Event: Round 3: Menzel, Maximilian - Nitish Belurkar
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White: Menzel, Maximilian
WhiteElo: 2208
Black: Nitish Belurkar
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2486
Result: 0-1
ECO: A62
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:44] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:01] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:05] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:13] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:29] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:38] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:56] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:58] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:12] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:23] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:17] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:45] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:05] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:10] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:31:28] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:29:27] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:40] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:58] } 12... g5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:06] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:12:08] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:21] } 14. Ne1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:10:13] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:17:33] } 15. Nc2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:06:59] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:03:26] } 16. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:54:24] } 16... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:03:41] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:54:29] } 17... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:58:38] } 18. bxc3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:54:46] } 18... Qf6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:58:55] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:52:25] } 19... Bg6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:43:47] } 20. Ne3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:49:45] } 20... b5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:43:50] } 21. Ng4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:36:13] } 21... Qg7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:43:16] } 22. e4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:34:41] } 22... Nb6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:35:21] } 23. axb5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:22:38] } 23... axb5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:35:49] } 24. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:22:36] } 24... Rd8?? { [%eval 7.0] } { Blunder. Rxa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:48] } 25. Rb8?? { [%eval -0.64] } { Blunder. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:22:36] } 25... Rxb8 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:36:17] } 26. Rd1?! { [%eval -1.49] } { Inaccuracy. Qa2 was best. } 26... Ra8?! { [%eval -0.43] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:17] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:22:33] } 27... Nc4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:32:06] } 28. Qe2?? { [%eval -2.59] } { Blunder. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:28] } 28... Qxc3 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:29:56] } 29. Rxb5 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:21:23] } 29... Ra1+ { [%eval -3.16] [%clk 0:16:49] } 30. Kh2 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:20:29] } 30... h5 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:13:39] } 31. Ne3 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:16:56] } 31... Qc1 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:08:25] } 32. Nf1 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:16:51] } 32... h4 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:08:36] } 33. Rb8+ { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:10:06] } 33... Kg7 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:08:47] } 34. Qg4? { [%eval -4.89] } { Mistake. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:05] } 34... hxg3+?? { [%eval -2.17] } { Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:28] } 35. Qxg3 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:05:21] } 35... Qf4 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:04:04] } 36. Ne3 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:04:15] } 36... Nxe3? { [%eval -0.49] } { Mistake. Qxg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:56] } 37. fxe3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:04:34] } 37... Qxg3+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:04:24] } 38. Kxg3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:04:58] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:04:47] } 39. Rd8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:03:17] } 39... Ke7 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:04:09] } 40. Rc8 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:03:13] } 40... Ra3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:04:37] } 41. h4?? { [%eval -3.3] } { Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:56] } 41... gxh4+ { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:04:34] } 42. Kxh4?! { [%eval -4.12] } { Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:42] } 42... Rxe3 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:04:44] } 43. Rc7+?! { [%eval -5.05] } { Inaccuracy. Kg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:51] } 43... Kf6 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:31:43] } 44. Rd7 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:28:39] } 44... Bxe4 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:31:43] } 45. Bf1 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:24:03] } 45... Ke5 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:31:41] } 46. Rxf7 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:24:11] } 46... Bxd5 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:31:56] } 47. Rf8 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:23:59] } 47... Be6 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:32:08] } 48. Bg2 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:23:44] } 48... d5 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:32:31] } 49. Re8 { [%eval -6.07] [%clk 0:23:52] } 49... c4 { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 0:32:54] } 50. Ra8 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:23:30] } 50... c3 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:33:11] } 51. Ra3 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:23:51] } 51... Bf5 { [%eval -5.98] [%clk 0:33:29] } 0-1