] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:11] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:13:06] } 11. c3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:24:46] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:07:23] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:20:55] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:04:42] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:20:30] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:57:02] } 14. Bf2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:12:39] } 14... O-O-O?! { [%eval 1.33] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:32] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:10:52] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:34:28] } 16. b4 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:09:42] } 16... Bxf2+ { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:34:38] } 17. Nxf2 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:09:42] } 17... a4 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:33:41] } 18. Be2 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:06:09] } 18... Kb8 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:29:36] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:06:22] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:27:04] } 20. Ng4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:00:36] } 20... Nf5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:24:59] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:56:55] } 21... Nxd4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:24:14] } 22. cxd4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:57:09] } 22... Qb7 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:22:19] } 23. Nf6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:54:57] } 23... Nb6 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:20:17] } 24. Rc5 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:52:51] } 24... Nd7 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:19:03] } 25. Nxd7+ { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:53:03] } 25... Rxd7 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:19:25] } 26. Rfc1 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:52:52] } 26... Rdd8 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:17:14] } 27. g4 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:48:53] } 27... Rhf8 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:11:48] } 28. Bd3 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:48:32] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:10:31] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:46:53] } 29... Qd7 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:09:55] } 30. a3 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:45:05] } 30... Ka7 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:09:11] } 31. Qc3 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:43:40] } 31... Kb7?? { [%eval 6.19] } { Blunder. Kb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:00] } 32. Rxc8 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:40:25] } 32... Rxc8 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:08:20] } 33. Qxc8+ { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:40:51] } 33... Qxc8 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:08:45] } 34. Rxc8 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:41:15] } 34... Kxc8 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 0:09:10] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:40:52] } 35... Kd8 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:03:20] } 36. Kh4 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:40:52] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:00:49] } 37. Kg5 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:41:14] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:01:11] } 38. Kf6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:40:46] } 38... h6 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:01:35] } 39. h4 { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 0:41:05] } 39... Kg8 { [%eval 8.46] [%clk 0:00:47] } 40. Ke7 { [%eval 8.23] [%clk 0:41:28] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval 9.33] [%clk 0:01:09] } 41. g5 { [%eval 8.42] [%clk 0:41:52] } 41... hxg5 { [%eval 12.17] [%clk 0:01:24] } 42. hxg5 { [%eval 11.76] [%clk 0:42:14] } 42... Kg8 { [%eval 12.45] [%clk 0:01:35] } 43. Kd7 { [%eval 11.44] [%clk 0:42:36] } 1-0