Men's Premier 09: Vidit inches closer to the title
The ninth round witnessed only three results, and two of them have had a notable effect on the crosstable. Vidit won comfortably against the second-placed P. Karthikeyan, who was relegated to the third position because Murali Karthikeyan won his fifth game in this tournament. In the tenth round, he takes on the leader himself, and a win here would throw the tournament wide open. Otherwise, Vidit has all but sealed his victory. Arghyadip Das won against Swapnil as his sacrifice turned into a deficit in the endgame.
Men's Premier 09: Vidit inches closer to the title
The ninth round witnessed only three decisive results, and two of them have had a notable effect on the crosstable. Vidit won comfortably against the second-placed P. Karthikeyan, who was relegated to the third position because Murali Karthikeyan won his fifth game in this tournament. In the tenth round, he takes on Vidit himself, and a win here would mean the tournament is be thrown wide open. Otherwise, Vidit has all but sealed his victory. Arghyadip Das won against Swapnil as his sacrifice turned into a deficit in the endgame.
The host of the tournament has made it a pleasure to compete and welcomes all warmly
The men face off...
Vidit Gujrathi played a delicious game against...
P. Karthikeyan, who could not cope up with the immense pressure exerted on him
A beautiful game, where first White broke in the centre with 11.e4, and then in the queenside with b4-b5. This resulted in a series of trades that left Vidit an exchange up, after which he duly wrapped up the game with his bishop maneuver Bf4-c1-b2.
[Event "53rd National Premier ch-IND"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
1. d4 {49} Nf6 {0} 2. c4 {8} e6 {29} 3. g3 {11} d5 {67} 4. Bg2 {35} c6 {230} 5.
Nf3 {52} Be7 {35} 6. O-O {22} O-O {9} 7. Qc2 {105} b6 {42} 8. b3 {376} Bb7 {43}
9. Rd1 {559} Na6 {111} 10. Nc3 {60} Rc8 {191} 11. e4 {272} h6 {436} 12. Bf4 {
1002} Re8 {268} 13. Ne5 {153} Bb4 {108} 14. exd5 {270} exd5 {426} 15. a3 {202}
Bd6 {282} 16. Qf5 {325} Nc7 {157} 17. b4 {53} Ne6 {200} 18. Be3 {335} Rc7 {749}
19. b5 {654} Bc8 {943} 20. Nxc6 {131} Nxd4 {135} 21. Qd3 {28} Nxc6 {151} 22.
bxc6 {11} Rxc6 {129} 23. Nxd5 {440} Be5 {171} 24. Ne7+ {92} Qxe7 {51} 25. Bxc6
{4} Bxa1 {13} 26. Bxe8 {13} Nxe8 {37} 27. Rxa1 {86} Bb7 {152} 28. Bf4 {303} Qe6
{174} 29. f3 {37} Nf6 {141} 30. Rd1 {233} Ba6 {85} 31. Qc2 {52} g5 {215} 32.
Bc1 {60} Bxc4 {79} 33. Qc3 {56} b5 {491} 34. Bb2 {28} Bd5 {35} 35. Qe5 {202}
Qb6+ {34} 36. Bd4 {13} 1-0
Nf3 {52} Be7 {35} 6. O-O {22} O-O {9} 7. Qc2 {105} b6 {42} 8. b3 {376} Bb7 {43}
9. Rd1 {559} Na6 {111} 10. Nc3 {60} Rc8 {191} 11. e4 {272} h6 {436} 12. Bf4 {
1002} Re8 {268} 13. Ne5 {153} Bb4 {108} 14. exd5 {270} exd5 {426} 15. a3 {202}
Bd6 {282} 16. Qf5 {325} Nc7 {157} 17. b4 {53} Ne6 {200} 18. Be3 {335} Rc7 {749}
19. b5 {654} Bc8 {943} 20. Nxc6 {131} Nxd4 {135} 21. Qd3 {28} Nxc6 {151} 22.
bxc6 {11} Rxc6 {129} 23. Nxd5 {440} Be5 {171} 24. Ne7+ {92} Qxe7 {51} 25. Bxc6
{4} Bxa1 {13} 26. Bxe8 {13} Nxe8 {37} 27. Rxa1 {86} Bb7 {152} 28. Bf4 {303} Qe6
{174} 29. f3 {37} Nf6 {141} 30. Rd1 {233} Ba6 {85} 31. Qc2 {52} g5 {215} 32.
