Event: Round 2: Murali Karthikeyan - Nikolas Theodorou
Date: 2023-05-18
White: Murali Karthikeyan
Black: Nikolas Theodorou
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D02
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: London System
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:02] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:39] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:18] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:31] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:25] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:28:12] } 6. Ne5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:29:47] } 6... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:22] } 7. Nd3?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:47] } 7... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:16:29] } 8. Bxd3?! { [%eval -1.28] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:16] } 8... Bxf4 { [%eval -1.16] } 9. exf4 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 1:00:44] } 9... Qf6 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 1:15:58] } 10. f5 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:48:29] } 10... Qxd4 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 1:13:37] } 11. fxe6 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:48:12] } 11... Qe5+ { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 1:13:45] } 12. Be2 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:47:23] } 12... fxe6 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 1:10:45] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval -1.61] [%clk 0:45:38] } 13... O-O { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 1:09:59] } 14. O-O { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:46:04] } 14... Nc5 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 1:05:21] } 15. Bg4 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:38:58] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:58:49] } 16. Re1 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:38:03] } 16... Qf6 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:53:26] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:37:18] } 17... Rad8 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:49:04] } 18. h3 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:32:41] } 18... g6 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:41:27] } 19. Rab1 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:30:38] } 19... h5 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:40:09] } 20. Bd1 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:30:55] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:30:22] } 21. b3 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:24:17] } 21... c6 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:25:20] } 22. f4 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:21:20] } 22... Nf7 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:24:29] } 23. Ne2?! { [%eval -3.07] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:22] } 23... e5 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:23:22] } 24. Qe3 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:06:54] } 24... Ne4?! { [%eval -2.08] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:56] } 25. fxe5 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:05:15] } 25... Nxe5?! { [%eval -0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:48] } 26. Ng3 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:05:33] } 26... Qh4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:08:09] } 27. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:05:53] } 27... dxe4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:08:37] } 28. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:04:42] } 28... Qf2+ { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:08:53] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:03:34] } 29... Rd5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:04:20] } 30. Rg1 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:00:53] } 30... Qg3 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:04:10] } 31. b4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:00:50] } 31... Rf4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:00:49] } 32. Qe1 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:01:11] } 32... Rf2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:00:47] } 33. Rb3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:01:05] } 33... Qf4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:01:15] } 34. Qe3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:00:51] } 34... Qxe3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:00:58] } 35. Rxe3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:01:20] } 35... Rfd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:01:03] } 36. Ree1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:01:14] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:01:06] } 37. c4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:00:36] } 37... Rd7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:00:31] } 38. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:00:35] } 38... Rxd1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:01:00] } 39. b5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:00:44] } 39... Kf6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:01:05] } 40. Re3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:00:54] } 40... Rxg1+ { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:00:56] } 41. Kxg1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:01:23] } 41... Rd1+ { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:58] } 42. Kh2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:01:48] } 42... cxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:45] } 43. cxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:13] } 43... Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:59] } 44. Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:38] } 44... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] } 1/2-1/2