Event: Round 5: Kaustuv, Kundu - Alekseev, Evgeny
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/ganja-open-2025--group-a/round-5/qedzj42r/dLigkyZu
Date: 2025-11-14
White: Kaustuv, Kundu
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2372
Black: Alekseev, Evgeny
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2508
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A35
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:10] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:47] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:57] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:22:03] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:19] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:22:21] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:22:48] } 8. b3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:50] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:16:47] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:13] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:10:25] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:35] } 10... Bc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:10:49] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:25:49] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:08:22] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:34] } 12... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:01:35] } 13. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:24:24] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:59:49] } 14. Bf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:04] } 14... Ne8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:58:57] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:09] } 15... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:59:05] } 16. Qxb2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:23:33] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:57:47] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:22:22] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:56:28] } 18. Rd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:20:01] } 18... b6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:51:39] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:19:47] } 19... Qc5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:49:22] } 20. h4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:11:39] } 20... b5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:41:00] } 21. cxb5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:02:44] } 21... Qxb5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:41:11] } 22. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:03:05] } 22... exd6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:40:21] } 23. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:03:30] } 23... Qe5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:36:28] } 24. Qxd6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:01:24] } 24... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:32:37] } 25. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:01:48] } 25... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:32:54] } 26. Ra6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:00:36] } 26... Rc7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:30:18] } 27. Ra5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:29] } 27... Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:52] } 28. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:50] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:26:54] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:50:00] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:24:43] } 30. Kg3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:50:01] } 30... Ke6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:22:38] } 31. Kf4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:44:32] } 31... Kf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:17:16] } 32. h5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:39:04] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:09] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:13] } 33... Rd1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:13:56] } 34. Bd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:10] } 34... gxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:19] } 35. gxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:09] } 35... Re7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:46] } 36. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:28] } 36... Re5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:08:06] } 37. e4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:29:53] } 37... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:20] } 38. Ra6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:27:11] } 38... h6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:08:02] } 39. Kg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:25:07] } 39... Rc7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:07:25] } 40. a4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:24:51] } 40... Rb1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:06:34] } 41. Bc4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:23:35] } 41... Re1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:06:29] } 42. f3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:23:25] } 42... Rd1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:05:00] } 43. Ra5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:23:13] } 43... Rcd7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:04:27] } 44. Kg3?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:09] } 44... Rh1?! { [%eval 0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Rg1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:04:09] } 45. Kf4?! { [%eval 0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:18] } 45... Rh4+?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:15] } 46. Ke3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:21:44] } 46... Rh1 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:04:44] } 47. Rf5?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:27] } 47... Rc1?! { [%eval 1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:47] } 48. a5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:20:32] } 48... Rg1 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:01:56] } 49. Kf4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:18:15] } 49... f6 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:01:35] } 50. a6? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:40] } 50... Rg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:30] } 51. Rxg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:55] } 51... fxg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:17] } 52. Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:27] } 52... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:24] } 53. Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:58] } 53... Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:45] } 54. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:16] } 54... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:04] } 55. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:02] } 55... Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:29] } 56. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:20] } 1/2-1/2