Event: Round 3: Mottola, Max - Cherukuri, Nitesh
Date: 2025-05-23
White: Mottola, Max
WhiteElo: 2128
Black: Cherukuri, Nitesh
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2167
Result: 1-0
ECO: B62
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Vitolins Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:22] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:28] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:09] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:31] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:11] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:55] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:00] } 8. Qd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:50] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:55] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:03] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:31] } 10. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:51] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:39] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:09] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:18:00] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:24:38] } 12... gxf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:18:24] } 13. Qg3+ { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:59] } 13... Kh8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:18:49] } 14. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:23:22] } 14... Rg8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:15:50] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:23:11] } 15... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:12:59] } 16. Qxd6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:31] } 16... Be8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:05:05] } 17. Qxd8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:21:12] } 17... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:05:34] } 18. g3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:20:32] } 18... Ra8 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:05:59] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:07:51] } 19... Kg7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:03:27] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:04:18] } 20... Kf8 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:02:18] } 21. N3a4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:59:32] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:59:56] } 22. b3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:55:10] } 22... Rg5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:54:34] } 23. h4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:48:43] } 23... Rh5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:54:27] } 24. f4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:45:18] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:44:45] } 25. Rh1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:41:37] } 25... f5?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:35] } 26. e5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:41:32] } 26... Rh6 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:40:17] } 27. Re1 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:37:19] } 27... f6 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:37:16] } 28. exf6+ { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:33:05] } 28... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:37:36] } 29. Nb6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:32:35] } 29... Bh5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:34:36] } 30. Nc4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:30:52] } 30... Rd5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:28:07] } 31. Nb7?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:00] } 31... Rg6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:23:36] } 32. Nbxa5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:23:35] } 32... Rxg3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:23:58] } 33. Nxc6+ { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:23:37] } 33... Kd7? { [%eval 2.18] } { Mistake. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:20] } 34. N6e5+ { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:20:23] } 34... Kc7 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:22:45] } 35. Nd3 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:18:35] } 35... Rh3?! { [%eval 3.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:01] } 36. Rxe6 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:17:56] } 36... Rxh4 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:21:45] } 37. a4 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:16:07] } 37... Rh1+?! { [%eval 3.85] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:03] } 38. Kb2 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:16:08] } 38... Bf3 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:18:46] } 39. a5?! { [%eval 3.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nde5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:10] } 39... h5?! { [%eval 4.66] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:12] } 40. a6 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:12:45] } 40... h4 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:19:38] } 41. Re7+ { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:11:37] } 41... Kd8 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:19:51] } 42. Rh7 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:08:41] } 42... h3 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:18:51] } 43. a7 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:05:42] } 43... Rd4 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:19:11] } 44. Nf2 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:05:01] } 44... Rh2 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:19:07] } 45. Nxh3?? { [%eval 0.62] } { Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:33] } 45... Rxf4?? { [%eval 5.52] } { Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:58] } 46. Nd6 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:02:59] } 46... Rd4?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:52] } 47. Nb7+ { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:02:24] } 1-0