Event: Round 2: Mahdavi, Reza - Karthik Venkataraman
Date: 2025-05-08
White: Mahdavi, Reza
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2445
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2565
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:12] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:58] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:29] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:00] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:22:59] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:59:21] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:23:30] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:59:21] } 11. Qf3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:23:30] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.4] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:11:21] } 12... O-O { [%clk 0:59:21] } 13. e5 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 13... Ne8 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 14. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 14... Rxc6 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 15. f5 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 15... exf5 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 16. Bxf7+ { [%clk 1:11:21] } 16... Rxf7 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 17. e6 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 17... Rf8 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 18. Nd5 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 18... Bf6 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 19. Kb1 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 19... Rxc2 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 20. Kxc2 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 20... Bxe6 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 21. Bd4 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 21... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 22. Rxd4 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 22... Nc7 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 23. Nf4 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 23... Bf7 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 24. Qc6 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 24... d5 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 1-0