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: 2025-05-04
White: Gowrishankar Jayaraj
WhiteElo: 2056
Black: Sanikidze, Tornike
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2441
Result: 0-1
ECO: B28
Opening: Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:48] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:10] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:01] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:22] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:27:19] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:03] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:48] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:40] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:28:10] } 6. Na3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:23:15] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:13:47] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:12] } 7... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:03:12] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:19:44] } 8... e5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:03:41] } 9. Nc4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:14:34] } 9... exd4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:01:43] } 10. Nb6 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:14:48] } 10... Bc5?! { [%eval 0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:31] } 11. Nxa8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:14:45] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:01:50] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:08:10] } 12... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:02:17] } 13. Be2?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:43] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:59:58] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:00:12] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:55:13] } 15. Nb6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:56:36] } 15... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:55:33] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:56:08] } 16... Bc2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:56:01] } 17. Rd6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:55:17] } 17... Ba3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:56:30] } 18. Rxc6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:53:13] } 18... bxc6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:56:48] } 19. O-O { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:51:22] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:53:46] } 20. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:44:27] } 20... cxd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:54:04] } 21. Bxa6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:44:34] } 21... Rb8 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:46:55] } 22. Bd4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:42:59] } 22... f6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:31:23] } 23. Re1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:33:59] } 23... Kf7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:27:13] } 24. f3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:30:35] } 24... Rb4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:23:13] } 25. Re3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:28:15] } 25... Bb2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:20:12] } 26. Bxb2 { [%clk 0:20:40] } 26... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:20:37] } 27. a3 { [%clk 0:20:16] } 27... Rb6 { [%clk 0:12:38] } 28. Bf1 { [%clk 0:17:33] } 28... g5 { [%clk 0:08:58] } 29. Rc3 { [%clk 0:17:11] } 29... Rb2 { [%clk 0:09:25] } 30. Re3 { [%clk 0:13:31] } 30... Ba4 { [%clk 0:07:41] } 31. Bd3 { [%clk 0:12:15] } 31... Bc2 { [%clk 0:08:04] } 32. Bf1 { [%clk 0:10:08] } 32... Rb1 { [%clk 0:03:55] } 33. Kf2 { [%clk 0:09:33] } 33... h5 { [%clk 0:04:18] } 34. Re1 { [%clk 0:06:14] } 34... Rb8 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 35. Re2 { [%clk 0:05:53] } 35... Ba4 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 36. Rd2 { [%clk 0:05:48] } 36... Ke6 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 37. Ke3 { [%clk 0:05:19] } 37... Ke5 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 38. g3 { [%clk 0:05:29] } 38... Rb3+ { [%clk 0:03:04] } 39. Rd3 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 39... d4+ { [%clk 0:03:30] } 40. Kf2 { [%clk 0:03:25] } 40... Rb2+ { [%clk 0:03:10] } 41. Kg1 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 41... Rb1 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 42. Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 42... Bb5 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 43. f4+ { [%clk 0:01:59] } 43... Ke4 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 44. Rf3 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 44... Bxf1+ { [%clk 0:00:46] } 45. Rxf1 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 45... Rxf1 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 46. Kxf1 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 46... Kd3 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 47. fxg5 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 47... fxg5 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 0-1