Event: Round 2: Karthik Venkataraman - Nazari, Arad
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White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2556
Black: Nazari, Arad
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2401
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E11
Opening: Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:30:55] } 4. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:32] } 5... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:33] } 6. Bxd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:57] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:27] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:20] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:06] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:44] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:23:24] } 9. Bg3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:59] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:22:46] } 10. e3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:47] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:15:06] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:05] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:14:17] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:55] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:04:10] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:21] } 13... e5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:58:50] } 14. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:05:58] } 14... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:59:13] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:06:19] } 15... dxe5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:50:04] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:06:31] } 16... Bd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:48:11] } 17. Re1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:02:41] } 17... Bg6?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:30] } 18. e4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:01:36] } 18... O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:44:51] } 19. Qb3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:57:08] } 19... c5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:30:24] } 20. b5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:56:13] } 20... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:28:36] } 21. Nf1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:52:37] } 21... f6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:29:01] } 22. f3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:52:40] } 22... Nf8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:26:49] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:52:34] } 23... Ne6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:25:40] } 24. Nd5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:51:31] } 24... Qg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:25:58] } 25. a4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:51:00] } 25... Nd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:26:03] } 26. Qb2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:51:20] } 26... Bf7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:25:28] } 27. Bf2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:48:24] } 27... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:25:34] } 28. cxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:48:35] } 28... Qd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:24:45] } 29. Qc3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:32:57] } 29... a6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:18:04] } 30. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:33:02] } 30... exd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:47] } 31. Qd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:33:26] } 31... axb5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:13:08] } 32. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:51] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:12:43] } 33. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:17] } 33... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:12] } 34. Rxa1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:45] } 34... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:31] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:27] } 35... Rd7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:10:50] } 36. Ra4?! { [%eval -1.22] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:42] } 36... Re7?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:57] } 37. Ra6? { [%eval -1.81] } { Mistake. Qa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:24] } 37... f5 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:10:31] } 38. exf5 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:13:23] } 38... Re3 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:09:56] } 39. f6+?? { [%eval -4.1] } { Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:29] } 39... Qxf6 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:09:56] } 40. Ra7+ { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:10:55] } 40... Kf8 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:06:39] } 41. Ra8+ { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:11:20] } 41... Kg7 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:07:04] } 42. Ra7+ { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:11:45] } 42... Kf8 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:06:07] } 43. Ra8+ { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:11:40] } 43... Kg7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:32] } 1/2-1/2