Bc1 {60} Bxc4 {79} 33. Qc3 {56} b5 {491} 34. Bb2 {28} Bd5 {35} 35. Qe5 {202}
Qb6+ {34} 36. Bd4 {13} 1-0
Hotel Kasi's Inn
Sethu contemplated hard, but could not extort much out of...
Kunte, who was content to stay solid and draw
[Event "53rd National Premier ch-IND"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Sethuraman, S P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Sethuraman, S P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 O-O 8.
Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. Qb3 a5 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. a4 c6 13. Rd1 Nd6 14. Ne1 Be6
15. d5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc8 19. Bf4 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Nxc4
21. Nd3 Nxb2 22. Nxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Ba3 24. Rxb7 Bb4 25. Bd2 Rfb8 26. Rxb8+
1/2-1/2
Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. Qb3 a5 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. a4 c6 13. Rd1 Nd6 14. Ne1 Be6
15. d5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc8 19. Bf4 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Nxc4
21. Nd3 Nxb2 22. Nxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Ba3 24. Rxb7 Bb4 25. Bd2 Rfb8 26. Rxb8+
1/2-1/2
There has been a steady stream of spectators, especially kids, interested in watching the games
Swapnil played a brave variation, where he sacrificed a bunch of pawns against...
Arghyadip Das, who gobbled them all and went on to win
[Event "53rd National Premier ch-IND"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Swapnil, S Dhopade"]
[Black "Das, Arghyadip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Swapnil, S Dhopade"]
[Black "Das, Arghyadip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 Bb7 8. e6
fxe6 9. Ng5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qd5 11. Be2 Qxg2 12. Rf1 Nd7 13. Nxe6 Rc8 14. axb5
axb5 15. Bf4 Qh3 16. Ng5 Qxc3+ 17. Bd2 Qxd4 18. Qb1 g6 19. Ra3 Qc5 20. Rh3 Nf6
21. Rxh7 Rg8 22. Rh4 Qf5 23. Qb2 Rb8 24. Rg1 Bg7 25. Rf4 Qd7 26. Qb1 Bh8 27.
Nf3 Bxf3 28. Rxg6 Bd5 29. Rxg8+ Bxg8 30. Qg6+ Kd8 31. Rxf6 Qe8 32. Qxe8+ Kxe8
33. Bh5+ Kd7 34. Bg4+ e6 35. Rh6 Bd4 36. Rh5 Kd6 37. Bf4+ e5 38. Rh6+ Kc5 39.
Bg5 Bc3+ 40. Ke2 Ra8 41. Be7+ Kd4 42. Bf5 Ra2+ 43. Kd1 Rxf2 44. Rh4+ Kd5 45.
Be4+ Ke6 46. Bc5 Bd4 47. Bb4 c5 48. Be1 Rf6 49. Rh8 Bf7 50. Bh4 Rg6 51. Bxg6
Bxg6 52. Rb8 Bh5+ 53. Kc1 b4 54. Bg5 c3 55. Kc2 Kd5 56. h4 Kc4 57. Rb6 b3+ 58.
Rxb3 Bg6+ 0-1
fxe6 9. Ng5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qd5 11. Be2 Qxg2 12. Rf1 Nd7 13. Nxe6 Rc8 14. axb5
axb5 15. Bf4 Qh3 16. Ng5 Qxc3+ 17. Bd2 Qxd4 18. Qb1 g6 19. Ra3 Qc5 20. Rh3 Nf6
21. Rxh7 Rg8 22. Rh4 Qf5 23. Qb2 Rb8 24. Rg1 Bg7 25. Rf4 Qd7 26. Qb1 Bh8 27.
Nf3 Bxf3 28. Rxg6 Bd5 29. Rxg8+ Bxg8 30. Qg6+ Kd8 31. Rxf6 Qe8 32. Qxe8+ Kxe8
33. Bh5+ Kd7 34. Bg4+ e6 35. Rh6 Bd4 36. Rh5 Kd6 37. Bf4+ e5 38. Rh6+ Kc5 39.
Bg5 Bc3+ 40. Ke2 Ra8 41. Be7+ Kd4 42. Bf5 Ra2+ 43. Kd1 Rxf2 44. Rh4+ Kd5 45.
