Event: Round 3: Kothari, Jai - Kaushik, Madhav
Date: 2025-05-27
White: Kothari, Jai
WhiteElo: 2007
Black: Kaushik, Madhav
BlackElo: 1779
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:13:08] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:13:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:35] } 3... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:54] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:12] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:56] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:03] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:23] } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:21] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:28] } 8. e5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:13:10] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:27:50] } 9. f4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:13:02] } 9... e6?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:25] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:10:30] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:10:39] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:05:32] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:06:43] } 12. a3? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:55] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:58] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:59:31] } 13... Qb6?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:02] } 14. Kh1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:54:58] } 14... f6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:56:24] } 15. exf6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:52:26] } 15... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:22] } 16. Qe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:54] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:29] } 17. Qg3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:48:07] } 17... Bg7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:42:22] } 18. Rae1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:05] } 18... Rf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:09] } 19. Ng1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:41:34] } 19... Raf8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:29:32] } 20. Nh3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:34:45] } 20... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:16] } 21. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:15] } 21... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:35] } 22. Rxf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:00] } 22... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:45] } 23. Bxf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:28] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:20:01] } 24. Ng5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:31:03] } 24... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:16:32] } 25. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:31:26] } 25... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:16:41] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:31:50] } 26... Bf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:37] } 27. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:51] } 27... g5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:14:40] } 28. Ng1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:23:57] } 28... Bg4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:12:30] } 29. h3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:24:13] } 29... Bd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:33] } 30. b4 { [%clk 0:19:31] } 30... Kf8 { [%clk 0:11:31] } 1/2-1/2