Event: Najdorf Memorial
Date: 2025-07-14
White: Sriram, Jha
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2301
Black: Niezhentsev, Kyrylo
BlackElo: 2207
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A64
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:41] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:57] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:23] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:32] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:58] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:54] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:27] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:15] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:43] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:29] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:58] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:53] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:28:23] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:59] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:45] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:26] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:29:08] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:21:01] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:35] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:20:04] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.22] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:16:38] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:17:10] } 13... Ne5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:02:50] } 14. Na3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:00] } 14... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:28] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:10:22] } 15... Neg4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:50:18] } 16. Nc4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:03:34] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:44:26] } 17. a5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:47:28] } 17... Bb5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:34:35] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:45:46] } 18... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:29:21] } 19. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:46:11] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:22:53] } 20. h3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:43:51] } 20... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:21:34] } 21. g4 { [%eval 0.35] } 21... h6 { [%eval 0.6] } 22. Bf3?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:39] } 22... Nh7?! { [%eval 0.51] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:31] } 23. h4?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:34] } 23... g5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:20:07] } 24. hxg5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:34:20] } 24... hxg5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:20:33] } 25. e5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:31:50] } 25... dxe5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:10:59] } 26. fxg5?! { [%eval -1.2] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:24] } 26... e4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:08:28] } 27. d6? { [%eval -2.38] } { Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:54] } 1/2-1/2