Event: Round 8: Arun Kataria - Kulkarni, Vikramaditya
Date: 2025-05-10
White: Arun Kataria
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2353
Black: Kulkarni, Vikramaditya
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2156
Result: 1-0
ECO: B45
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:30] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:30] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:30] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:30] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:30] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:30] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:30] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:30] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:30:30] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:30] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:30:30] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:30] } 7... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:30] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:30:30] } 8... a6 { [%eval 1.17] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:26:42] } 9... b5?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:19] } 10. g4 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:26:24] } 10... Qa5?! { [%eval 1.98] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:53] } 11. Kb1 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:14:50] } 11... Rc8?! { [%eval 2.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:28] } 12. g5 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 1:12:21] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:44:55] } 13. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 1:00:20] } 13... Bxc6 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:44:13] } 14. Bh3 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 1:00:40] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:30:23] } 15. Bg4 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:50:26] } 15... g6 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:30:38] } 16. Bd4 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:50:35] } 16... Rg8 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:20:00] } 17. Rhe1 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:48:42] } 17... Be7? { [%eval 4.91] } { Mistake. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:58] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:46:17] } 18... Bxd5 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:04:30] } 19. exd5 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:46:42] } 19... Ng7 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:04:45] } 20. Bf6 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:39:24] } 20... e5 { [%eval 7.11] [%clk 0:03:00] } 21. Bxc8 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 0:39:47] } 21... Qxc8 { [%eval 6.79] [%clk 0:03:26] } 22. f4 { [%eval 6.75] [%clk 0:39:08] } 22... Bxf6 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 0:03:18] } 23. gxf6 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 0:39:33] } 23... Nf5 { [%eval 7.34] [%clk 0:03:45] } 24. fxe5 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:39:56] } 24... dxe5 { [%eval 8.66] [%clk 0:04:11] } 25. Rxe5+ { [%eval 8.52] [%clk 0:40:13] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval 8.1] [%clk 0:04:39] } 26. Rde1?! { [%eval 5.5] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:53] } 26... Qc4 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 0:04:30] } 27. Qa5 { [%eval 6.98] [%clk 0:37:09] } 27... Rc8 { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 0:04:50] } 28. c3 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:37:20] } 28... Nd4?? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 29. Re7+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:37:12] } 29... Kd6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:01:09] } 30. Qb6+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:37:27] } 30... Rc6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:01:28] } 31. Qxd4? { [%eval 8.98] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:37:30] } 31... Qxd4 { [%eval 8.88] [%clk 0:01:49] } 32. cxd4 { [%eval 8.7] [%clk 0:37:56] } 32... Kxd5 { [%eval 8.57] [%clk 0:02:16] } 1-0