Event: Round 2: Rathanvel, V S - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
Date: 2025-05-23
White: Rathanvel, V S
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2465
Black: Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2569
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:18] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:26] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:25:45] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:49] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:25:55] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:48] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:58] } 7... Bg6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:38] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:15:15] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:57] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:15:23] } 9... Nge7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:13] } 10. Nb3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:02:07] } 10... Nf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:26:58] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:59:02] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:21:41] } 12. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:55:44] } 12... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:22:03] } 13. Bb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:56:11] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:06] } 14. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:55:53] } 14... bxc6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:22:29] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:56:19] } 15... a5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:15:27] } 16. h3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:48:31] } 16... Rfb8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:14:43] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:31:59] } 17... Qb4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:07:08] } 18. Qf4?! { [%eval -1.67] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:54] } 18... a4 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 1:02:08] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:32:08] } 19... Qxb2 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:01:53] } 20. g4 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:32:35] } 20... Ne7 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 1:02:07] } 21. h4 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:29:23] } 21... h6 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:55:16] } 22. h5?! { [%eval -2.41] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:35] } 22... Be4 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:53:25] } 23. Nd2 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:06:22] } 23... Rb4 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:47:05] } 24. Ncxe4?! { [%eval -3.04] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:42] } 24... dxe4 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:47:24] } 25. Nc4 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:03:06] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:37:09] } 26. Qxe4 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:03:29] } 26... Qxa2 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:37:32] } 27. Nd6 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:03:50] } 27... Qd2 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:34:22] } 28. Rfd1 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:02:38] } 28... Qf4 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:34:35] } 29. Rxc6 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:02:09] } 29... a3 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:34:00] } 30. Qc2?? { [%eval -8.43] } { Blunder. Qxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 30... Rb2 { [%eval -8.05] [%clk 0:31:13] } 0-1