Event: Chennai Grand Masters- Challengers 2024
Site: Anna Centenary Library, Chennai, India
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2625
Black: Dronavalli, Harika
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2493
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90mins+30secs increment from move no.1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:38] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:03] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:57] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:24] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:14] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:15] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:26] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:34] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:11] } 9... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:37] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:24] } 10... Qa3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:46] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:01] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:49] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:16] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:55] } 13. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:24] } 13... Bxd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:19] } 14. Rb3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:49] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:41] } 15. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:13] } 15... Qd8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:45] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:12] } 16... Qc8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:49] } 17. Rb3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:23:48] } 17... Bc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:26] } 18. Ne2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:05] } 18... Bb5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:14:20] } 19. Rc3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:20:07] } 19... Bc4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:14:27] } 20. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:19:28] } 20... Qxc5+ { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:14:49] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:19:46] } 21... Rb8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:06:41] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:08:56] } 22... Rb6?! { [%eval 1.06] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:44] } 23. h4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:06:34] } 23... O-O { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:59:20] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:00:17] } 24... Rfb8?! { [%eval 2.22] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:08] } 25. f5 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:53:55] } 25... exf5 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:57:40] } 26. Nxf5 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:52:37] } 26... d4?! { [%eval 2.39] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:19] } 27. Qg5 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:43:00] } 27... g6 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:56:16] } 28. Rf3 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:40:12] } 28... Qf8 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:19:33] } 29. h5 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:24:58] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:17:30] } 30. Nd6 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:19:54] } 30... Bd5 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:11:56] } 31. Rf4 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:13:47] } 31... gxh5?? { [%eval 6.26] } { Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:14] } 32. e6 { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 0:10:39] } 32... Qxd6 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:07:59] } 33. Qf6+ { [%eval 7.66] [%clk 0:11:00] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval 7.57] [%clk 0:08:26] } 34. Qxf7+ { [%eval 7.57] [%clk 0:10:33] } 34... Kh8 { [%eval 7.5] [%clk 0:08:53] } 35. Qf6+ { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:10:55] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval 7.36] [%clk 0:09:21] } 36. Re5 { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:11:05] } 36... Be4?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:44] } 37. Rg5+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:10:28] } 37... Bg6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:09:04] } 38. Rxg6+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:10:52] } 38... hxg6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:09:30] } 39. Qxg6+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:11:18] } 39... Kh8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:09:57] } 40. Qxh5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:11:40] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:09:38] } 41. Qg5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:11:59] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:09:52] } 42. Qh4+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:12:21] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:10:07] } 43. Qg3+ { [%clk 0:12:46] } 1-0