Be4+ Ke6 46. Bc5 Bd4 47. Bb4 c5 48. Be1 Rf6 49. Rh8 Bf7 50. Bh4 Rg6 51. Bxg6
Bxg6 52. Rb8 Bh5+ 53. Kc1 b4 54. Bg5 c3 55. Kc2 Kd5 56. h4 Kc4 57. Rb6 b3+ 58.
Rxb3 Bg6+ 0-1
The Arbiters' discussion...
Shyaamnikhil lost yet again after he chose a continuation too flashy against...
...Murali Karthikeyan, who dutifully took his point
[Event "53rd National Premier ch-IND"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shyaamnikhil P"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shyaamnikhil P"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
1. e4 {0} g6 {0} 2. d4 {80} Bg7 {0} 3. Nf3 {247} d6 {24} 4. Bc4 {79} Nf6 {11}
5. Qe2 {77} c6 {235} 6. e5 {562} Nd5 {100} 7. h3 {21} O-O {75} 8. O-O {9} Qc7 {
1101} 9. Bb3 {533} Bf5 {620} 10. Re1 {1550} dxe5 {744} 11. dxe5 {831} Nd7 {132}
12. Bd2 {70} Nc5 {676} 13. Nd4 {41} Be4 {563} 14. f4 {327} Qb6 {302} 15. Qf2 {
154} f6 {207} 16. Nc3 {874} fxe5 {273} 17. Ne6 $2 {134 Too flashy.} (17. Nxe4
exd4 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 $11) 17... Nxe6 {52} 18. Nxe4 {22} Nd4 {178} 19. c4 {72}
Nxb3 {68} 20. axb3 {13} Nxf4 {89} 21. Qxb6 {30} axb6 {2} 22. Rxa8 {47} Rxa8 {2}
23. Be3 {17} Ra2 {122} 24. Rb1 {14} Ne2+ {140} 25. Kf2 {34} Nd4 {2} 26. Nc3 {31
} Ra8 {56} 27. b4 {28} Kf7 {235} 28. Ne4 {32} h6 {87} 29. Bd2 {16} b5 {53} 30.
c5 {52} Ke6 {24} 31. Ke3 {12} Rd8 {77} 32. Bc3 {11} Nc2+ {27} 33. Ke2 {37} Nxb4
{43} 34. Ng5+ {108} hxg5 {11} 35. Bxb4 {4} e4 {34} 36. Bd2 {5} Bf6 {32} 0-1
5. Qe2 {77} c6 {235} 6. e5 {562} Nd5 {100} 7. h3 {21} O-O {75} 8. O-O {9} Qc7 {
1101} 9. Bb3 {533} Bf5 {620} 10. Re1 {1550} dxe5 {744} 11. dxe5 {831} Nd7 {132}
12. Bd2 {70} Nc5 {676} 13. Nd4 {41} Be4 {563} 14. f4 {327} Qb6 {302} 15. Qf2 {
154} f6 {207} 16. Nc3 {874} fxe5 {273} 17. Ne6 $2 {134 Too flashy.} (17. Nxe4
exd4 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 $11) 17... Nxe6 {52} 18. Nxe4 {22} Nd4 {178} 19. c4 {72}
Nxb3 {68} 20. axb3 {13} Nxf4 {89} 21. Qxb6 {30} axb6 {2} 22. Rxa8 {47} Rxa8 {2}
23. Be3 {17} Ra2 {122} 24. Rb1 {14} Ne2+ {140} 25. Kf2 {34} Nd4 {2} 26. Nc3 {31
} Ra8 {56} 27. b4 {28} Kf7 {235} 28. Ne4 {32} h6 {87} 29. Bd2 {16} b5 {53} 30.
c5 {52} Ke6 {24} 31. Ke3 {12} Rd8 {77} 32. Bc3 {11} Nc2+ {27} 33. Ke2 {37} Nxb4
{43} 34. Ng5+ {108} hxg5 {11} 35. Bxb4 {4} e4 {34} 36. Bd2 {5} Bf6 {32} 0-1
Refreshments for players
Shyam Sundar M. was still down with a dodgy cold, and could not convert his extra pawn against...
...M.R. Venkatesh
[Event "53rd National Premier ch-IND"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shyam, Sundar M"]
[Black "Venkatesh, M R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shyam, Sundar M"]
[Black "Venkatesh, M R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
1. e4 {0} e5 {58} 2. Nf3 {3} Nc6 {7} 3. Bc4 {6} Nf6 {15} 4. d3 {12} Bc5 {6} 5.
