[Event "Round 6: Gurru Muthukumaran - Eric Liu"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/e1X7Sc3I/Ok2Tvxfe"] [White "Gurru Muthukumaran"] [Black "Eric Liu"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ciego"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [UTCDate "2022.12.12"] [UTCTime "16:48:42"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/D59ifJA3/ykNizo0P"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:00] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:30:00] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:30:00] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:30:00] } 6... e6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:29:43] } 7. d4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:30:00] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:29:27] } 8. Nb5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:30:00] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:25:36] } 9. Nfxd4? { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:19:01] } (9. Nbxd4 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Bb3 { Now there is no way to compel White to make an unsavory trade of knights, which would have resulted in a difficult position in the note to White's 11th move. }) 9... d5 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:10:04] } 10. exd5 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 1:18:45] } 10... exd5 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 1:09:42] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 1:18:28] } (11. Bb3 a6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd4 { The trade on c6 was forced, and favors Black, who now happily grips the light squares and 'cages' White's bishop on b3. }) 11... a6 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:07:14] } 12. Nxc6 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:18:28] } 12... bxc6 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 1:07:14] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 1:15:59] } 13... O-O { [%eval -1.72] } 14. Bf3 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 1:14:01] } 14... Nf5 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:53:52] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 1:12:24] } 15... Qb6+ { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:47:13] } 16. Kh1 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 1:12:23] } 16... Nh4 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:38:48] } 17. c3 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 1:11:06] } 17... Nxf3 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:38:43] } 18. Rxf3 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 1:11:06] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:31:32] } 19. Re3 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 1:10:44] } 19... Rfe8 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:30:44] } 20. h3 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 1:03:15] } 20... Bh5 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:23:51] } 21. Qd3? { [%eval -3.39] [%clk 0:59:03] } (21. Qg1 Rxe3 22. Bxe3 Qxb2 { The point is that White's rook is still defended, allowing } 23. Nd4 { rather than the passive 23. Re1, as in the game. Black still maintains a sizeable advantage, though. }) 21... Rxe3 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:23:40] } 22. Bxe3 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:58:12] } 22... Qxb2 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:23:40] } 23. Re1 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:56:31] } 23... Bxe2 { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:23:37] } 24. Rxe2 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:55:29] } 24... Qxc3 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:22:32] } 25. Qxc3 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:52:16] } 25... Bxc3 { [%eval -4.47] } { White lacks targets to use to create counterplay, and Black converts swiftly. } { [%clk 0:22:32] } 26. Rc2 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:52:16] } 26... d4 { [%eval -4.77] [%clk 0:22:32] } 27. Bc1 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:52:12] } 27... Re8 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 0:22:21] } 28. Kg1 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:51:47] } 28... c5 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:22:21] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:50:55] } 29... c4 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:22:21] } 30. g4 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:47:42] } 30... f5 { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:21:30] } 31. Kf3 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:47:31] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:20:54] } 32. g5 { [%eval -5.51] [%clk 0:46:37] } 32... Re4 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:20:41] } 33. h4 { [%eval -5.86] [%clk 0:46:05] } 33... Ke6 { [%eval -5.85] [%clk 0:20:25] } 34. h5 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 0:43:54] } 34... gxh5 { [%eval -6.19] [%clk 0:18:42] } 35. Rh2 { [%eval -5.98] [%clk 0:43:27] } 35... Re1 { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:17:43] } 36. Rxh5 { [%eval -8.06] [%clk 0:40:27] } 36... Rxc1 { [%eval -7.49] [%clk 0:17:43] } 37. Rh6+ { [%eval -7.36] [%clk 0:40:26] } 37... Kd5 { [%eval -7.25] [%clk 0:17:42] } 38. Rxh7 { [%eval -8.6] [%clk 0:40:26] } 38... d3 { [%eval -9.16] [%clk 0:17:42] } 39. Rd7+ { [%eval -7.94] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval -11.47] [%clk 0:17:42] } 40. Rd8 { [%eval -12.47] [%clk 0:39:47] } 40... d2 { [%eval -10.49] [%clk 0:17:42] } 41. Ke2 { [%eval -13.29] [%clk 0:39:47] } 41... Re1+ { [%eval #-25] [%clk 0:17:42] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval -17.86] [%clk 0:39:47] } 42... d1=Q+ { [%eval #-26] [%clk 0:17:42] } 43. Rxd1 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:39:47] } 43... Rxd1 { [%eval #-21] [%clk 0:17:42] } 0-1