Event: 31st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/tamil-nadu-im-norm-closed-circuit--31st/round-1/RGMmULcc/LPtGhTZk
Date: 2025-10-05
White: Surendran N
WhiteElo: 2158
Black: Manigandan, S S
BlackElo: 2156
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E12
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes each + 30 Seconds increment from move number 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:47] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:58] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:08] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:58] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:53] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:54] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:19] } 7. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:49] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:52] } 8. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:21] } 8... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:10] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:48] } 9... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:07] } 10. e3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:31:45] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:12] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:32:23] } 11... c5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:26:49] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:28:31] } 12... c4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:22:13] } 13. Bb1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:27:42] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:12:26] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:21:14] } 14... g6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:12:33] } 15. Ba2 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:19:03] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:56:58] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:15:37] } 16... Bg7 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:57:06] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:07:00] } 17... a6 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:35:40] } 18. h3 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:35:31] } 18... b5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:35:29] } 19. e4? { [%eval -1.96] } { Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:48] } 19... dxe4 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:34:24] } 20. Qxe4 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:31:23] } 20... Re8 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:22:41] } 21. Qxe8+ { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:23:33] } 21... Qxe8 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:23:01] } 22. Rxe8+ { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:23:54] } 22... Rxe8 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:23:29] } 23. b3 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:20:13] } 23... Na5 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:08:37] } 24. bxc4 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:20:34] } 24... Nxc4?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:05] } 25. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:02:19] } 25... bxc4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:09:31] } 26. Ne5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:02:12] } 26... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:05:11] } 27. dxe5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:02:40] } 27... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:05:29] } 28. Rb1?! { [%eval -0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:14] } 28... Bc8 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:00:35] } 29. Rb8 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:01:19] } 29... Re8 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:00:59] } 30. a4?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:37] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:00:33] } 31. a5?? { [%eval -2.34] } { Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 31... Be6?? { [%eval -0.05] } { Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 32. Rb6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:01:49] } 32... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:00] } 33. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:57] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:58] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:08] } 34... Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 35. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:17] } 35... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:56] } 36. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:40] } 36... Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 37. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:42] } 37... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:35] } 38. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:05] } 38... Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:33] } 1/2-1/2