Event: 23rd Dubai Open | A
Site: -
Date: 2023-05-31
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2627
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2528
Result: 1-0
ECO: B10
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.31] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.36] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.29] } 5... exf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.15] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.27] } 7. Qe2+ { [%eval 0.33] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.28] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.27] } 9... Na6 { [%eval 0.44] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.38] } 10... Nc7 { [%eval 0.33] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.42] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.39] } 12. c4 { [%eval 0.37] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.49] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.44] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.4] } 14. Bh6 { [%eval 0.32] } 14... Ne6 { [%eval 0.32] } 15. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.37] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.48] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.2] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.55] } 17. a3 { [%eval 0.25] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.66] } 18. c5 { [%eval 0.61] } 18... Bf8 { [%eval 0.57] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 0.24] } 19... Nc7 { [%eval 0.3] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval 0.46] } 20... Nd5 { [%eval 0.49] } 21. Nc4 { [%eval 0.45] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.78] } 22. Bd2 { [%eval 0.61] } 22... Rxe1+ { [%eval 0.67] } 23. Rxe1 { [%eval 0.67] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval 0.52] } 24. Qb3 { [%eval 0.25] } 24... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } 25. Nb6 { [%eval 1.1] } 25... Nxb6 { [%eval 1.04] } 26. cxb6 { [%eval 1.18] } 26... Qd6 { [%eval 1.13] } 27. Bc4 { [%eval 1.03] } 27... Qf6 { [%eval 0.94] } 28. a4 { [%eval 1.11] } 28... Bd6 { [%eval 1.22] } 29. Bc3 { [%eval 1.06] } 29... f4 { [%eval 1.24] } 30. Qd1 { [%eval 1.21] } 30... Qg5 { [%eval 1.44] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval 1.09] } 31... h5 { [%eval 1.3] } 32. b3 { [%eval 1.42] } 32... Qh4 { [%eval 1.59] } 33. Qf3 { [%eval 1.52] } 33... Kf8 { [%eval 1.69] } 34. d5 { [%eval 1.66] } 34... c5?! { [%eval 2.35] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } 35. Bb2 { [%eval 2.06] } 35... f6?! { [%eval 3.35] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } 36. Re6 { [%eval 3.85] } 36... Bxe6 { [%eval 3.75] } 37. dxe6 { [%eval 3.47] } 37... Be7 { [%eval 3.62] } 38. Qxb7 { [%eval 3.68] } 38... Rd8 { [%eval 3.79] } 39. Qe4 { [%eval 3.85] } 39... Qg5 { [%eval 3.44] } 40. b7 { [%eval 3.7] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval 3.87] } 41. Bc3 { [%eval 3.96] } 41... f3 { [%eval 4.22] } 42. Qxf3 { [%eval 4.14] } 42... Qc1+ { [%eval 4.39] } 43. Be1 { [%eval 4.13] } 43... Qa1 { [%eval 5.13] } 44. Qc3 { [%eval 4.83] } 44... Qd1 { [%eval 4.85] } 45. Qxa5 { [%eval 4.92] } 45... Qd6 { [%eval 4.98] } 46. Qc3 { [%eval 4.8] } 46... Qb6 { [%eval 5.06] } 47. Qf3 { [%eval 5.02] } 47... Rb8 { [%eval 5.16] } 48. a5 { [%eval 5.45] } 48... Qa7 { [%eval 6.86] } 49. a6 { [%eval 7.11] } 49... Qb6 { [%eval 7.08] } 50. Bc3 { [%eval 7.08] } 50... Rd8 { [%eval 7.33] } 51. g4 { [%eval 7.56] } 51... hxg4 { [%eval 8.36] } 52. hxg4 { [%eval 8.52] } 52... g5 { [%eval 8.78] } 53. Qf5 { [%eval 11.49] } 53... Qc6 { [%eval 20.68] } 54. Qxg5+ { [%eval 33.24] } 54... Kh7 { [%eval 42.88] } 55. Qh5+ { [%eval #12] } 55... Kg7 { [%eval #9] } 56. g5?! { [%eval 19.61] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. b8=Q was best. } 56... Qe4?! { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh1+ was best. } 57. Bxf6+ { [%eval #10] } 57... Bxf6 { [%eval #14] } 58. Qh6+ { [%eval #10] } 1-0