Event: Round 6: Venkatesh, Narayan - Cherukuri, Nitesh
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-charlotte-fall-norm-invitational-im-c/round-6/TRrxs5Hg/AhUx6XNJ
Date: 2025-11-23
White: Venkatesh, Narayan
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2214
Black: Cherukuri, Nitesh
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2278
Result: 0-1
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:39] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:55] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:19] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:36] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:27] } 5... Be6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:01] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:25] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:18] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:29:49] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:35] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:04] } 9. Nge2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:57] } 9... Nh5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:27] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:34:11] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:54] } 11. g4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:29] } 11... Nhf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:18] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:34:33] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:37] } 13. Nf4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:13] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:01] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:06] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:56] } 15. h4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:06] } 15... Rhe8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:17:21] } 16. Rde1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:25:38] } 16... Kb8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:11:13] } 17. Kb1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:21:42] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:08:40] } 18. g5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:18:29] } 18... Ng8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:04:57] } 19. Qf2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:14:39] } 19... Bc8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:58:09] } 20. e4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:58:34] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:49:43] } 21. Nfe2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:03:27] } 21... Ka8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:37:49] } 22. h5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:55:53] } 22... Be6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:28:33] } 23. hxg6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:50:00] } 23... hxg6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:29:02] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:44:28] } 24... Ne7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:26:28] } 25. Bc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:37:19] } 25... Nec8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:26:05] } 26. Rh7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:34:47] } 26... Qe7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:22:38] } 27. Nf4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:29:47] } 27... Nc4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:22:00] } 28. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:50] } 28... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:22:23] } 29. Bd3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:14:02] } 29... N8b6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:16:06] } 30. Re1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:12:54] } 30... Qe7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:16:21] } 31. Re2?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:45] } 31... Qb4 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:15:54] } 32. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:04:08] } 32... Nxc4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:16:18] } 33. Rxf7? { [%eval -2.26] } { Mistake. Ka1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:42] } 33... Rh8 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:14:37] } 34. Re1?? { [%eval -3.81] } { Blunder. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 34... dxe4 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:15:02] } 35. fxe4 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:00:37] } 35... Rxd4 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:15:21] } 36. Rd1 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:00:50] } 36... Rxd1+ { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:12:16] } 37. Nxd1 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:01:18] } 37... Rd8 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:12:39] } 38. Nc3 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:00:52] } 38... Nd2+ { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:12:18] } 39. Kc1 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:00:42] } 39... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:12:20] } 40. Nxe4 { [%eval -4.45] [%clk 0:00:39] } 40... Qxe4 { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:12:47] } 41. Rf4 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:00:41] } 41... Qd5 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:11:37] } 42. Qe2 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:00:32] } 42... Qxg5 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:11:41] } 43. Qe3 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:00:56] } 43... Qd5 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:11:58] } 44. Qe2 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:00:51] } 44... Qxa2 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:11:29] } 45. Re4 { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:00:54] } 45... Qf7 { [%eval -5.26] [%clk 0:10:52] } 46. Re7 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:00:54] } 46... Qf8 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:10:24] } 47. Re6 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:01:08] } 47... Qf4+ { [%eval -5.59] [%clk 0:10:03] } 48. Kb1 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:01:07] } 48... Qf5+ { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:10:28] } 49. Ka1 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:00:53] } 49... Qd5 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:08:59] } 50. Re8 { [%eval -6.4] [%clk 0:00:32] } 50... g5 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:09:02] } 51. Rxd8+?! { [%eval -7.43] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 51... Qxd8 { [%eval -6.99] [%clk 0:09:30] } 52. Qg4 { [%eval -7.69] [%clk 0:00:31] } 52... Qd5 { [%eval -7.44] [%clk 0:09:54] } 53. Kb1 { [%eval -7.43] [%clk 0:00:45] } 53... Qe5 { [%eval -7.29] [%clk 0:10:12] } 54. Kc2 { [%eval -7.46] [%clk 0:01:04] } 54... Qf4 { [%eval -7.97] [%clk 0:10:11] } 55. Qe6 { [%eval -8.51] [%clk 0:01:08] } 55... g4 { [%eval -8.35] [%clk 0:10:25] } 56. Qg8+ { [%eval -8.36] [%clk 0:01:17] } 56... Ka7 { [%eval -9.18] [%clk 0:10:54] } 57. Kd3 { [%eval -75.83] [%clk 0:01:33] } 57... Qf3+ { [%eval -71.46] [%clk 0:11:16] } 58. Kd2?! { [%eval #-22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:53] } 58... Qf2+ { [%eval -55.04] [%clk 0:11:42] } 59. Kd3?! { [%eval #-19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:12] } 59... g3 { [%eval #-16] [%clk 0:12:04] } 60. b4 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:02:30] } 60... g2 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:12:27] } 61. b5 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:02:48] } 61... cxb5 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:12:52] } 0-1