Event: 31st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/tamil-nadu-im-norm-closed-circuit--31st/round-9/b7wLnjtD/ii7TYR2k
Date: 2025-10-11
White: Sarveshwaran V
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2290
Black: Claverie, Raul
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2184
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes each + 30 Seconds increment from move number 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:02] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:40] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:08] } 4... Qb6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:14] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:25] } 6... c4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:41] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:33] } 7... Na5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:09] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:16] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:00] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:13] } 9... O-O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:24] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:34] } 10... cxb3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:44] } 11. Nxb3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:21:10] } 11... Ba4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:23:47] } 12. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:19:31] } 12... Kb8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:14:18] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:02:18] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:03:56] } 14. Rh3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:59:11] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:54:34] } 15. Qb2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:47:27] } 15... Nxb3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:44:07] } 16. Nxb3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:47:18] } 16... Ka8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:41:45] } 17. Bd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:32:29] } 17... f6? { [%eval 1.79] } { Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:44] } 18. c4 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:24:03] } 18... fxe5 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:30:25] } 19. cxd5 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:20:54] } 19... exd5 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:23:21] } 20. Rc3 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:15:38] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:18:49] } 21. dxe5?! { [%eval 1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:48] } 21... Qxe5+ { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:17:02] } 22. Be3?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:44] } 22... Rb8 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:09:27] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:13:36] } 23... Ne7?? { [%eval 3.27] } { Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:40] } 24. Rb3 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:10:57] } 24... b6 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:07:33] } 25. Rc3?! { [%eval 2.02] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:28] } 25... Be8 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:06:45] } 26. Bb5 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:06:55] } 26... Bg6?? { [%eval 5.51] } { Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:10] } 27. Rbc1 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:06:36] } 27... Be8?! { [%eval 8.33] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:12] } 28. Bxe8 { [%eval 8.0] [%clk 0:05:41] } 28... Rxe8 { [%eval 9.29] [%clk 0:01:40] } 29. Qb5 { [%eval 8.3] [%clk 0:06:10] } 29... Qb8? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 30. Nc6?? { [%eval 6.91] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:35] } 30... Qd6?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 31. Nxa7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:04:30] } 1-0