Event: Round 8: Dhruva Thota - Jinan Jomon
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White: Dhruva Thota
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2276
Black: Jinan Jomon
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2347
Result: 1-0
ECO: B98
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:35] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:10] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:45] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:52] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:39] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:02] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:47] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:31:01] } 9... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:10] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:26] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:03] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:28:30] } 11... O-O?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:55] } 12. h4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:25:05] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:11:08] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:18:53] } 13... d5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:56:34] } 14. e5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:15:23] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:57:00] } 15. f5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:11] } 15... d4?? { [%eval 3.64] } { Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:59] } 16. f6 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 1:06:39] } 16... dxc3 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:36:10] } 17. Nc4 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 1:04:29] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:32:48] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:54:43] } 18... Nd7?! { [%eval 4.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:33] } 19. fxg7?! { [%eval 3.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:58] } 19... Rd8? { [%eval 5.44] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:07] } 20. Qh5 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:26:44] } 20... Kxg7 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:08:07] } 21. Rhf1 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:20:38] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval 7.44] [%clk 0:03:59] } 22. Rf3 { [%eval 7.35] [%clk 0:17:49] } 22... f5 { [%eval 6.4] [%clk 0:03:29] } 23. Rg3+ { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:17:41] } 23... Bg5+ { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:03:53] } 24. hxg5 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:18:01] } 24... Nxe5 { [%eval 6.4] [%clk 0:03:11] } 25. gxh6+ { [%eval 6.28] [%clk 0:17:09] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:03:18] } 26. Qg5 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:16:10] } 26... Ng4 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:01:25] } 27. Rxg4 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:16:29] } 27... fxg4?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:50] } 28. Ne5 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:16:55] } 28... Rf2 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:00:58] } 29. Ng6+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:16:03] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:01:21] } 30. Ne7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:16:30] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:01:45] } 31. Qg7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:16:56] } 31... Ke8 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:02:11] } 32. Bg6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:17:24] } 1-0