Event: Sakthi Group 35th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Tournament – Chennai
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/tamil-nadu-im-norm-closed-circuit--35th/round-4/Cr1cBJEL/1wNap3fC
Date: 2025-11-08
White: Hemanth Raam
WhiteElo: 2212
Black: Claverie, Raul
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2164
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes each + 30 Sec Increment from 1st Move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:28] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Ne7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:15] } 5... Nec6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:28:43] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:31:00] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:19] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:53] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:24:48] } 8... h5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:29:45] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:20:09] } 9... Ba6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:29:45] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:20:12] } 10... cxd4?! { [%eval 1.64] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:41] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:19:29] } 11... Ne7?! { [%eval 2.22] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:44] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 1:18:10] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 1:22:36] } 13. Bxf5 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 1:13:11] } 13... exf5 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 1:23:03] } 14. Qa4+ { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 1:13:36] } 14... Ke7?! { [%eval 3.49] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:02] } 15. Qb3 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:48:11] } 15... Bc4 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 1:13:51] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:48:38] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 1:13:52] } 17. Na4 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:48:21] } 17... Ra6?! { [%eval 4.75] } { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:28] } 18. b3 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:47:35] } 18... Bb5 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 1:11:32] } 19. Nc3 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:48:00] } 19... Bc6 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 1:11:24] } 20. O-O { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:46:15] } 20... Kd8 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 1:07:09] } 21. Bf4 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:32:57] } 21... Kc8 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 1:04:35] } 22. e6 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:30:42] } 22... fxe6 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 1:04:26] } 23. Ne5 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:31:07] } 23... Qe8 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 1:04:24] } 24. Nb5 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:31:01] } 24... Kb7 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 1:03:30] } 25. Nc7 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:30:58] } 25... Qc8 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 1:03:46] } 26. Nxa6 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:28:26] } 26... Nxa6 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 1:03:22] } 27. Rac1 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:27:40] } 1-0