O-O {15} d6 {115} 6. c3 {76} O-O {52} 7. Bb3 {30} h6 {776} 8. Re1 {144} a6 {462
} 9. Nbd2 {115} Ba7 {78} 10. Nf1 {31} Na5 {369} 11. Bc2 {18} c5 {3} 12. h3 {898
} Re8 {442} 13. Ng3 {163} Nc6 {488} 14. Nh4 {498} Ne7 {979} 15. Qf3 {1879} Ng6
{29} 16. Nhf5 {158} Be6 {178} 17. h4 {463} Rc8 {316} 18. h5 {360} Nf8 {46} 19.
c4 {189} Bb8 {216} 20. Bd2 {127} N8h7 {221} 21. Ba4 {74} b5 {141} 22. Bb3 {43}
Qd7 {128} 23. a4 {58} Qb7 {202} 24. Qd1 {286} Bc7 {117} 25. axb5 {76} axb5 {5}
26. cxb5 {20} d5 {310} 27. b6 {100} Bb8 {277} 28. exd5 {39} Bxd5 {7} 29. Bxd5 {
2} Qxd5 {6} 30. Ra3 {78} Rc6 {155} 31. Qa4 {133} Qe6 {80} 32. Ba5 {23} Nd5 {40}
33. b7 {83} Nhf6 {18} 34. Qc4 {69} Qd7 {19} 35. Rb3 {10} Bc7 {53} 36. Bxc7 {24}
Qxc7 {1} 37. Ne4 {96} Rb8 {56} 38. Nxf6+ {34} Nxf6 {1} 39. Qb5 {11} Nd5 {23}
40. Rc1 {117} Rb6 {69} 41. Qc4 {53} Rxb3 {153} 42. Qxb3 {6} Nf4 {4} 43. Rc2 {
432} Qxb7 {531} 44. Qxb7 {82} 1/2-1/2
O-O {15} d6 {115} 6. c3 {76} O-O {52} 7. Bb3 {30} h6 {776} 8. Re1 {144} a6 {462
} 9. Nbd2 {115} Ba7 {78} 10. Nf1 {31} Na5 {369} 11. Bc2 {18} c5 {3} 12. h3 {898
} Re8 {442} 13. Ng3 {163} Nc6 {488} 14. Nh4 {498} Ne7 {979} 15. Qf3 {1879} Ng6
{29} 16. Nhf5 {158} Be6 {178} 17. h4 {463} Rc8 {316} 18. h5 {360} Nf8 {46} 19.
c4 {189} Bb8 {216} 20. Bd2 {127} N8h7 {221} 21. Ba4 {74} b5 {141} 22. Bb3 {43}
Qd7 {128} 23. a4 {58} Qb7 {202} 24. Qd1 {286} Bc7 {117} 25. axb5 {76} axb5 {5}
26. cxb5 {20} d5 {310} 27. b6 {100} Bb8 {277} 28. exd5 {39} Bxd5 {7} 29. Bxd5 {
2} Qxd5 {6} 30. Ra3 {78} Rc6 {155} 31. Qa4 {133} Qe6 {80} 32. Ba5 {23} Nd5 {40}
33. b7 {83} Nhf6 {18} 34. Qc4 {69} Qd7 {19} 35. Rb3 {10} Bc7 {53} 36. Bxc7 {24}
Qxc7 {1} 37. Ne4 {96} Rb8 {56} 38. Nxf6+ {34} Nxf6 {1} 39. Qb5 {11} Nd5 {23}
40. Rc1 {117} Rb6 {69} 41. Qc4 {53} Rxb3 {153} 42. Qxb3 {6} Nf4 {4} 43. Rc2 {
432} Qxb7 {531} 44. Qxb7 {82} 1/2-1/2
Giantkiller Praneeth Surya had another good outing as he held...
...Deep Sengupta to a draw
[Event "53rd National Premier ch-IND"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "K Praneeth Surya"]
[Black "Sengupta, Deep"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "K Praneeth Surya"]
[Black "Sengupta, Deep"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
1. e4 {0} e6 {0} 2. d4 {0} d5 {0} 3. Bd3 {3} dxe4 {244} 4. Bxe4 {23} Nf6 {3} 5.
