Event: Round 4: Rao, Anjaneya Sripathy - Nakamura, Hikaru
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/70th-iowa-open-championship/round-4/EkncYxF8/t7xfdNNb
Date: 2025-09-07
White: Rao, Anjaneya Sripathy
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2147
Black: Nakamura, Hikaru
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2807
Result: 0-1
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:02] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:25] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:24] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:49] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:59] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:42] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:26:51] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:25:09] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:01] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:24:30] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:24:28] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:24:41] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:17:55] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:20:07] } 11. d4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:14:39] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:22] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:13:43] } 12... e5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:19:46] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:14:07] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:19:07] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:18] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:18:10] } 15. g4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:04:02] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:08:01] } 16. Qc1 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:03:59] } 16... Ne6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:08:29] } 17. Rxd8+ { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:01:30] } 17... Qxd8 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:07:57] } 18. h4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:59:53] } 18... Qf6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:54:58] } 19. Rh3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:49:00] } 19... Nd4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:51:57] } 20. g5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:37:16] } 20... Qe6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:51:55] } 21. Rg3?! { [%eval -1.16] } { Inaccuracy. gxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:05] } 21... hxg5?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:38] } 22. Nxg5?! { [%eval -0.93] } { Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:34] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:44:30] } 23. Qh1 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:35:13] } 23... Kb8 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:44:59] } 24. a3 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:33:32] } 24... Bc8 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:41:59] } 25. f4 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:29:08] } 25... exf4?! { [%eval -0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:38] } 26. Bxf4+ { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:29:30] } 26... Kb7 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:37:05] } 27. Rd3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:24:41] } 27... Ne6 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:34:54] } 28. Nxe6 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:18:25] } 28... Bxe6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:27:57] } 29. Qd1?? { [%eval -3.34] } { Blunder. Bg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:16] } 29... Qxh4 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:23:17] } 30. Rd7+?! { [%eval -4.63] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:18] } 30... Ka8 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:23:43] } 31. Ne2 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:03:50] } 31... Bxd7 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:21:18] } 32. Qxd7 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:03:53] } 32... Qf6 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:21:45] } 33. Nd4?! { [%eval -6.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:06] } 33... Qxf4 { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 0:22:07] } 0-1