Event: Round 3: Karabulut, Etka - Grover, Sahaj
Date: 2025-06-24
White: Karabulut, Etka
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2204
Black: Grover, Sahaj
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2465
Result: 0-1
ECO: E20
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:33] } 6. e3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:23:26] } 6... c5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:31:55] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:19:13] } 7... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:26:52] } 8. b4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:17:27] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:27:17] } 9. c5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:17:13] } 9... Be5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:25] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:15:00] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:50] } 11. Bb5+ { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:09:21] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:24:03] } 12. Bxd7+?! { [%eval -0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:39] } 12... Nfxd7 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:23:34] } 13. f4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:07:58] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 1:23:56] } 14. Nge2 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 1:00:40] } 14... b6 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:23:52] } 15. c6? { [%eval -2.1] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:54] } 15... Nxc6 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 1:24:00] } 16. b5 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:54:20] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 1:24:21] } 17. O-O { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:54:09] } 17... Nf5 { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 1:24:19] } 18. Bc1 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:53:26] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 1:19:12] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:53:15] } 19... Nd6 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 1:18:17] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:52:28] } 20... Bxd4 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 1:18:40] } 21. exd4 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:52:54] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 1:18:24] } 22. Be1 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:51:57] } 22... Rc4 { [%eval -3.59] [%clk 1:18:45] } 23. Ne2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:50:59] } 23... Nxb5 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 1:18:21] } 24. Bf2 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:49:45] } 24... O-O { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 1:18:33] } 25. a4 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:50:10] } 25... Nd6 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 1:18:43] } 26. Rb1 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:50:17] } 26... Rfc8 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 1:18:43] } 0-1