Event: 3rd Maharashtra International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025
Site: Pune, India
Date: 2025-04-23
White: Nitish Belurkar
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2441
Black: Chanda, Sandipan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2485
Result: 1-0
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Schlechter Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:30:57] } 4. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:17] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:16] } 5. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:24] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:32:05] } 6... Be7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:10] } 7. Be3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:29:57] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:27:00] } 8. Nbc3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:23:09] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:23] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:19:25] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:19:19] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:10:53] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:19:10] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:08:53] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:19:16] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:07:07] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:17:50] } 13. Bg3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:52:11] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:13:51] } 14. Nb3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:50:37] } 14... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:00:35] } 15. a4 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:43:55] } 15... e5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:54:30] } 16. a5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:37:12] } 16... Qe6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:53:43] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:37:22] } 17... Bc6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:45:30] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:34:39] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:45:29] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:32:06] } 19... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:44:50] } 20. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:29:51] } 20... Bb4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:31:04] } 21. c3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:28:55] } 21... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:13] } 22. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:18] } 22... Bxb3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:31:35] } 23. Bxg6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:29:01] } 23... Qxg6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:30:50] } 24. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:25:23] } 24... Bd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:17:43] } 25. f3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:25:36] } 25... h5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:16:31] } 26. Qf2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:24:28] } 26... h4?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:04] } 27. Ra4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:19:14] } 27... f6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:12:10] } 28. Rg4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:18:59] } 28... Qf7 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:09:22] } 29. Bd4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:18:56] } 29... h3 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:09:09] } 30. Qh4 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:16:06] } 30... Be6?! { [%eval 2.52] } { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:39] } 31. Rg3 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:14:17] } 31... Rf8 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:03:55] } 32. gxh3 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:14:22] } 32... Bd5?! { [%eval 3.61] } { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:48] } 33. Re2 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:11:09] } 33... Rac8 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:01:49] } 34. Reg2 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:10:40] } 34... Rc7 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:02:18] } 35. Rxg7+ { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:07:35] } 35... Qxg7 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:02:46] } 36. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:08:03] } 36... Qxg2+ { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:01:42] } 37. Kxg2 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:08:32] } 37... Rfc8 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:39] } 38. Bd4 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:05:29] } 38... Bc4?! { [%eval 7.03] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 39. Qf6 { [%eval 7.12] [%clk 0:04:49] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval 7.08] [%clk 0:00:59] } 40. Kf2 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:04:19] } 40... Bd3 { [%eval 8.51] [%clk 0:01:22] } 41. Be5 { [%eval 8.56] [%clk 0:04:33] } 41... Bg6 { [%eval 12.33] [%clk 0:01:23] } 42. Qh4+ { [%eval #25] [%clk 0:04:55] } 42... Kg8 { [%eval #26] [%clk 0:01:52] } 43. Qh8+ { [%eval #24] [%clk 0:05:20] } 1-0