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: 2025-05-07
White: Sharma, Dinesh K.
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2164
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 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:07] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:11] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:29:37] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:51] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:08] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:44] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:25:42] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:02] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:24:43] } 9... Rb8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:25] } 10. axb5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:18:36] } 10... axb5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:47] } 11. Na3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:19:03] } 11... Na5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:25:56] } 12. Bc2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:16:02] } 12... c6 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:17:54] } 13. b4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:11:43] } 13... Nb7 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:18:22] } 14. d4 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:10:26] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:09:40] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:07:42] } 15... Nd8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:07:13] } 16. c4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:03:32] } 16... exd4 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:53:49] } 17. Bxd4?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:35] } 17... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:52:12] } 18. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:56:49] } 18... bxc4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:51:11] } 19. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:52:17] } 19... O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:42:57] } 20. Nf3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:42:19] } 20... d5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:39:01] } 21. exd5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:39:31] } 21... cxd5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:39:27] } 22. Ne3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:38:45] } 22... Be6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:38:16] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:23:28] } 23... Rxb4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:37:48] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:21:52] } 24... Qc5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:34:11] } 25. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:20:41] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:19:49] } 26. h3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:17:38] } 26... Nb7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:18:26] } 27. Rac1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:13:31] } 27... Qb6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:16:44] } 28. Rb1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:09:31] } 28... Rxb1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:16:28] } 29. Rxb1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:09:58] } 29... Qc7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:13:04] } 30. Qb4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:09:54] } 30... Nc5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:10:51] } 31. Bf5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:04:24] } 31... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:07:16] } 32. Ndxf5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:04:18] } 32... Ne6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:06:39] } 33. Qd6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:01:35] } 33... g6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:03:17] } 34. Qxc7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:01:20] } 34... Nxc7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:03:46] } 35. Nd6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:01:25] } 35... d4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:03] } 36. Nec4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:01:37] } 36... Nfd5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:01:33] } 37. Kf1 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 37... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 38. Ne5 { [%clk 0:01:40] } 38... Ra8 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 39. g3 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 1/2-1/2