Event: Qatar Masters 2024
Site: Doha, Qatar
Date: 2024-12-09
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2637
Black: Sargsyan, Shant
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2646
Result: 0-1
ECO: C84
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:38] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:03] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:28] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:52] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:18] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:10] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:42] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:35] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:07] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:35] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:18] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:23:19] } 9... b4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:29] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:21:36] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:15] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:20:19] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:10] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:15:15] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:36] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:04:17] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:49] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:59:21] } 14... Qc8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:16:10] } 15. d4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:46:43] } 15... exd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:14:29] } 16. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:46:22] } 16... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:13:31] } 17. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:46:03] } 17... Qa6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:10:52] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:24] } 18... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:16] } 19. Be3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:32:33] } 19... Rbc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:27] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:24] } 20... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:54:59] } 21. Bc1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:23:24] } 21... Bf8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:43:04] } 22. Qf1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:22:13] } 22... g6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:35:22] } 23. f4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:14:23] } 23... d5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:34:10] } 24. f5?! { [%eval -0.68] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:39] } 24... gxf5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:33:38] } 25. exd5 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:08:30] } 25... Nxd5?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:41] } 26. Rd3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:05:10] } 26... Bg7 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:25:03] } 27. Rg3?! { [%eval -1.14] } { Inaccuracy. Red1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:13] } 27... Kh7 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:24:25] } 28. Qf3 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:03:52] } 28... Ne7 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:14:36] } 29. Qh5? { [%eval -3.02] } { Mistake. Rxg7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:24] } 29... Ng6 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:12:41] } 30. Nb6?! { [%eval -3.96] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:42] } 30... Bxb3 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:09:50] } 31. Nxc8 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:02:10] } 31... Bxc2 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:08:34] } 32. Ne7 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:02:29] } 32... Re8 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:05:32] } 33. Re2? { [%eval -5.28] } { Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 33... f4 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:01:58] } 34. Bxf4 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:00:31] } 34... Nxf4 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:02:00] } 35. Rxg7+ { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:00:43] } 35... Kxg7 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:02:18] } 36. Qg4+ { [%eval -5.55] [%clk 0:00:56] } 36... Ng6 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:02:17] } 0-1