Event: Game 2: Valiev, Denis - Krithik Muthukumar
Date: 2025-07-02
White: Valiev, Denis
WhiteElo: 1739
Black: Krithik Muthukumar
BlackElo: 1900
Result: 1-0
ECO: E15
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:47] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:04] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:35] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:53] } 4... Ba6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:54] } 5. Qc2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:41] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:46] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:51] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:48] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:12] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:26:58] } 8. Qd1 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:16:41] } 8... d5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:27:24] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:21:52] } 9... exd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:22:33] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:19:46] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:18:37] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:12:45] } 11... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:16:40] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:12:27] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:12:10] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:07:00] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:59:14] } 14. Qh5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:52:34] } 14... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:53:53] } 15. exd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:55:01] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:51:50] } 16. Bh3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:50:58] } 16... Qd8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:50:12] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:41:21] } 17... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:47:44] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:37:06] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:44:55] } 19. Bg5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:29:57] } 19... Qc7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:40:21] } 20. Re3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:25:51] } 20... f5? { [%eval 1.31] } { Mistake. Rfe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:14] } 21. Rae1 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:23:33] } 21... f4?? { [%eval 6.22] } { Blunder. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:43] } 22. Re7 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:09:45] } 22... fxg3 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:20:42] } 23. hxg3 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:09:30] } 23... Bxe7 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 0:08:58] } 24. Rxe7 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:09:51] } 24... Qxc3?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:45] } 25. Rxg7+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:09:35] } 25... Kxg7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:04:50] } 26. Bh6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:05:38] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:02:52] } 27. Qf5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:07:52] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:02:58] } 28. Qe6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:08:17] } 28... Kd8 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 29. Qd7# { [%clk 0:08:43] } 1-0