Event: Round 8: Venkatesh, Narayan - Gaw, Chloe
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-charlotte-fall-norm-invitational-im-c/round-8/nTERGhls/RBJ2lvFx
Date: 2025-11-24
White: Venkatesh, Narayan
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2214
Black: Gaw, Chloe
BlackTitle: WIM
BlackElo: 2044
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:59] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:27] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:48] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:03] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:29] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:38] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:51] } 7. Be5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:02] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:34] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:30] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:42] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:06] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:27:21] } 10. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:17:57] } 10... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:27:47] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:17:45] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:59] } 12. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:17:39] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:56] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:16:16] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:01] } 14. Rab1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:12:23] } 14... a5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:27:14] } 15. a3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:11:18] } 15... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:23] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:09:15] } 16... Nf8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:18:07] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:26] } 17... axb4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:15:59] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:43] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:14:28] } 19. b5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:57:34] } 19... Ra3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:07:44] } 20. bxc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:56:33] } 20... bxc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:08:03] } 21. Qd1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:53:28] } 21... Rb8? { [%eval 1.38] } { Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:57] } 22. Ne2? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rxb8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:50:44] } 22... Rxb1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:56:29] } 23. Bxb1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:49:12] } 23... g6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:53:56] } 24. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:59] } 24... Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:02] } 25. Qb3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:40:21] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:49:06] } 26. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:58] } 26... Qb6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:39:33] } 27. Bc2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:22:57] } 27... Qxb3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:33:23] } 28. Bxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:25] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:33:22] } 29. Na4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:21:53] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:32:17] } 30. Bd1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:18:20] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:28] } 31. Rb1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:17:57] } 31... Kc7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:31:04] } 32. Rb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:00] } 32... Ra7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:28:50] } 33. Kf1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:16:11] } 33... Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:56] } 34. Rxb7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:20] } 1/2-1/2