Event: Round 11: Karthik Venkataraman - Saric, Ivan
Date: 2025-04-06
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2565
Black: Saric, Ivan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2659
Result: 0-1
ECO: B31
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. Re1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:15] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:41] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7... Qe7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:22] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:28] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:18:52] } 9. Nc4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:31] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:19:17] } 10. a5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:22:41] } 10... Nf8 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:15:09] } 11. d3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:20:30] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:12:48] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:17:41] } 12... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:13:15] } 13. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:18:07] } 13... Ne6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:13:37] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:15:24] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:08:42] } 15. Qg3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:14:02] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:02:53] } 16. h4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:07:26] } 16... h5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:57:11] } 17. b4?! { [%eval -0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:17] } 17... Nd4?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:58] } 18. Ra2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:00:39] } 18... b5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:53:55] } 19. Ne3 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:39:46] } 19... cxb4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:39:54] } 20. Bxb4 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:40:05] } 20... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:40:11] } 21. a6 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:37:40] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:39:03] } 22. Bc3 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:31:37] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:38:24] } 23. Ba5 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:29:10] } 23... Qe6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:36:34] } 24. Rb2 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:27:05] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:36:55] } 25. Bd2 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:27:30] } 25... f5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:35:57] } 26. exf5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:27:06] } 26... gxf5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:35:50] } 27. Nf1 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:25:34] } 27... Qf7 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:32:46] } 28. Bh6 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:21:19] } 28... Qf6?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:57] } 29. Bg5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:20:55] } 29... Qg6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:23:23] } 30. c3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:20:31] } 30... Ne6 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:23:42] } 31. Bc1?! { [%eval -1.23] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:33] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:21:50] } 32. Rbe2 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:18:53] } 32... c5 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:19:48] } 33. Qf3 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:15:33] } 33... c4?! { [%eval -0.99] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:42] } 34. dxc4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:14:04] } 34... e4 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:18:06] } 35. Qe3 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:13:20] } 35... bxc4?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:19] } 36. Rd2 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:13:46] } 36... Ree7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:16:18] } 37. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:09:34] } 37... Rxd7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:16:44] } 38. f3?? { [%eval -3.42] } { Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:59] } 38... Bf8?? { [%eval -1.36] } { Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:16] } 39. Qe2 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:08:14] } 39... Bc5+?! { [%eval -0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:19] } 40. Kh1 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:08:23] } 40... Rd3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:12:33] } 41. Be3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:06:24] } 41... Qf6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:06:44] } 42. Qf2?? { [%eval -3.06] } { Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:50] } 42... Rxe3 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:28:58] } 43. Nxe3 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:35:07] } 43... f4 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:29:22] } 44. fxe4 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:35:33] } 44... Qe5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:15:24] } 45. Qf3 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:34:13] } 45... fxe3 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:12:35] } 46. Rd1? { [%eval -4.56] } { Mistake. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:35] } 46... Nf4 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:09:02] } 47. g3 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:32:02] } 47... Nd3 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:09:13] } 48. Kg2 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:31:08] } 48... Kh6 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:07:58] } 49. Rb1?! { [%eval -5.79] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:31] } 49... Qxc3 { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 0:07:47] } 50. Kf1 { [%eval -5.63] [%clk 0:23:57] } 50... Qd4 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:06:02] } 51. Kg2 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:23:39] } 51... Qe5 { [%eval -5.47] [%clk 0:05:36] } 52. Kh2 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:22:40] } 52... Nf2 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:03:53] } 53. Rc1 { [%eval -6.12] [%clk 0:16:21] } 53... c3 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:03:03] } 54. Rc2 { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:13:13] } 54... Nxe4 { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:03:17] } 55. Kg2 { [%eval -6.23] [%clk 0:13:39] } 55... Nf6 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:03:17] } 56. Kf1 { [%eval -6.81] [%clk 0:13:17] } 56... Bd4 { [%eval -6.93] [%clk 0:03:25] } 57. Kg2 { [%eval -7.08] [%clk 0:13:18] } 57... Kg6 { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:03:37] } 0-1