Bf3 {20} c5 {4} 6. Ne2 {35} Nc6 {4} 7. Be3 {53} cxd4 {626} 8. Nxd4 {30} Bb4+ {
27} 9. c3 {495} Nxd4 {4} 10. Bxd4 {226} Bd6 {63} 11. Nd2 {870} e5 {167} 12. Be3
{53} Qc7 {4} 13. Qa4+ {757} Bd7 {445} 14. Qc4 {121} Bc6 {5} 15. Bxc6+ {82} bxc6
{4} 16. Ne4 {840} Nxe4 {145} 17. Qxe4 {7} O-O {7} 18. O-O {164} f5 {328} 19.
Qc4+ {51} Kh8 {1} 20. f3 {369} Rab8 {1108} 21. b3 {92} e4 {218} 22. f4 {84}
Rbd8 {6} 23. Rad1 {239} Be7 {236} 24. Qe2 {493} Qa5 {262} 25. Bd4 {291} Bc5 {
120} 26. b4 {33} Bxd4+ {5} 27. Rxd4 {5} Qb6 {264} 28. Rfd1 {302} Rxd4 {623} 29.
Rxd4 {1} Rd8 {6} 30. Qc4 {125} Rxd4 {5} 31. cxd4 {66} Qb5 {16} 32. Qe6 {205} h6
{22} 33. a4 {13} Qd3 {280} 34. Qc8+ {8} Kh7 {1} 35. Qxf5+ {2} Kh8 {5} 36. Qf8+
1/2-1/2
Bf3 {20} c5 {4} 6. Ne2 {35} Nc6 {4} 7. Be3 {53} cxd4 {626} 8. Nxd4 {30} Bb4+ {
27} 9. c3 {495} Nxd4 {4} 10. Bxd4 {226} Bd6 {63} 11. Nd2 {870} e5 {167} 12. Be3
{53} Qc7 {4} 13. Qa4+ {757} Bd7 {445} 14. Qc4 {121} Bc6 {5} 15. Bxc6+ {82} bxc6
{4} 16. Ne4 {840} Nxe4 {145} 17. Qxe4 {7} O-O {7} 18. O-O {164} f5 {328} 19.
Qc4+ {51} Kh8 {1} 20. f3 {369} Rab8 {1108} 21. b3 {92} e4 {218} 22. f4 {84}
Rbd8 {6} 23. Rad1 {239} Be7 {236} 24. Qe2 {493} Qa5 {262} 25. Bd4 {291} Bc5 {
120} 26. b4 {33} Bxd4+ {5} 27. Rxd4 {5} Qb6 {264} 28. Rfd1 {302} Rxd4 {623} 29.
Rxd4 {1} Rd8 {6} 30. Qc4 {125} Rxd4 {5} 31. cxd4 {66} Qb5 {16} 32. Qe6 {205} h6
{22} 33. a4 {13} Qd3 {280} 34. Qc8+ {8} Kh7 {1} 35. Qxf5+ {2} Kh8 {5} 36. Qf8+
1/2-1/2
Neelotpal drew another fighting game with...
...Rathnakaran, who being true to his style played yet another sacrifice
[Event "53rd National Premier ch-IND"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rathnakaran, K."]
[Black "Neelotpal, Das"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[Site "Tiruvarur"]
[Date "2015.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rathnakaran, K."]
[Black "Neelotpal, Das"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
1. e4 {0} c5 {0} 2. Nf3 {0} d6 {5} 3. c3 {0} Nf6 {14} 4. h3 {0} Nbd7 {94} 5.
Bd3 {9} b6 {21} 6. O-O {8} Bb7 {11} 7. Re1 {9} Qc7 {46} 8. Bc2 {15} Rc8 {6} 9.
d3 {31} g6 {37} 10. a4 {48} Bg7 {172} 11. Na3 {19} Ne5 {469} 12. Nxe5 {371}
dxe5 {107} 13. a5 {6} O-O {38} 14. Nb5 {37} Qb8 {19} 15. axb6 {91} axb6 {8} 16.
