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/y0ep4Y2N
Date: 2025-10-10
White: Claverie, Raul
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2184
Black: Podolchenko, Evgeniy
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2321
Result: 0-1
ECO: C05
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:46] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:12] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:26:25] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:50] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:39] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:14] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:03] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:38] } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:30] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:27:50] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:33:54] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:28:03] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:34:19] } 9... f6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:27:52] } 10. exf6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:34:46] } 10... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:28:14] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:35:11] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:12] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:35:34] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:26:21] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:35:37] } 13... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:18:19] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:30:56] } 14... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:40] } 15. Bg6+?? { [%eval -2.39] } { Blunder. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:22] } 15... hxg6 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 1:19:01] } 16. Qxd4 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 1:31:47] } 16... Bxh2+ { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 1:19:24] } 17. Kh1 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 1:32:12] } 17... Bf4+ { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 1:17:05] } 18. Kg1 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 1:32:19] } 18... Bh2+ { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 1:17:29] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 1:32:43] } 19... Be5+ { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 1:17:16] } 20. Qh4 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 1:33:08] } 20... Rxh4+ { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 1:17:39] } 21. Bxh4 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 1:33:35] } 21... Kf7 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 1:14:55] } 22. Kg1 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 1:34:01] } 22... Rh8 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 1:15:09] } 23. Bg3 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 1:34:29] } 23... Bxg3 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 1:15:16] } 24. fxg3 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 1:34:57] } 24... Ke7 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 1:15:08] } 25. Rad1 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 1:35:23] } 25... Bc6 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 1:11:32] } 26. Rfe1 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 1:34:17] } 26... Kd6 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 1:03:05] } 27. Ne4+ { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 1:34:42] } 27... Nxe4 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 1:04:08] } 28. Rxe4 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 1:35:06] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 1:03:46] } 29. Rf4?! { [%eval -2.39] } { Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:34:51] } 29... Rf5 { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 1:03:59] } 30. b3?! { [%eval -3.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:34:47] } 30... e5 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 1:02:52] } 31. Rxf5?! { [%eval -4.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:34:35] } 31... gxf5 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 1:03:20] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 1:34:55] } 32... d4 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 1:03:11] } 33. Rh1 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 1:35:06] } 33... Ke6 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 1:01:56] } 34. Rh7 { [%eval -4.73] [%clk 1:35:16] } 34... Kf6 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 1:02:20] } 35. Rh8 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 1:35:34] } 35... e4 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 1:02:11] } 36. Rd8?! { [%eval -5.75] } { Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 1:35:51] } 36... Ke5 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 1:02:29] } 37. a4 { [%eval -5.92] [%clk 1:35:51] } 37... g5 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 1:00:09] } 38. Rg8 { [%eval -6.4] [%clk 1:35:32] } 38... e3+ { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 1:00:30] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 1:35:42] } 39... g4 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 1:00:03] } 40. Rd8 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 1:35:13] } 40... Bxg2 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:59:46] } 41. Re8+ { [%eval -5.94] [%clk 1:35:37] } 41... Kd5 { [%eval -5.51] [%clk 0:58:44] } 42. Rd8+ { [%eval -6.31] [%clk 1:35:29] } 42... Kc5 { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:58:59] } 43. Rc8+ { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 1:35:56] } 43... Bc6 { [%eval -6.07] [%clk 0:59:23] } 44. Kd3 { [%eval -7.76] [%clk 1:36:10] } 44... Kb4 { [%eval -7.46] [%clk 0:59:04] } 45. Rc7 { [%eval -8.23] [%clk 1:36:36] } 45... Kxb3 { [%eval -8.65] [%clk 0:58:35] } 46. a5 { [%eval -9.11] [%clk 1:36:58] } 46... a6 { [%eval -8.69] [%clk 0:58:42] } 47. Re7 { [%eval -11.42] [%clk 1:37:12] } 47... Be4+ { [%eval -11.7] [%clk 0:58:47] } 48. Ke2 { [%eval -35.93] [%clk 1:37:37] } 48... Kc2 { [%eval -10.61] [%clk 0:58:43] } 49. Re5?! { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7+ was best. } { [%clk 1:37:53] } 49... Bf3+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:58:53] } 50. Kf1 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 1:38:17] } 50... d3 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:58:54] } 51. Rxe3 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 1:38:44] } 51... d2 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:59:19] } 52. Kf2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 1:39:12] } 52... d1=N+ { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:59:20] } 0-1