Event: Round 8: Karthik Venkataraman - Huang, Renjie
Date: 2025-05-24
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2565
Black: Huang, Renjie
BlackElo: 2491
Result: 1-0
ECO: A45
Opening: Trompowsky Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:41] } 4. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:31:28] } 5... dxe4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:02] } 6. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:19] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:20:27] } 7. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:40] } 7... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:17:39] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:42] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:16:56] } 9. Qd3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:18] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:15:13] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:26:14] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:15:06] } 11. Qe4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:19:04] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:59:57] } 12. Qf4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:40] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:55:22] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:17:17] } 13... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:55:39] } 14. hxg5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:14:12] } 14... Ne6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:56:04] } 15. Qh4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:12:23] } 15... Qxg5+ { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:51:38] } 16. Qxg5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:12:49] } 16... Nxg5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:52:05] } 17. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:13:14] } 17... f6?? { [%eval 2.78] } { Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:51] } 18. Nd7 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 1:11:12] } 18... Re8 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:40:07] } 19. Bc4+ { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 1:11:24] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:39:39] } 20. f4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:57:05] } 20... Ne4 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:39:09] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:57:18] } 21... Rd8?? { [%eval 6.77] } { Blunder. Bxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:23] } 22. Ne5 { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:56:44] } 1-0