Event: Commonwealth 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/commonwealth-chess-championship-2025--open-category/round-1/tKPxJ1hR/hokyHpeU
Date: 2025-11-09
White: Rajendran, Kartikeyan
WhiteElo: 1827
Black: Das, Sayantan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2424
Result: 0-1
ECO: B46
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes + 30 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:07] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:20] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:42] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:20] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:17] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:25:41] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:11] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:24:59] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:26:29] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:11] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:25:54] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:23:33] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:25:01] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:21:37] } 10. f4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:15:44] } 10... Bc5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:17:02] } 11. Bf3 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:00:46] } 11... h5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:03:51] } 12. Kh1 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:53:58] } 12... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:50:10] } 13. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:53:54] } 13... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:50:33] } 14. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:54:11] } 14... Qxf4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:50:50] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:47:09] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:33:47] } 16. Qc5 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:40:41] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:25:57] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:35:20] } 17... Qb8 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:20:12] } 18. Qg5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:33:22] } 18... O-O { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:20:02] } 19. Nc3?! { [%eval -1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:41] } 19... a5 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:16:34] } 20. e5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:30:24] } 20... Nh7 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:16:43] } 21. Qg3 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:29:14] } 21... Bxf3 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:13:57] } 22. Rxf3?! { [%eval -2.29] } { Inaccuracy. gxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:11] } 22... Rc4 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:13:51] } 23. Re3 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:22:09] } 23... h4 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:13:04] } 24. Qf2?! { [%eval -3.15] } { Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:02] } 24... b4 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:11:42] } 25. Nb1 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:11:40] } 25... f6 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:08:47] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:11:19] } 26... Qc7 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:08:11] } 27. c3 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:11:27] } 27... fxe5 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:07:45] } 28. h3 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:07:51] } 28... Rcf4 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:07:26] } 29. Nd2 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:07:42] } 29... bxa3 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:07:21] } 30. bxa3 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:07:58] } 30... Rf2 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:04:32] } 31. Qh5?! { [%eval -5.46] } { Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:14] } 31... e4 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:03:44] } 32. Re2 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:06:02] } 32... Nf6 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:02:48] } 33. Qb5 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:06:26] } 33... Rf5 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:03:08] } 34. Qb1 { [%eval -6.01] [%clk 0:06:11] } 34... d5 { [%eval -5.63] [%clk 0:03:17] } 0-1