Event: Round 3: Karthik Venkataraman - Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan
Date: 2025-05-09
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2565
Black: Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2387
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:11] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:24] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:26] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:44] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:45] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:50] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:18] } 7... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:02] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:42] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:02] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:34:02] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:53] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:46] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:15] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:27] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:19:35] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:33] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:02] } 13. Kh1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:19:55] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:09:06] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:13:34] } 14... g6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:07:46] } 15. e4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:01:25] } 15... dxe4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:00:46] } 16. fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:30] } 16... Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:20] } 17. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:52] } 17... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:00:07] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:01:00] } 18... Qh4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:41:12] } 19. h3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:01:08] } 19... Nf2+ { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:39:54] } 20. Kg1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:00:37] } 20... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:39:51] } 21. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:01:02] } 21... Rad8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:38:58] } 22. Rf2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:51:41] } 22... Ng5? { [%eval 1.5] } { Mistake. Ng7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:41] } 23. Rf4 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:41:25] } 23... Qh6 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:34:39] } 24. e5 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:39:47] } 24... Bc8 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:23:43] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:34:57] } 25... Ne6 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:23:49] } 26. Rh4 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:35:21] } 26... Qd2 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:19:57] } 27. Qf2 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:34:39] } 27... Ng5?! { [%eval 2.32] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:26] } 28. Rf1?! { [%eval 1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:35] } 28... Bf5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:14:49] } 29. Qg3 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:25:54] } 29... h6?? { [%eval 3.53] } { Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:15] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:19:16] } 30... Qc2 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:09:26] } 31. Rxh6 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:18:47] } 31... Nh7 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:09:49] } 32. d5?? { [%eval 0.12] } { Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:33] } 32... Rxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:08:48] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:08:48] } 33... Rd3?? { [%eval 3.48] } { Blunder. Rdxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:16] } 34. Qh4 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:07:38] } 34... g5 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:03:36] } 35. Qh5 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:07:49] } 35... Rd7 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:01:14] } 36. Nd4 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:07:30] } 36... Rxd4? { [%eval 5.47] } { Mistake. Bg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 37. Rxh7 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:07:58] } 1-0