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: 2025-05-06
White: Petrosyan, Manuel
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2549
Black: Sharma, Dinesh K.
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2164
Result: 1-0
ECO: A14
Opening: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:51] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:31] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:51] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:21] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:41] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:43] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:00] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:11] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:14] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:35] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:39] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:52] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:59] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:25:28] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:04] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:23:41] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:12] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:21:55] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:22:35] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:19:11] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:20:08] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:16:42] } 12. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:18:11] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:15:29] } 13. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:18:36] } 13... a4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:15:28] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:06:35] } 14... axb3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:11:01] } 15. axb3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:06:59] } 15... Ra8 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:06:15] } 16. Ra1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:02:53] } 16... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:05:53] } 17. Rxa1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:03:18] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:03:18] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:03:31] } 18... Bf6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:01:22] } 19. h4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:01:10] } 19... h6 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:01:17] } 20. Bc3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:00:22] } 20... c5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:58:31] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:56:34] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:53:01] } 22. dxc5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:52:57] } 22... Nxc5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:52:18] } 23. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:53:18] } 23... Rxd1+ { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:49:39] } 24. Qxd1 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:53:42] } 24... gxf6 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:49:50] } 25. b4 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:54:00] } 25... Na6?! { [%eval 2.61] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:52] } 26. c5 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:54:04] } 26... Qc7 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:44:36] } 27. Qd2? { [%eval 0.95] } { Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:03] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:44:41] } 28. Nd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:47:05] } 28... Qd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:39:08] } 29. c6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:35:45] } 29... bxc6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:36:02] } 30. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:36:11] } 30... Qc7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:33:30] } 31. b5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:35:19] } 31... Nb8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:32:30] } 32. Bg2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:35:30] } 32... Qc5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:27:20] } 33. Qe3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:30:32] } 33... Nd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:23:43] } 34. Bc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:30:57] } 34... Qb4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:23:07] } 35. Nxe6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:55] } 35... fxe6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:22:27] } 36. Qxe6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:18:22] } 36... Nb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:05] } 37. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:43] } 37... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:47] } 38. Qa7+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:18:04] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:11:36] } 39. Qh7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:17:19] } 39... Qe1+ { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:07:26] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:16:36] } 40... Be6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:07:41] } 41. Qh8+ { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:06] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:07:11] } 42. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:14:16] } 42... Kd6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:07:28] } 43. Qf8+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:33] } 43... Kc7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:07:07] } 44. Qc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:20] } 44... Kb8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:33] } 45. b6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:12:05] } 45... Qc3?? { [%eval 6.78] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:48] } 46. Bf3 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:11:05] } 46... Qe5?! { [%eval 9.22] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:58] } 47. Qf8+?! { [%eval 5.76] } { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:21] } 47... Bc8 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:03:24] } 48. b7 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 0:11:35] } 48... Nd6 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:03:12] } 49. bxc8=Q+ { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:11:54] } 49... Nxc8 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:03:26] } 50. Qxh6 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:12:12] } 50... Ne7 { [%eval 6.77] [%clk 0:03:34] } 51. h5 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:12:22] } 51... f5 { [%eval 7.83] [%clk 0:01:19] } 52. Qf8+ { [%eval 7.76] [%clk 0:12:27] } 52... Kc7 { [%eval 7.07] [%clk 0:01:48] } 53. h6 { [%clk 0:12:32] } 53... f4 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 54. h7 { [%clk 0:12:44] } 1-0