Event: 32nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/tamil-nadu-im-norm-closed-circuit--32nd/round-5/mbBAJrzU/4rRac95D
Date: 2025-10-16
White: Ashwin Sairam
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2307
Black: Aakash G
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2348
Result: 0-1
ECO: C14
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:21] } 6... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:52] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:11] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:33:14] } 9. Nb5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:36] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:33:04] } 10. Nd6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:33:58] } 10... f6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:31:21] } 11. c3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:24:25] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:20:51] } 12. Bd3?! { [%eval 0.63] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:04] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:20:07] } 13. cxd4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:21:24] } 13... fxe5? { [%eval 2.43] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:31] } 14. fxe5 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:20:40] } 14... Nxd4?! { [%eval 3.39] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:51] } 15. Bxh7+ { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 1:06:57] } 15... Kxh7 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 1:06:11] } 16. Qxd4 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 1:07:10] } 16... Qd8?! { [%eval 4.33] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:33] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:48:50] } 17... Kg8 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 1:00:56] } 18. Rhf1?! { [%eval 2.93] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:02] } 18... a5 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:56:12] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:24:53] } 19... Ra6 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:54:24] } 20. Kb1?! { [%eval 1.47] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:24] } 20... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:53:21] } 21. Qxe5? { [%eval -0.02] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:40] } 21... Rxd6? { [%eval 1.48] } { Mistake. Qxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:16] } 22. Ng5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:02] } 22... Rc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:31] } 23. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:15] } 23... Qe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:29] } 24. h5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:04:43] } 24... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:14] } 25. Qe2? { [%eval -1.56] } { Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:36] } 25... a3 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:42:21] } 26. g4 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:01:25] } 26... Qe7 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:42:15] } 27. Qe5?? { [%eval -6.41] } { Blunder. Rxf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 27... Rxf1 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:42:00] } 28. Rxf1 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:01:12] } 28... Qc5 { [%eval -6.08] [%clk 0:42:10] } 29. Qe2 { [%eval -6.28] [%clk 0:00:50] } 29... axb2 { [%eval -6.21] [%clk 0:42:36] } 30. Qd2 { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:00:38] } 30... e5 { [%eval -6.15] [%clk 0:42:02] } 31. h6 { [%eval -7.15] [%clk 0:00:46] } 31... gxh6 { [%eval -7.74] [%clk 0:42:19] } 32. Nf3 { [%eval -7.66] [%clk 0:00:34] } 32... Bxg4 { [%eval -7.28] [%clk 0:42:29] } 33. Nxe5? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 33... Bf5+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:42:46] } 0-1