Event: Round 2: Narayanan S L - Grachev, Alexey
Date: 2025-07-22
White: Narayanan S L
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2597
Black: Grachev, Alexey
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2416
Result: 1-0
ECO: D38
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6... Ne4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:31:19] } 7. Rc1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:32:26] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:48] } 8... g5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:31:27] } 9. Bg3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:33:12] } 9... Nxg3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:30:47] } 10. hxg3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:33:36] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:30:58] } 11. Qa4+ { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:34:00] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:31:09] } 12. e4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:34:24] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:11:47] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:32] } 13... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:12:08] } 14. Kxd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:56] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:12:18] } 15. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:05] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:01:46] } 16. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:48] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:17] } 17. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:06] } 17... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:37] } 18. Qd4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:16:20] } 18... c5? { [%eval 1.13] } { Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:45] } 19. Qe5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:03:03] } 19... Bg6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:44:43] } 20. Bd3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:01:33] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:38:25] } 21. Qc3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:01:40] } 21... Qd6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:38:11] } 22. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:59:18] } 22... Qxg6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:38:38] } 23. d6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:59:09] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:30:12] } 24. d7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:57:14] } 24... Re6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:29:08] } 25. Rhe1 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:46:29] } 25... b6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:25:58] } 26. f4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:52] } 26... h6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:19:28] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:23:45] } 27... gxf4?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:50] } 28. gxf4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:24:08] } 28... Kf8?! { [%eval 1.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:46] } 29. Rxe6 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:22:14] } 29... Qxe6?! { [%eval 2.43] } { Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:14] } 30. f5 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:20:47] } 30... Qf6?! { [%eval 3.14] } { Inaccuracy. Qc4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:45] } 31. g4 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:18:20] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:10:30] } 32. Kb1 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:16:49] } 32... Qe5 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:08:10] } 33. Ka1 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:16:38] } 33... Qe4? { [%eval 5.02] } { Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:48] } 34. g5 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:08:20] } 34... Qxf5 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:07:17] } 35. gxh6+ { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:08:35] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:07:45] } 36. a3 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:08:45] } 36... Qf6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:04:03] } 37. Qd3+ { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:08:51] } 37... Qg6 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:03:44] } 38. Qe3 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:09:14] } 38... Qg4 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:02:33] } 39. Qd3+ { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:05:19] } 39... Qg6 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:03:02] } 40. Qd5 { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:05:25] } 40... Qf6 { [%eval 7.59] [%clk 0:02:21] } 41. Qe4+ { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 0:05:42] } 41... Kh8 { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 0:02:28] } 42. Qe8+ { [%eval 7.62] [%clk 0:05:35] } 42... Kh7 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:02:58] } 43. Rg1 { [%eval 8.81] [%clk 0:05:51] } 43... c4 { [%eval 9.85] [%clk 0:02:12] } 44. Qe4+ { [%eval 9.03] [%clk 0:03:59] } 44... Kh8 { [%eval 8.44] [%clk 0:02:40] } 45. h7 { [%eval 10.59] [%clk 0:03:49] } 45... c3 { [%eval 8.57] [%clk 0:02:49] } 46. Rg8+ { [%eval 8.47] [%clk 0:04:01] } 46... Rxg8 { [%eval 7.98] [%clk 0:03:17] } 47. hxg8=Q+ { [%eval 7.68] [%clk 0:04:21] } 47... Kxg8 { [%eval 8.69] [%clk 0:03:46] } 48. Qe8+ { [%eval 8.41] [%clk 0:04:40] } 48... Kg7 { [%eval 8.01] [%clk 0:04:12] } 49. d8=Q { [%eval 7.44] [%clk 0:04:58] } 49... cxb2+?! { [%eval 52.32] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:25] } 50. Kb1 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:05:06] } 50... Qf1+ { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:03:43] } 51. Kxb2 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:05:33] } 51... Qf2+ { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:04:04] } 52. Kc3 { [%eval 10.47] [%clk 0:05:51] } 1-0