Event: Round 5: Sethuraman, S.P. - Kong, Xiangrui
Date: 2025-05-11
White: Sethuraman, S.P.
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2552
Black: Kong, Xiangrui
BlackElo: 2461
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:38] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:22] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:47] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:59] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:39] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:05] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:14] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:33] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:53] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:19] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:23:19] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:43] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:23:31] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:31] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:22:38] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:29:22] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:29] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:00:11] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:55:31] } 12... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:00:24] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:55:54] } 13... Nd5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:58:20] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:45:29] } 14... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:02] } 15. gxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:53] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:09] } 16. Qc1?! { [%eval -0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:35] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:44:26] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:36:58] } 17... Rxd1+ { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:43:21] } 18. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:37:23] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:43:49] } 19. Rd4 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:28:08] } 19... h6 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:33:27] } 20. h3 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:26:35] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:31:12] } 21. Rxd8+ { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:17:11] } 21... Qxd8 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:31:41] } 22. Bf3 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:17:09] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:24:38] } 23. Nd6 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:08:44] } 23... b5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:17] } 24. Qd4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:05:48] } 24... bxa4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:15:54] } 25. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:02:12] } 25... c5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:13:48] } 26. Qe4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:01:54] } 26... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:13:57] } 27. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:02:19] } 27... Qd7 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:13:27] } 28. e3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:02:08] } 28... g6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:13:02] } 29. Be4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:01:00] } 29... Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:16] } 30. Qb5?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:03:05] } 31. Qe8?? { [%eval -2.63] } { Blunder. Qxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 31... c4 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:02:24] } 32. Kg2?! { [%eval -3.7] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 32... Qxb2?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 33. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:42] } 33... fxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:16] } 34. Qd7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:08] } 34... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:13] } 35. Qd8+?? { [%eval -3.17] } { Blunder. Qc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 35... Kg7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. Qc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:08] } 36... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:00] } 37. Qb8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:10] } 37... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:20] } 38. Qc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:27] } 38... Ke8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:17] } 39. Qc8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:48] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:43] } 40. Qb7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:13] } 40... Ke8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:53] } 41. Qc8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:21] } 1/2-1/2