GM scalp
This week's pair of games are by Indian junior Tarun V Kanth who is from Chennai in Tamil Nadu (Viswanathan Anand home city).
He writes:
I am a grade 12 student aged 16 and have a current Elo of 2102. I have been playing chess from the age of 9 and am coached under the guidance of GM R.B. Ramesh, who is also the coach of the worlds youngest IM and second youngest GM Praggnandhaa R. and of the Indian team in the Olympiad.
I have represented the country in the 2016 world youth and Asian Junior 2016 and represented India in the 2015 — 2018 Commonwealth Championship. My highest rating is 2227. I am currently playing in Poland (2ND Irena Warakomska Memorial). My idol in chess is Viswanathan Anand.
The two games he sent me are a somewhat agonising battle where he accepted a draw in what turned out to be a winning position and his first ever win against a grandmaster. He sent plenty of notes which I've added to, as usual, as JS and we start with the former.
1.e4 | 1,185,960 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
1.d4 | 960,101 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 286,728 | 56% | 2440 | --- |
1.c4 | 184,987 | 56% | 2443 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,897 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 14,604 | 54% | 2428 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,958 | 48% | 2376 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,917 | 50% | 2383 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,791 | 48% | 2379 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,250 | 54% | 2406 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,081 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
1.d3 | 969 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
1.g4 | 670 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
1.h4 | 466 | 54% | 2382 | --- |
1.c3 | 439 | 51% | 2425 | --- |
1.h3 | 289 | 56% | 2420 | --- |
1.a4 | 118 | 60% | 2461 | --- |
1.f3 | 100 | 47% | 2427 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 93 | 66% | 2506 | --- |
1.Na3 | 47 | 62% | 2476 | --- |
Please, wait...
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 0-0 8.Bd3 f5 9.Qg3 9.exf6 Rxf6 10.Bg5 Rf7 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qd1 9...b6 10.h4 Ba6 11.h5 Bxd3 12.h6 g6 13.Qxd3 Nbc6 14.Bg5 Qd7 15.Ne2 Rac8 16.0-0 cxd4 17.cxd4 Rc7 18.Nf4 18.c3 Na5 19.a4 Rc4 20.Qg3 Rfc8 21.Ra3 Kf7 22.Nf4 Ng8 23.Rb1 23...Rxa4? 23...Ke8 24.Rxa4 Qxa4 25.Nxg6 18...Rfc8 19.c3 Na5 20.Rac1 Nc4 21.Qg3 Nxa3 21...Kf7 22.Qh4 22.Bf6 22.Nh5 Qd8 23.Nf6+ 22...Nc4 23.Rfd1 a5 23...Rc6 24.Qg5 R8c7 25.Ra1 a5 26.Ra2 Qe8 27.Rb1 Qf7 28.Nh3 Kf8 29.Bg7+ Ke8 30.Qf6 Ng8 30...Qg8 31.Ng5 31.Qh4 Ne7 24.Rd3?! 24.Ra1 a4 25.Ra2 b5 24...a4 25.Qg5 a3 25...Kf7 26.Bg7 Ng8 27.Nxg6 Qd8 28.Nh8+ Ke8 29.Qh5+ Kd7 26.Bg7 Rc6 27.Qf6 Qe8 28.Nxe6?? Qf7? 28...f4‼ 29.Bf8 Nf5 30.Bd6 Ncxd6 31.exd6 Rxd6 32.Re1 Rcc6 33.Qf8+ Qxf8 34.Nxf8 Kxf8-+ 29.Ng5 Rxf6 30.exf6 Nc6 30...Qe8 31.f7+ 31.Re1! a2 31...Nd6 32.Rxe7 Qxe7 33.fxe7 a2 34.Rd1 Rxc3 35.Ra1 Rc2 36.Be5 Ne8 37.Ne6 b5 37...Kf7 38.Nf4 38.Nc5 b4 32.Rdd1 Nd6 33.Ra1! 31...Qxf7 32.Nxf7 Kxf7 31.Nxf7 Kxf7 32.Ra1 Ra8 33.Rdd1 Re8 34.Re1 Ra8 35.Ra2 g5 36.f3 Ra5? 36...b5= 37.Rae2 Ra8 38.Kh2 f4 39.Re7+? 39.Re6+- N4e5 39...N4a5 40.c4! 40.R6xe5 Nxe5 41.dxe5 Ke6 42.Kh3 a2 43.Ra1 b5 44.Kg4 b4 45.cxb4 d4 46.Kxg5 d3 47.Kxf4 d2 48.Ke3 d1Q 49.Rxd1 a1Q 50.Rxa1 Rxa1 39...Nxe7 40.Rxe7+ Kg6 41.f7 a2 42.Ra7 42.f8Q Rxf8 43.Ra7 Na5 42.Re8 Kxf7 43.Rxa8 Na5 42...-- 42...Rxa7 43.f8Q a1Q 44.Qe8+ Kf5 45.Qc6 Rf7 46.Qc8+ Kg6 47.Qe6++- 42...Na5 ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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Onikwere,C | 2215 | Tarun,. | 1967 | ½–½ | 2017 | C18 | IV Sunway Sitges chess festival 2017 | 5.65 |
Agrest,E | 2600 | Tarun,. | 1967 | 0–1 | 2017 | A13 | IV Sunway Sitges chess festival 2017 | 2.40 |
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