Event: Round 8: Kovchan, Alexander - Karthikeyan, Murali
Date: 2024-11-01
White: Kovchan, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2453
Black: Karthikeyan, Murali
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2625
Result: 0-1
ECO: E68
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:25] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:28:47] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:02] } 3... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:26:36] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:30:04] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:26:41] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:30:15] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:24:27] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:33] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:24:25] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:30:51] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:24:47] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:31:15] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:24:22] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:29:17] } 9... exd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:21:16] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:07] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:20:18] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:28:01] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:12:00] } 12. Bf4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:27] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:09:30] } 13. b3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:22:21] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:58:22] } 14. Bxe5?! { [%eval -1.42] } { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:29] } 14... dxe5 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:57:51] } 15. Nc2 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 1:19:35] } 15... Qxd1 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:57:39] } 16. Rexd1 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 1:18:17] } 16... a5 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:57:52] } 17. Ne1 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 1:14:02] } 17... Bf8 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:56:34] } 18. Nd3 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 1:13:46] } 18... Ng7 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:55:32] } 19. Rab1 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 1:11:54] } 19... f6 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:53:34] } 20. h4 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 1:07:08] } 20... Bg4 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:50:08] } 21. f3 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 1:06:44] } 21... Be6 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:50:29] } 22. Kh2 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 1:05:17] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:50:19] } 23. Bh3?! { [%eval -2.38] } { Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:03] } 23... Rd7 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:41:28] } 24. Bf1 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:35:18] } 24... Red8 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:40:07] } 25. Be2 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:33:10] } 25... Bf7 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:37:31] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 0:27:28] } 26... Ne6 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:36:33] } 27. Bf1 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:27:30] } 27... Nc5 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:26:51] } 28. Nxc5 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:25:54] } 28... Rd2+ { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:27:14] } 29. Be2 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:25:10] } 29... Bxc5 { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 0:27:39] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:24:56] } 30... R8d4 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:26:24] } 31. Rxd2 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:23:19] } 31... Rxd2 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:26:51] } 32. Nd1 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:23:28] } 32... Ra2 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:22:34] } 33. Nf2 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:22:42] } 33... Kf8 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:21:03] } 34. Nd3 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:22:37] } 34... Bd4 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:21:18] } 35. g4 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:16:15] } 35... Be6 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:20:48] } 36. f4? { [%eval -3.69] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:59] } 36... exf4 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:18:52] } 37. Nxf4 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:15:53] } 37... Bxg4 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:18:43] } 38. Nxg6+ { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:12:55] } 38... hxg6 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:19:04] } 39. Bxg4 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:13:16] } 39... Rf2+ { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:19:29] } 40. Ke1 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:13:41] } 40... Rf4 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:19:53] } 41. Bc8 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:13:53] } 41... Rxe4+ { [%eval -3.72] [%clk 0:19:44] } 42. Kd2 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:14:19] } 42... Rxh4 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:20:07] } 43. b4 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:11:17] } 43... axb4 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:16:44] } 44. Bxb7 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:10:26] } 44... c5 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:15:01] } 45. Bf3 { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:21:49] } 45... Rh2+ { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:31:16] } 46. Be2 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:21:23] } 46... f5 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:31:11] } 47. Rf1 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:18:55] } 47... b3 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:27:49] } 48. Rf3 { [%eval -5.4] [%clk 0:10:53] } 48... b2 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:28:02] } 49. Rb3 { [%eval -5.92] [%clk 0:11:13] } 49... f4 { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 0:26:33] } 50. a5 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 0:10:45] } 50... b1=Q { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:25:19] } 51. Rxb1 { [%eval -5.55] [%clk 0:11:10] } 51... f3 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:25:45] } 52. Re1 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:11:29] } 52... fxe2 { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 0:26:04] } 53. a6 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 0:11:49] } 53... Rh3 { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 0:26:16] } 54. Rxe2 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:11:12] } 54... Kf7 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 0:26:19] } 0-1