Event: Round 3: Venkatesh, Narayan - Sivakumar, Shaaketh
Date: 2025-07-29
White: Venkatesh, Narayan
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2185
Black: Sivakumar, Shaaketh
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2279
Result: 1-0
ECO: E44
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:43] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:28] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:53] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:11] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:05] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:22:46] } 7. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:22:42] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:27:31] } 8... c5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:20:54] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:25:15] } 9... Nc6?! { [%eval 1.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:54] } 10. d5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:14:15] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:18:35] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:10:44] } 11... O-O { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:17:57] } 12. e4 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:09:15] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:18:23] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:04:28] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:18:38] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:52:38] } 14... e5 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:16:59] } 15. g3 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:46:15] } 15... Bc8 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:17:21] } 16. b4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:45:23] } 16... Bh3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:17:32] } 17. Rb1 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:42:37] } 17... Nd7 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:15:07] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:34:51] } 18... f5?! { [%eval 1.98] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:06] } 19. exf5 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:33:06] } 19... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 1:12:31] } 20. Bxf5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:32:59] } 20... Rxf5 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 1:12:59] } 21. Ne4 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:31:41] } 21... Raf8?! { [%eval 2.69] } { Inaccuracy. Rff8 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:18] } 22. Qg4 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:28:03] } 22... Kh8?! { [%eval 3.68] } { Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:04] } 23. Bg5 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:25:58] } 23... Rxg5 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 1:02:34] } 24. Qxg5 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:26:03] } 24... Nf6 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 1:00:32] } 25. bxc5 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:24:27] } 25... dxc5 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 1:00:16] } 26. Rbd1 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:20:24] } 26... Qd7 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 1:00:40] } 27. Rd3 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:14:29] } 27... Qa4?! { [%eval 4.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:19] } 28. Rf3 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:11:19] } 28... Qxc4 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:58:37] } 29. Nxf6 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:11:05] } 29... Qd4 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:58:37] } 30. d6 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:07:30] } 30... e4 { [%eval 6.98] [%clk 0:57:38] } 31. Rxe4 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:06:51] } 31... Qxd6 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:58:07] } 32. Re8?! { [%eval 5.1] } { Inaccuracy. Qxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:00] } 32... gxf6 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:57:16] } 33. Rxf8+ { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:06:25] } 33... Qxf8 { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:57:36] } 34. Rxf6 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:06:25] } 34... Qe7 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:58:03] } 35. h4 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:05:14] } 35... c4 { [%eval 7.19] [%clk 0:57:43] } 36. h5 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:04:01] } 36... Ne5?! { [%eval 14.36] } { Inaccuracy. Qe1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:58:00] } 37. Qf5 { [%eval 9.2] [%clk 0:04:01] } 37... Nd7? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:31] } 38. Rf7 { [%eval 26.59] [%clk 0:04:00] } 1-0