Event: KCA’s International Chess Festival God’s Own Country’s 1st GM International Category-A
Site: The Courtyard Banquest Hall Kanjikuzhi, Kottayam, India
Date: 2025-05-05
White: Podolchenko, Evgeniy
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2326
Black: Savchenko, Boris
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2463
Result: 0-1
ECO: D30
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:02] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:29] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:58] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:19] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:02] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:17] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:07] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:23:25] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:26] } 9. Qb3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:01] } 9... Ra7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:27:51] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:22:16] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:27:36] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:22:09] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:22:29] } 12. Qxb6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:18:57] } 12... Nxb6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:22:53] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:01:05] } 13... h5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:21:39] } 14. f3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:55:01] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:21:04] } 15. Kf2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:54:13] } 15... h4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:21:10] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:51:20] } 16... Be6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:19:05] } 17. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:49:09] } 17... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:04] } 18. Kf1 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:46:45] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:10:20] } 19. Bh2 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:46:16] } 19... O-O { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:09:28] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:44:11] } 20... Nc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:02] } 21. Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:57] } 21... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:39] } 22. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:41:11] } 22... a5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:41:03] } 23. a4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:37:16] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:27:35] } 24. Ng4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:29:14] } 24... g5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:27:00] } 25. Bh2 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:24:24] } 25... Bd6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:26:47] } 26. Bxd6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:19:14] } 26... Nxd6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:27:08] } 27. Rec1 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:17:11] } 27... Bf5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:26:21] } 28. Bxf5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:16:13] } 28... Nxf5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:26:44] } 29. Ra3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:16:32] } 29... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:26:59] } 30. Rb3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:16:51] } 30... Re7 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:27:20] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:16:09] } 31... Nd6 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:25:31] } 32. Rbc3 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:13:08] } 32... f6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:24:16] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:11:38] } 33... Ra6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:18:27] } 34. b3?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:47] } 34... f5 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:16:03] } 35. Ne5?! { [%eval -1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:52] } 35... f4 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:16:23] } 36. exf4 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:08:05] } 36... gxf4 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:16:46] } 37. Kf2 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:07:09] } 37... Nf5 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:15:26] } 38. Nd3 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:06:29] } 38... Nxd4 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:15:30] } 39. Nxf4 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:06:52] } 39... Rb6 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:15:29] } 40. g4?! { [%eval -2.9] } { Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:13] } 40... hxg3+ { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:15:47] } 41. Kxg3 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:05:40] } 41... Rxb3 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:14:55] } 42. Rxb3 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:06:09] } 42... Nxb3 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:15:17] } 43. Rd1 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 0:06:36] } 43... Nc5 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:15:23] } 44. Kg4 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:06:40] } 44... Nxa4 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:15:41] } 45. Kf5 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:06:48] } 45... Rf7+ { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:13:34] } 46. Kg5?! { [%eval -4.21] } { Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:35] } 46... Nc5 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:13:06] } 47. Nh5+ { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:04:56] } 47... Kf8 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:12:44] } 48. f4 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:04:46] } 48... Ne4+ { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:07:14] } 49. Kg6 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:05:15] } 49... Ng3 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:06:09] } 50. Nxg3 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:03:44] } 50... Rg7+ { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:06:34] } 51. Kf6 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:03:36] } 51... Rxg3 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:06:57] } 52. Rh1 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:03:49] } 52... a4 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:07:14] } 53. h4 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:04:18] } 53... a3 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:07:25] } 54. h5 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:02:59] } 54... a2 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:07:35] } 55. f5 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:03:03] } 55... b5 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:07:17] } 56. Ke6 { [%eval -6.37] [%clk 0:02:59] } 56... Re3+ { [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:06:15] } 57. Kd6 { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 0:03:10] } 57... Ra3 { [%eval -6.0] [%clk 0:06:37] } 58. Ra1 { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:03:12] } 58... b4 { [%clk 0:04:24] } 59. h6 { [%clk 0:03:37] } 59... b3 { [%clk 0:04:19] } 60. h7 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 60... Kg7 { [%clk 0:04:40] } 0-1