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: 2025-05-06
White: Ahaz E U
WhiteElo: 2126
Black: Laxman, R.R.
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2275
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E12
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:47] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:34] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:21] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:47] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:58] } 6. d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:26:06] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:09] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:25:13] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:23] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:24:13] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:30] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:24:30] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:27] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:21:59] } 10... e5?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:08] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:21:51] } 11... Ng4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:30:32] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:22:17] } 12... h6 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:28:59] } 13. b4 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:18:57] } 13... Ngf6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:26:32] } 14. Rfc1 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:09:39] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:25:52] } 15. g3 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:06:10] } 15... Nhf6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:26:07] } 16. Rab1 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:55:49] } 16... a5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:25:48] } 17. Ne1 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:47:58] } 17... Nh7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:26:01] } 18. Nd3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:26:20] } 18... axb4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:25:36] } 19. axb4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:25:18] } 19... Ba6?! { [%eval 1.53] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:05] } 20. Qb3?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:14] } 20... f5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:26:19] } 21. exf5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:12:32] } 21... gxf5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:26:47] } 22. Ra1 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:12:24] } 22... Ng5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:26:38] } 23. h4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:11:39] } 23... Nh7?! { [%eval 1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Nh3+ was best. } { [%clk 1:25:42] } 24. Ra2 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:09:24] } 24... Bb7 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:25:54] } 25. c5?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:08] } 25... Rxa2 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:26:18] } 26. Nxa2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:07:28] } 26... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:34] } 27. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:07:13] } 27... f4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:26:26] } 28. cxd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:06:16] } 28... cxd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:49] } 29. gxf4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:05:32] } 29... e4?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:08] } 30. Ne1 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:05:23] } 30... Qd7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:27:00] } 31. Nb5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:04:36] } 31... Bxd5?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:17] } 32. Qg3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:04:43] } 32... Ne8 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:24:31] } 33. Bc3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:03:23] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:23:26] } 34. Bxg7+ { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:03:45] } 34... Qxg7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:23:54] } 35. Qxg7+ { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:03:58] } 35... Nxg7 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:23:56] } 36. Nxd6 { [%clk 0:03:56] } 36... Ne6 { [%clk 1:24:20] } 37. Ng2 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 37... Nxf4 { [%clk 1:23:11] } 38. Nxf4 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 1/2-1/2