Event: 23rd Dubai Open | A
Site: -
Date: 2023-06-02
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2627
Black: Smirin, Ilia
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2599
Result: 0-1
ECO: B42
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:30:51] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6... Ba7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:32:06] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:32:36] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:28:49] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:35] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:26:42] } 10. Bxa7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:25:06] } 10... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:24:30] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:24:33] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:20:34] } 12. Qe3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:22:33] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:07:27] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:17:40] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:01:32] } 14. Rd2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:08:18] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:51:41] } 15. Rhd1?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:34] } 15... Rd7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:51:54] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:50:01] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:47:47] } 17. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:57] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:46:05] } 18. Nd5?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:45] } 18... Nexd5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:44:36] } 19. exd5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:35:07] } 19... Bf5 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:45:02] } 20. g4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:34:01] } 20... Bg6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:43:39] } 21. h4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:31:50] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:42:12] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:27:49] } 22... h6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:37:55] } 23. g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:26] } 23... Ne4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:37:53] } 24. Rd3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:11] } 24... h5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:37:11] } 25. Bf3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:10:52] } 25... f5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:30:15] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:08:52] } 26... Qb6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:25:38] } 27. Re3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:03:21] } 27... a5?! { [%eval 1.49] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:34] } 28. Bxh5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:03:44] } 28... Bxh5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:22:58] } 29. Qxh5 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:04:10] } 29... a4 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:22:17] } 30. Qg6? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 30... Rdc7?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. axb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:18] } 31. Qxf5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 31... axb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:33] } 32. Rxe4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:01:11] } 32... bxc2+ { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:21:22] } 33. Ka1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:00:38] } 33... Ra8 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:20:54] } 34. Re3?? { [%eval -4.55] } { Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 34... Qd4 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:17:02] } 35. Qe6+ { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:01:05] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:17:24] } 36. Ra3 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:01:14] } 36... Rac8 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:16:47] } 37. Qh3 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:01:13] } 37... Qxd5?? { [%eval 0.04] } { Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:55] } 38. Rd3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:01:20] } 38... Qf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:42] } 39. Rxd6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:01:30] } 39... Qxf2 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:14:36] } 40. g6?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 40... Qf4?? { [%eval -3.68] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:19] } 41. Qh1 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:01:02] } 41... e4 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:09:07] } 42. Re6 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:01:13] } 42... Rc4 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:08:13] } 43. a3? { [%eval -5.69] } { Mistake. Qg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 43... b4 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:08:11] } 44. b3?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 44... Qe3 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:06:59] } 0-1