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: Podolchenko, Evgeniy
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2307
Black: Pournami S
BlackTitle: WCM
BlackElo: 1770
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:26] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:43] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:46] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:06] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:06] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:32:30] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:37] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:31:15] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:28:29] } 10... Nbd7?! { [%eval 1.47] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:54] } 11. Ne5?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:51] } 11... c5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:19:36] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:20:36] } 12... a6? { [%eval 2.04] } { Mistake. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:04] } 13. Rad1?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:46] } 13... b5 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 1:05:43] } 14. Bf5 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 1:14:29] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:56:38] } 15. Ng4 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:00:44] } 15... Bc8?? { [%eval 4.11] } { Blunder. Nxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:58] } 16. Nxh6+ { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:49:14] } 16... gxh6 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:29:39] } 17. Bxh6 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:48:56] } 17... Bxf5 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:26:08] } 18. Qxf5 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:49:10] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:26:08] } 19. dxc5 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:45:56] } 19... Bxc5?! { [%eval 5.18] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:45:29] } 20... Be7 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:09:12] } 21. Rd4 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:45:19] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:07:00] } 22. Rh4+ { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:44:53] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:07:18] } 23. Bh6 { [%clk 0:43:04] } 23... Nh7 { [%clk 0:05:44] } 24. Rg4+ { [%clk 0:42:19] } 1-0