Event: Round 8: Sethuraman, S.P. - Nihal Sarin
Date: 2025-05-14
White: Sethuraman, S.P.
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2552
Black: Nihal Sarin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2693
Result: 0-1
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:26] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:09] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:32] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:44] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4... Ne7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:10] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:40] } 5... Nec6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:30:32] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:24:10] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:51] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:24:08] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:27:13] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:16:15] } 8... a5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:22:20] } 9. a4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:06:44] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:20:04] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:07:07] } 10... Nb4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:20:26] } 11. Bf1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:05:45] } 11... Nb8 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:19:50] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:06:09] } 12... N8c6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:20:16] } 13. g3 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:01:55] } 13... O-O { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:18:13] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:54:27] } 14... g5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:00:30] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:49:30] } 15... f5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:59:57] } 16. exf6 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:49:40] } 16... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:00:15] } 17. Nb5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:43:35] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:52:15] } 18. Bh3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:43:06] } 18... h6?! { [%eval 1.36] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:31] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:36:39] } 19... Bg7 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:39:18] } 20. Bxb4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:27:37] } 20... axb4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:33:40] } 21. Bxe6+ { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:23:02] } 21... Bxe6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:34:04] } 22. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:23:28] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:34:20] } 23. Re3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:23:10] } 23... Rae8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:33:17] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:18:03] } 24... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:32:05] } 25. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:15:40] } 25... g4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:13:54] } 26. Ne5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:10:19] } 26... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:09:29] } 27. dxe5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:10:44] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:09:55] } 28. Qb3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:04:35] } 28... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:10:08] } 29. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:02:52] } 29... Re2 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:10:16] } 30. Nc3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:01:56] } 30... Rd2 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:10:35] } 31. Nd1?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:12] } 31... Rc2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:08:59] } 32. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 32... Qf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:55] } 33. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:33] } 33... Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:47] } 34. Qb8+?? { [%eval -1.87] } { Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:30] } 0-1