Event: Qatar Masters 2024
Site: Doha, Qatar
Date: 2024-12-03
White: Arun Kataria
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2370
Black: Karthikeyan, Murali
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2637
Result: 0-1
ECO: B32
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:17] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:13] } 5. Nb5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:38] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:56] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:39] } 7. N5c3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:21] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:21] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:32:59] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:26:36] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:25:25] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:25:37] } 10. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:25:50] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:18:51] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:20:33] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:14:15] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:01:44] } 12... exd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:13:39] } 13. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:01:58] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:12:24] } 14. Qb6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:00:15] } 14... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:45:10] } 15. Qxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:35] } 15... Rfxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:32] } 16. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:36] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:46] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:18] } 17... b5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:36:58] } 18. O-O { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:36:55] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:36:15] } 19. Bb1?! { [%eval -1.01] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:57] } 19... Rc5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:35:30] } 20. f4 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:24:08] } 20... Bd4+ { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:22:24] } 21. Kh1 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:24:35] } 21... Rdc8 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:22:39] } 22. Rce1 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:22:57] } 22... Nb6 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:17:02] } 23. Nd1 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:16:26] } 23... Rc1 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:13:49] } 24. Nc3 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:15:09] } 24... Rxe1 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:14:13] } 25. Rxe1 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:15:33] } 25... b4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:13:14] } 26. Ne2 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:14:06] } 26... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:13:39] } 27. Bd3 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:09:52] } 27... a5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:14:03] } 28. Rb1 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:10:16] } 28... Na4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:12:31] } 29. Kg1 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:08:19] } 29... Bf6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:02:44] } 30. Rc1 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:04:18] } 30... Rxc1+ { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:02:27] } 31. Nxc1 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:04:17] } 31... Nc3 { [%eval -1.23] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:03:54] } 32... a4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:02:52] } 33. Bc4 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:00:55] } 33... Nxe4+ { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:02:58] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:01:24] } 34... Nc3 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:02:50] } 35. Kd3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:00:33] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:01:24] } 36. Kc2 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:00:44] } 36... Kh6 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:00:45] } 37. Nd3 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:00:45] } 37... Ne2? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Kh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 38. Nxb4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:00:59] } 38... Nxf4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:01:32] } 39. g3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:00:58] } 39... Nh5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:01:20] } 40. Bb5?! { [%eval -0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:08] } 40... a3?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 41. Kb3?! { [%eval -1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 41... Bd4 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:01:24] } 42. Kxa3 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:28:25] } 42... Bg1 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:31:51] } 43. g4 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:28:44] } 43... Nf4 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:31:55] } 44. h4 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:29:09] } 44... Bf2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:31:20] } 45. Kb3 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:28:44] } 45... Bxh4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:30:48] } 46. a4 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:29:09] } 46... Kg5 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:30:20] } 47. Bd7 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:29:30] } 47... Bf2 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:29:20] } 48. Kc4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:21:37] } 48... h5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:22:42] } 49. gxh5 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:20:44] } 49... gxh5 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:22:59] } 50. Nc6 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:05:54] } 50... h4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:21:29] } 51. a5?? { [%eval -2.5] } { Blunder. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:38] } 51... f5 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:18:12] } 52. a6?? { [%eval -6.39] } { Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:04] } 52... h3 { [%eval -7.01] [%clk 0:17:58] } 53. Nd4 { [%eval -8.76] [%clk 0:01:43] } 53... Bxd4 { [%eval -8.64] [%clk 0:16:12] } 54. Kxd4 { [%eval -8.02] [%clk 0:02:09] } 54... h2 { [%eval -6.84] [%clk 0:16:27] } 55. a7 { [%eval -8.91] [%clk 0:02:34] } 55... h1=Q { [%eval -8.47] [%clk 0:16:51] } 56. a8=Q { [%eval -8.22] [%clk 0:03:01] } 56... Qd1+ { [%eval -7.91] [%clk 0:11:20] } 57. Kc3 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:03:24] } 57... Nxd5+ { [%eval -8.68] [%clk 0:08:56] } 58. Kb2 { [%eval -8.54] [%clk 0:03:49] } 58... Qd2+ { [%eval -8.33] [%clk 0:09:21] } 59. Ka1 { [%eval -7.8] [%clk 0:03:56] } 59... Qc1+ { [%eval -6.4] [%clk 0:09:39] } 60. Ka2 { [%eval -8.24] [%clk 0:04:23] } 60... Qc2+ { [%eval -7.82] [%clk 0:09:56] } 61. Ka1 { [%eval -7.18] [%clk 0:04:48] } 61... Nc3 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 0:09:28] } 62. Qg8+?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:04:05] } 62... Kf4 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:09:50] } 63. Qc4+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:04:31] } 63... Kg3 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:10:09] } 64. Bxf5 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:03:49] } 64... Qc1+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:10:33] } 0-1