Event: 3rd Maharashtra International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025
Site: Pune, India
Date: 2025-04-27
White: Pantsulaia, Levan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2532
Black: Nitish Belurkar
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2441
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:42] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:53] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:50] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:39] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:07] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:43] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:25] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:10] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:49] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:17] } 7... h5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:59] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:21:23] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:22:45] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:19:59] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:22:42] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:18:38] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:23:01] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:18:58] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:49] } 12. Qa4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:17:55] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:20] } 13. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:13:34] } 13... Nd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:57:45] } 14. Qd1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:13:44] } 14... Bc6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:56:07] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:01:00] } 15... exd4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:56:04] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:01:24] } 16... a4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:51:17] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:48:16] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:37:39] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:41:43] } 18... Nf5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:26:03] } 19. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:38:10] } 19... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:25:56] } 20. b4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:38:31] } 20... b6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:15:28] } 21. Bf4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:19] } 21... Be5?? { [%eval 1.85] } { Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:56] } 22. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:31:44] } 22... dxe5 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:09:25] } 23. bxc5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:31:42] } 23... bxc5 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:09:50] } 24. Rxb8 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:32:06] } 24... Rxb8 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:10:15] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:32:30] } 25... Rxb1 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:08:06] } 26. Qxb1 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:32:50] } 26... Nd6 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:08:28] } 27. Qb8+ { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:31:49] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:08:57] } 28. Nf3 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:31:56] } 28... Qd7? { [%eval 3.18] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:06] } 29. Qb6 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:28:57] } 29... e4 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:02:27] } 30. Ne5 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:29:16] } 30... Qe6 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:02:54] } 31. Qxc5 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:29:30] } 31... exd3 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:03:17] } 32. exd3 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:28:38] } 32... Nf5 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:03:06] } 33. Nf3 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:28:06] } 33... Qd7 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:03:33] } 34. Qb5 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:27:07] } 34... Qa7?! { [%eval 4.48] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:48] } 35. c5 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:26:28] } 35... Qe7 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:03:54] } 36. Qc4 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:23:59] } 36... Qf6 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:01:46] } 37. Ng5 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:22:54] } 37... Ne7 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:01:50] } 38. Ne4 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:20:40] } 38... Qe5 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:02:04] } 39. c6 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:20:42] } 39... f5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:01:34] } 40. Ng5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:20:33] } 40... Qd5 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:01:56] } 41. Qxd5 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:19:31] } 41... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:02:23] } 42. Ne6+ { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:19:49] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:02:51] } 43. c7 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:19:35] } 43... Nb6 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:03:20] } 44. Nxd4 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:19:42] } 44... Ke7 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:03:48] } 45. Kg2 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:17:01] } 45... Kd7 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:04:07] } 46. Kf3 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:17:26] } 46... Nd5 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:04:10] } 47. Ne6 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:17:34] } 47... Kc8 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:04:31] } 48. d4 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:17:08] } 48... Nc3 { [%clk 0:04:46] } 49. Kf4 { [%clk 0:17:25] } 1-0