Be3 {319} Rcd8 {233} 17. Qb1 {48} Rd7 {1194} 18. b4 {187} Bc6 {39} 19. Na3 {32}
cxb4 20. Qxb4 {23} b5 {161} 21. Rab1 {335} Rb7 {162} 22. Bc5 {144} Re8 {194}
23. d4 {602} exd4 {44} 24. cxd4 {44} e6 {300} 25. Rb3 {143} Qd8 {760} 26. Rc3 {
235} Qd7 {241} 27. Nb1 {111} Ra8 {388} 28. Nd2 {54} Ne8 {33} 29. Rd3 {278} Nc7
{194} 30. Nb3 {61} Na6 {302} 31. Qd2 {77} b4 {11} 32. Qe3 {1610} Bb5 {137} 33.
Rdd1 {6} Rc7 {92} 34. e5 {182} Ba4 {333} 35. Be4 {232} Rac8 {53} 36. Ra1 {64}
Bb5 {167} 37. Red1 {147} Qe8 {92} 38. Ra5 {121} Nxc5 {171} 39. Nxc5 {14} Bf8 {
40} 40. Bd3 {222} Bxc5 {164} 41. Rxb5 {2166} Bf8 {201} 42. d5 {0} Bc5 {240} 43.
Rxc5 {0} Rxc5 {24} 44. d6 {0} Qa4 {489} 45. Be2 {0} Qa5 {74} 46. f4 {0} Rd5 {84
} 47. Rxd5 {0} Qxd5 {8} 48. Bf3 {0} Qc4 {246} 49. Kh2 {0} b3 {47} 50. Be2 {326}
Qb4 {122} 51. Bd3 {48} b2 {46} 52. Bb1 {21} Kf8 {199} 53. Qf2 {42} Kg8 {153}
54. Qh4 {23} Qd4 {32} 55. Qf6 {19} Rc1 {288} 56. Qd8+ {64} Kg7 {3} 57. Qf6+ {11
} Kg8 {4} 58. Qd8+ {6} 1/2-1/2
Bd3 {9} b6 {21} 6. O-O {8} Bb7 {11} 7. Re1 {9} Qc7 {46} 8. Bc2 {15} Rc8 {6} 9.
d3 {31} g6 {37} 10. a4 {48} Bg7 {172} 11. Na3 {19} Ne5 {469} 12. Nxe5 {371}
dxe5 {107} 13. a5 {6} O-O {38} 14. Nb5 {37} Qb8 {19} 15. axb6 {91} axb6 {8} 16.
Be3 {319} Rcd8 {233} 17. Qb1 {48} Rd7 {1194} 18. b4 {187} Bc6 {39} 19. Na3 {32}
cxb4 20. Qxb4 {23} b5 {161} 21. Rab1 {335} Rb7 {162} 22. Bc5 {144} Re8 {194}
23. d4 {602} exd4 {44} 24. cxd4 {44} e6 {300} 25. Rb3 {143} Qd8 {760} 26. Rc3 {
235} Qd7 {241} 27. Nb1 {111} Ra8 {388} 28. Nd2 {54} Ne8 {33} 29. Rd3 {278} Nc7
{194} 30. Nb3 {61} Na6 {302} 31. Qd2 {77} b4 {11} 32. Qe3 {1610} Bb5 {137} 33.
Rdd1 {6} Rc7 {92} 34. e5 {182} Ba4 {333} 35. Be4 {232} Rac8 {53} 36. Ra1 {64}
Bb5 {167} 37. Red1 {147} Qe8 {92} 38. Ra5 {121} Nxc5 {171} 39. Nxc5 {14} Bf8 {
40} 40. Bd3 {222} Bxc5 {164} 41. Rxb5 {2166} Bf8 {201} 42. d5 {0} Bc5 {240} 43.
Rxc5 {0} Rxc5 {24} 44. d6 {0} Qa4 {489} 45. Be2 {0} Qa5 {74} 46. f4 {0} Rd5 {84
} 47. Rxd5 {0} Qxd5 {8} 48. Bf3 {0} Qc4 {246} 49. Kh2 {0} b3 {47} 50. Be2 {326}
Qb4 {122} 51. Bd3 {48} b2 {46} 52. Bb1 {21} Kf8 {199} 53. Qf2 {42} Kg8 {153}
54. Qh4 {23} Qd4 {32} 55. Qf6 {19} Rc1 {288} 56. Qd8+ {64} Kg7 {3} 57. Qf6+ {11
} Kg8 {4} 58. Qd8+ {6} 1/2-1/2
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