Event: 3rd Maharashtra International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025
Site: Pune, India
Date: 2025-04-21
White: Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2366
Black: Nitish Belurkar
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2441
Result: 0-1
ECO: D51
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 + 30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:16] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:52] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:39] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:09] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:03] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:32] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:27] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8. Rc1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:54] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:29] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:34:18] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:55] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:12] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:24] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:31] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:50] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:48] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:13] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:59] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:36] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:44] } 14... Qe8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:00] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:42] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:22:57] } 16. f3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:14:15] } 16... Nh5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:58:12] } 17. Be1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:08:39] } 17... Nxa4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:50:52] } 18. Nxa4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:07:03] } 18... Qxa4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:50:35] } 19. Bb3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:50:29] } 19... Qe8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:50:52] } 20. Rc7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:50:56] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:42:27] } 21. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:47:38] } 21... fxe6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:41:28] } 22. Rdd7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:47:33] } 22... Bxf3? { [%eval 2.15] } { Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:57] } 23. Bxe6+?? { [%eval -2.33] } { Blunder. gxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:42] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:31:18] } 24. gxf3 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:24:39] } 24... Bd8 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:26:03] } 25. Bf7 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:24:01] } 25... Rxf7 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:26:28] } 26. Rxf7 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:24:27] } 26... Bxc7 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:26:54] } 27. Rxc7 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:24:51] } 27... Nf4 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:26:57] } 28. Qc2 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:19:59] } 28... Qxe3+ { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:23:48] } 29. Bf2 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:20:23] } 29... Nh3+ { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:23:17] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:20:37] } 30... Nf4+ { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:23:27] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:18:26] } 31... Nh3+ { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:17:33] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:18:53] } 32... Nxf2 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 0:17:46] } 33. Qxf2 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:17:37] } 33... Qg5+ { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:17:08] } 34. Qg3 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:17:21] } 34... Qf6 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:15:27] } 35. b3 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:17:25] } 35... Rd8 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:15:46] } 36. Rb7?? { [%eval -6.48] } { Blunder. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:12] } 36... Rd2+ { [%eval -6.33] [%clk 0:15:04] } 37. Kh3 { [%eval -7.49] [%clk 0:17:36] } 37... Rd3?! { [%eval -5.42] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:21] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval -6.04] [%clk 0:16:11] } 38... Rd2+ { [%clk 0:15:37] } 39. Kh3 { [%clk 0:16:35] } 39... Rd3 { [%clk 0:16:01] } 40. Kg2 { [%clk 0:16:58] } 40... Rxb3 { [%clk 0:16:26] } 0-1