Event: Qatar Masters 2024
Site: Doha, Qatar
Date: 2024-12-10
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2637
Black: Tabatabaei, M. Amin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2695
Result: 1-0
ECO: B22
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Nd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:37] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:46] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:08] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:53] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:30] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:27] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:52] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:30:47] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:05] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:21:50] } 10... Bc5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:19:35] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:17:34] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:11:11] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:05] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:57:17] } 13. Ng5?! { [%eval -0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:18] } 13... g6?! { [%eval 0.09] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:39] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:41:57] } 14... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:54:44] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:42:15] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:55:00] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:41:27] } 16... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:52:04] } 17. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:31] } 17... Nf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:44] } 18. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:35] } 18... Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:30] } 19. Be4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:27:01] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:19:52] } 20. Rxd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:26:02] } 20... Rxd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:18:02] } 21. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:25:00] } 21... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:18:30] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:24:42] } 22... h5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:17:30] } 23. Qg3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:16:57] } 23... Rd5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:16:39] } 24. Ne4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:15:24] } 24... Nd7?! { [%eval 1.47] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:52] } 25. Qg5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:13:48] } 25... Bf8?! { [%eval 2.2] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:05] } 26. g4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:12:43] } 26... Bg7 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:08:44] } 27. gxh5?? { [%eval 0.05] } { Blunder. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:17] } 27... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:06:30] } 28. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:06:34] } 28... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:58] } 29. Qg4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:05:10] } 29... Bg7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:19] } 30. Qg2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:00:53] } 30... Qe7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:01:21] } 31. Ng5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:00:50] } 31... Qf6?? { [%eval 6.25] } { Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 32. Qxd5 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:01:07] } 32... exd5 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:01:06] } 33. Re8+ { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:01:36] } 33... Bf8 { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 0:01:35] } 34. Rxf8+ { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:02:05] } 34... Kxf8 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:01:57] } 35. Nh7+ { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:02:27] } 1-0