Event: Round 2: Karthik Venkataraman - Raahul V S
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/31st-abu-dhabi-international-chess-festival--masters/round-2/QnfUsD7B/v2WtkkIl
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2556
Black: Raahul V S
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2378
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:49] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:24] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:50] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:10] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:49] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:34] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:13] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:52] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:33:31] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:11] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:49] } 9... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:20] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:26] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:27] } 11. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:14] } 11... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:50] } 12. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:11] } 12... Rd8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:38] } 13. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:19] } 13... d4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:16:07] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:20:37] } 14... Na4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:15:12] } 15. b3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:18:17] } 15... Nb4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:13:25] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:18:37] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:12:16] } 17. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:16:41] } 17... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:12:04] } 18. bxa4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:17:03] } 18... Qxa4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:05:56] } 19. c3?! { [%eval 0.02] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:03] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:04:48] } 20. Bc2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:59:16] } 20... Qa5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:02:00] } 21. c4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:57:00] } 21... Nb4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:58:00] } 22. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:57:14] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:58:06] } 23. Nd6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:57:05] } 23... Qa3?? { [%eval 3.28] } { Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:48] } 24. f5 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:46:21] } 24... exf5 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:43:35] } 25. c5 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:46:34] } 25... Be4+ { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:42:45] } 26. Rxe4 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:28:28] } 26... fxe4 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:43:11] } 27. Bxf7+ { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:28:40] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:43:02] } 28. Bb3 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:29:06] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:35:41] } 29. Nc4 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:22:56] } 29... e3 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:36:04] } 30. Qe1? { [%eval 1.5] } { Mistake. Qxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:21] } 30... Qa6 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:35:54] } 31. Qxb4 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:23:46] } 31... e2?! { [%eval 2.2] } { Inaccuracy. Qg6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:36:22] } 32. Re1 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:23:57] } 32... Rf1 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:36:27] } 33. Kb2 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:23:08] } 33... Qh6 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:36:36] } 34. Qc3 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:18:09] } 34... Qh5 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:36:07] } 35. h3 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:17:55] } 35... b5 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:31:25] } 36. cxb6 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:16:52] } 36... axb6 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:31:51] } 37. g4 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:16:28] } 37... Qg6 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:31:56] } 38. Nd6 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:07:26] } 38... Rxe1? { [%eval 4.37] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:33] } 39. Qxe1 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:07:54] } 39... Qd3 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:28:58] } 40. Nf7+ { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:06:19] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:29:27] } 41. Nd6+ { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:06:31] } 41... Kh8 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:29:55] } 42. Nf7+ { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:01:53] } 42... Kg8 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:30:24] } 43. Nd6+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 1/2-1/2