Event: Round 4: Idani, Pouya - Karthik Venkataraman
Date: 2025-07-24
White: Idani, Pouya
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2593
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2540
Result: 0-1
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with d6
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:36] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:47] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:27] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:21] } 7... Ba7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:25] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:31] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:41] } 9. Na3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:15] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:00] } 10. Bb5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:15:29] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:18:22] } 11. Nc4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:15:08] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:16:24] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:11:04] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:15:56] } 13. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:10:30] } 13... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:16:18] } 14. Nxa5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:05:26] } 14... Bxf2+ { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:16:30] } 15. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:05:52] } 15... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:16:57] } 16. b4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:06:15] } 16... Raa8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:17:03] } 17. c4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:02:53] } 17... Ng6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:15:40] } 18. Kg1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:55:58] } 18... c6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:11:38] } 19. a5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:46:49] } 19... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:05:36] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:40:08] } 20... Nh5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:04:03] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:36:31] } 21... f5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:01:33] } 22. cxd5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:35:23] } 22... cxd5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:01:51] } 23. Qb3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:35:29] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:02:14] } 24. exd5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:29:30] } 24... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:00:35] } 25. Bb2 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:29:07] } 25... Qd6 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:59:53] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:28:20] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:59:54] } 27. b5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:27:09] } 27... Ndf4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:57:53] } 28. Re3?! { [%eval -1.57] } { Inaccuracy. Red1 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:32] } 28... Nd5?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:46] } 29. Ree1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:20:58] } 29... Ndf4 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:41:36] } 30. Re3?! { [%eval -1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Red1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:23] } 30... e4? { [%eval -0.11] } { Mistake. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:04] } 31. dxe4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:21:17] } 31... fxe4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:36:30] } 32. Qc3?? { [%eval -2.73] } { Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:35] } 32... Qf8 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:35:44] } 33. Rd1?! { [%eval -3.56] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:35] } 33... Rac8 { [%eval -3.41] [%clk 0:34:48] } 34. Qb3 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:07:57] } 34... exf3 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:34:54] } 35. Rxf3 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:08:24] } 35... Qe7 { [%eval -3.39] [%clk 0:34:39] } 36. Rdf1 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:08:49] } 36... Qe4 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:30:55] } 37. Rg3?! { [%eval -5.41] } { Inaccuracy. R3f2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:13] } 37... Rc2 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:28:52] } 38. Qf7?! { [%eval -7.09] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:34] } 38... Re7 { [%eval -6.67] [%clk 0:27:18] } 39. Rxf4 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 39... Qe1+ { [%clk 0:27:43] } 0-1