Event: Round 5: Sundar, Newar - Karthikeyan, Murali
Date: 2023-03-09
White: Sundar, Newar
Black: Karthikeyan, Murali
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 0-1
ECO: B20
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:25:19] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:23] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:24:52] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:21] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:37] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:25:15] } 5. Be2?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:36] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:25:07] } 6. Nd5?! { [%eval -0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Ng1 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:07] } 6... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:24:27] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:22:39] } 7... e6 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:24:32] } 8. Ne3 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:22:19] } 8... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:24:12] } 9. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:22:16] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:24:20] } 10. Bxc6+ { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:20:21] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:24:28] } 11. b3 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:20:06] } 11... d5 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:24:22] } 12. Re1 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:20:00] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:24:16] } 13. d3 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:18:15] } 13... O-O { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:22:49] } 14. Ng4 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:17:35] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:22:39] } 15. Nh6+?? { [%eval -4.53] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:20] } 15... gxh6 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:22:46] } 16. Qg4+ { [%eval -5.08] [%clk 0:17:24] } 16... Kh8 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:22:54] } 17. Bb2+ { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:17:05] } 17... d4 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:23:00] } 18. Re4 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:16:45] } 18... f5 { [%eval -6.12] [%clk 0:22:55] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval -6.7] [%clk 0:16:05] } 19... fxe4 { [%eval -6.84] [%clk 0:22:57] } 20. Qxe4 { [%eval -6.79] [%clk 0:16:12] } 20... Qf6 { [%eval -7.0] [%clk 0:22:58] } 21. f3 { [%eval -7.04] [%clk 0:16:01] } 21... Rg8 { [%eval -7.24] [%clk 0:23:01] } 22. Qxc6? { [%eval #-15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:14] } 22... Bxh2+ { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:21:53] } 23. Kxh2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:14:56] } 23... Qh4+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:21:58] } 24. Kg1 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:14:44] } 24... Rxg2+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:21:58] } 25. Kxg2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:12:50] } 25... Rg8+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:22:05] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:12:17] } 26... Qh1+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:22:11] } 0-1