[Event "Prague Festival Masters 2025"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2025.02.28"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2025.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

{[%evp 10,87,20,23,47,39,25,23,21,29,29,21,33,18,10,18,17,8,25,22,21,25,42,9,10,2,24,8,0,-3,-11,0,0,-9,-5,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,107,0,22,38,17,26,61,32,50,16,193,114,287,306,314,313,306,295,230,175,221,164,141,25,35,61,305,299,298,292,762,762,582,600,1372,1371,1268,1259]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06][%cal Bd2d4,Bd4c5][%mdl 32]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 5. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 6. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:08:14] [#] The main line 6...Nc6 scores better than 6...Na6. D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:27] Threatens to win with ...d4.} 8. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:08] White has an edge.} 9. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 11. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 12. g3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} e5 {[%emt 0:16:59]} 13. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:09:43]} 14. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:50] A sharp opening} Be6 {[%emt 0:10:11][%cal Oa8c8]} 15. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:10][%cal Oa8c8]} 16. Qh4 $146 {[%emt 0:03:19]} ({Predecessor:} 16. O-O Kg7 17. Nh4 Ne7 18. Qxb7 Rhb8 19. Qf3 Rd8 20. Qh5 Qc4 21. Bf3 Rd2 22. Ng2 {½-½ Silva,R (2340)-Almeida,R (2302) BRA-ch28 final email 2022}) 16... Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:58][%cal Oh8d8]} (16... Bxa2 $2 17. Qxf6 Kg8 18. Qg5+ Kf8 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. O-O $18) 17. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:14][%cal Oh4f6]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:06:43]} (17... Bxa2 $6 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Ne4+ Ke7 20. Nxc5 $16) 18. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:07:52]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. g4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rhg8 {[%emt 0:20:18][%cal Og7h8]} 20. Ne4 {[%emt 0:39:06]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 21. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kh8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 22. O-O {[%emt 0:02:20]} Bxa2 {[%emt 0:06:29]} 23. c4 {[%emt 0:02:21]} (23. Nf5 $5 Qe6 $8 24. Kh1 $17) 23... Qe6 {[%emt 0:02:31][%csl LRc4,LRg4]} 24. h3 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:01:47][%cal Oa7a5]} 25. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:08:18]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:55] Prevents Ne4} (25... Bxc4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 26. e4 Bb3) 26. f3 {[%emt 0:09:33]} (26. Ra1 $16 {aiming for gxf5.} Bb3 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Rg8 29. gxf5 Rxd8 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Rxa7) 26... Rag8 {[%emt 0:02:49][%cal Rf5g4]} 27. Rd8 {[%emt 0:03:06]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 28. hxg4 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 29. Rxg8+ {[%emt 0:03:49]} Rxg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Kf2 $1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bb5 $2 {[%emt 0:02:07]} (30... Rg6 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 31. Ne4 {[%emt 0:06:19]} ({Better is} 31. Rh1 $18 {[%csl Gh1][%cal Rh4h7]} Qg6 32. Nf5) 31... Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} (31... f5 $16 32. Nf6 Qe7 (32... Rg7 33. Rd1 $16)) 32. Rh1 $18 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 33. Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:36][%csl LRa7,LRe5]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 34. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:02:11]} (34. Qxa7 Kh8 35. g5 Bxe2 $18) 34... Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:07][%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 36. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:02:36]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (36... Kg7 $2 37. Ng5 Rxg5 38. Qxg5+ Qg6 39. Qxe5+ f6 40. Qe7+ Kg8 41. Qd8+ (41. Qxa7 Bc4 $18) 41... Kg7 42. g5 Qxg5 43. Qe7+ (43. Rg1 Qxg1+ 44. Kxg1 a5 $18) 43... Kg8 44. Rg1 $18 (44. Qxa7 Qe5 $18) (44. Rxh7 Bc4 $18) (44. Qxh7+ Kf8 $18)) 37. Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:04] White is much more active.} (37. Qc7 $16) 37... h6 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 38. Rd1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:33] Inhibits Qd7.} Qe6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:52] [#]} ({Black should play} 38... Kg7 $14) 39. Qd8+ $1 $18 {[%emt 0:00:51]} (39. Rd6 Qxd6 40. Nxd6 Rxd6 $18) 39... Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 40. Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:32]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (40... Qa2 41. Rxg6+ fxg6 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. Qxg6+ Kf8 44. Qxh6+ Ke8 45. Qh8+ Kd7 46. Qg7+ (46. Qxe5 Qxe2+ 47. Kg3 Qe1+ 48. Kf4 Qc1+ 49. Kf5 Qh1 $18) 46... Kd8 47. Qf8+ (47. Qxe5 Qxe2+ 48. Kg3 Qe1+ 49. Kf4 Qh4 $18) 47... Kd7 48. Qf5+ (48. Qg7+ Kd8 $18) 48... Kd8 49. Qf8+ (49. Qxe5 Qxe2+ 50. Kg3 a5 $18)) 41. Rxg6+ {[%emt 0:03:16] White is clearly winning.} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 42. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 43. Qe7+ {[%emt 0:02:49]} (43. Qxe5 Qxe2+ 44. Kg1 (44. Kg3 Qe1+ 45. Kh2 Qe2+ 46. Kg3 Qe1+ 47. Kh2 Qe2+ 48. Kg3 $11) 44... Qe1+ (44... Qxf3 $2 45. Nf6+ $18) 45. Kh2 Qe2+ 46. Kg1 (46. Kg3 Qe1+ 47. Kh2 Qe2+ 48. Kg1 Qf1+ 49. Kh2 Qe2+ $11) 46... Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Qe2+ (47... Qxf3 $2 48. Nf6+ $18) 48. Kg1 $11) 43... Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 44. Kg3 {[%emt 0:03:41] Weighted Error Value: White=0.17 (very precise) /Black=0.54  Loses game:     	---       	Black=3      Mistake:       	White=3     	Black=2      Inaccurate:     	White=1     	Black=1      OK:         	White=16    	Black=14     Best:        	White=3     	Black=5      Strong:       	White=3     	Black=2} ({Worse is} 44. Qxa7 Qd4+ (44... Qxe2+ 45. Kg3 $11) 45. Qxd4 exd4 $17) ({Weaker is} 44. Qxe5+ Kg8 $18) 1-0

