Event: Round 9: Murali Karthikeyan - Nikita Meshkovs
Date: 2021-08-15
White: Murali Karthikeyan
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Nikita Meshkovs
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 1-0
ECO: B46
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:26] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:51] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:15] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:40] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:41] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:05] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:48] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:46] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:26:45] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:04] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:25:29] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:28] } 8... h5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:22:34] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:31:08] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:17:18] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:26:31] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:17:30] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:24:26] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:16:33] } 12. Na4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:20:09] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:09:23] } 13. b3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:11:25] } 13... h4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:54:57] } 14. g4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:10:46] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:55:18] } 15. c4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:08:20] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:50:34] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:02:21] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:49:35] } 17. Nc3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:07] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:42:40] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:43:23] } 18... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:38:38] } 19. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:59] } 19... Rfb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:37] } 20. Bf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:37] } 20... Na6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:24:37] } 21. Re2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:27:05] } 21... Rb7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:22:40] } 22. Reb2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:26:15] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:20:13] } 23. Nd5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:19:47] } 23... Bxd5? { [%eval 2.48] } { Mistake. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:16] } 24. cxd5 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:20:00] } 24... Nc5 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:12:45] } 25. dxc6 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:18:52] } 25... Qxc6 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:12:51] } 26. Bc4 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:19:11] } 26... Qxe4?! { [%eval 3.2] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:54] } 27. Bd5 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:19:19] } 27... Qg6?! { [%eval 4.95] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:22] } 28. Bxb7 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:19:23] } 28... Rxb7 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:08:44] } 29. b4 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:18:29] } 29... axb4 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:07:39] } 30. Rxb4 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:18:24] } 30... Rc7 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:08:08] } 31. a4 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:09:28] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:06:57] } 32. a5 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:08:54] } 32... Ne4 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:04:22] } 33. Rb7 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:07:43] } 33... Rc8 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:04:46] } 34. Qf3? { [%eval 3.31] } { Mistake. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:43] } 34... Bg5 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:02:27] } 35. Qxf7 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 0:03:01] } 35... Bxe3 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:02:37] } 36. Qxg6+ { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:03:00] } 36... Kxg6 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:03:06] } 37. fxe3 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:03:29] } 37... Nd2 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:02:11] } 38. R1b6 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:01:14] } 38... Rc1+ { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:01:29] } 39. Kf2 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:01:15] } 39... Nc4?! { [%eval 6.25] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:44] } 40. Rc7 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:01:06] } 40... Rc2+ { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 0:01:11] } 41. Ke1 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:01:24] } 41... Rc1+ { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:01:00] } 42. Ke2 { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 0:01:50] } 42... e4 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:01:19] } 43. Rxd6+ { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:02:05] } 43... Kh7 { [%eval 6.93] [%clk 0:01:49] } 44. a6 { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:00:50] } 44... Rc3 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:01:02] } 45. Rxc4 { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:00:48] } 45... Rxc4 { [%eval 7.0] [%clk 0:01:31] } 46. Rd4 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:01:11] } 46... Rc2+ { [%eval 7.18] [%clk 0:00:35] } 47. Rd2 { [%eval 7.75] [%clk 0:01:37] } 47... Rc7 { [%eval 7.83] [%clk 0:00:31] } 48. Ra2 { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:02:03] } 48... Ra7 { [%eval 7.66] [%clk 0:01:00] } 49. Kd2 { [%eval 7.75] [%clk 0:02:21] } 1-0