Event: Round 7: Karthik Venkataraman - Horvath, Dominik
Date: 2025-04-03
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2565
Black: Horvath, Dominik
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2543
Result: 1-0
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:23] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:42] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:18] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:57] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:43] } 8. Bc7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:30:09] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:32:09] } 9. Bd6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:30:34] } 9... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:32:36] } 10. Qxd6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:30:55] } 10... Qd8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:33:03] } 11. Nc7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:43] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:22] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:03] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:33] } 13. e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:23] } 13... Ne8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:29] } 14. Nxe8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:47] } 14... b4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:41] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:23:08] } 15... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:19] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:23:21] } 16... Qb6?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:40] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:55:23] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:13:57] } 18. Rd2 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:41:46] } 18... Nf5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:43:50] } 19. Qxb6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:40:29] } 19... Rxb6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:44:12] } 20. a4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:31:57] } 20... bxa3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:35:00] } 21. b3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:32:13] } 21... Rb4 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:24:11] } 22. f3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:26:31] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:14:08] } 23. Nc5 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:26:23] } 23... Bd5?! { [%eval 2.32] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:57] } 24. Rxa3 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:26:37] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:06:15] } 25. Rxa7 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:25:31] } 25... Rd4 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:06:30] } 26. Nd3 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:25:56] } 26... d6?! { [%eval 3.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:14] } 27. exd6 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:18:42] } 27... Nxd6 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:05:40] } 28. c4 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:19:08] } 28... Bc6 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:05:58] } 29. Rda2 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:19:31] } 29... f6?! { [%eval 4.38] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:05] } 30. Nc5 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:18:23] } 30... e5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:02:26] } 31. Ne6 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:18:22] } 31... Rh4 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:02:46] } 32. Rxg7+ { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:17:46] } 32... Kh8 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:03:14] } 33. Raa7 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:17:52] } 33... Nf5 { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 0:03:34] } 34. Rgc7 { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 0:17:52] } 1-0