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: 2025-05-05
White: Manik, Mikulas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2297
Black: Shourya Paul
BlackElo: 1988
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C77
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:06] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:17] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:45] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:16] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:33:12] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:37] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:33] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:37] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:37] } 8... Rb8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:36] } 9. axb5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:16] } 9... axb5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:23] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:30:21] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:56] } 11. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:30] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:24:13] } 12. Bb3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:29:56] } 12... h6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:24:15] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:08] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:17:27] } 14. d4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:22:52] } 14... exd4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:16:17] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:23:16] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:07:17] } 16. Nf5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:14:55] } 16... Qf6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:05:12] } 17. Qg4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:06:07] } 17... Kf8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:46:03] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:01:31] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:43:21] } 19. Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:10] } 19... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:22] } 20. exf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:23] } 20... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:33:11] } 21. fxe3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:53:39] } 21... Kg8 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:26:00] } 22. Ra7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:52:54] } 22... c6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:26:25] } 23. e4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:44:44] } 23... Kh7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:26:34] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:44:48] } 24... Rhd8 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:26:03] } 25. h3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:45:11] } 25... Ra8 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:26:08] } 26. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:45:29] } 26... Rxa8 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:26:36] } 27. Kh2 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:45:48] } 27... Kg8 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:26:49] } 28. c3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:46:09] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:27:06] } 29. Rd2?! { [%eval -1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:33] } 29... Ke7?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:14] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:47:00] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:27:41] } 1/2-1/2