Event: Round 6: Velten, Paul - Karthikeyan, Murali
Date: 2024-07-25
White: Velten, Paul
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2502
Black: Karthikeyan, Murali
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2627
Result: 0-1
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:40:32] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:40:38] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:40:42] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:41:02] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:40:43] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:41:23] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:40:47] } 4... Ne4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:41:04] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:41:00] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:40:13] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:45] } 6... f5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:40:07] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:20] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:37:14] } 8. Nxd7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:23:13] } 8... Bxd7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:37:14] } 9. f4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:16:01] } 9... Be7?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:11] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:11:07] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:06:23] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:07:33] } 11... dxc4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:01:25] } 12. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:06:32] } 12... b5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:01:25] } 13. Bb3 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:55:01] } 13... c5 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:53:46] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:55:22] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:53:23] } 15. O-O { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:54:01] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:43:26] } 16. a3 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:48:04] } 16... a5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:27:33] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:44:04] } 17... Bc6 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:25:40] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:44:12] } 18... Kf7 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:25:47] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:42:24] } 19... Qb6 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:18:21] } 20. Be1 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:38:41] } 20... Qb7 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:16:15] } 21. Bh4?! { [%eval -1.48] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:25] } 21... b4 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:14:58] } 22. axb4 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:35:58] } 22... axb4 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:15:13] } 23. Na4?! { [%eval -1.92] } { Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:48] } 23... Ba7 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:14:58] } 24. Bxf6 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:36:09] } 24... Kxf6 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:12:45] } 25. Bc4? { [%eval -3.54] } { Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:15] } 25... Bxg2+ { [%eval -3.44] [%clk 0:12:45] } 26. Qxg2 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:36:27] } 26... Qxg2+ { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:13:13] } 27. Kxg2 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:36:50] } 27... Rxc4 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:13:39] } 28. Kf3 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:36:52] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:11:22] } 29. Rfd1 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:36:42] } 29... Rxd1 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:11:18] } 30. Rxd1 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:37:08] } 30... Re4 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:11:41] } 31. Rd3 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:37:29] } 31... g5 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:10:23] } 32. fxg5+ { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:37:22] } 32... Kxg5 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:10:51] } 33. Rd7?! { [%eval -4.51] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:06] } 33... Bxe3 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:10:51] } 34. Rxh7 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:36:23] } 34... Bd4 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:10:45] } 35. Rb7 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:36:30] } 35... Re3+ { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:11:06] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:36:52] } 36... b3 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:09:48] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:36:30] } 37... e5 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:09:51] } 38. Rb5 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:35:23] } 38... Rf3+ { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:09:24] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:35:32] } 39... Rh3 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:09:43] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:35:57] } 40... f4 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:07:54] } 41. Nc5 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:35:48] } 41... Bxc5 { [%eval -5.63] [%clk 0:08:00] } 42. Rxc5 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 0:36:12] } 42... Rxh2 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:06:32] } 43. Rxe5+ { [%eval -5.47] [%clk 0:36:35] } 43... Kg4 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:06:57] } 0-1