Event: Round 8: Karthikeyan, Murali - Raja Rithvik R
Date: 2025-04-26
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2651
Black: Raja Rithvik R
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2538
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:37] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:43] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:26] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:17] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:25] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:34] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:16] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:51] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:06] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:58] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:24:00] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:41] } 10... b4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:23:21] } 11. Na2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:03] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:21:09] } 12. Nxb4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:13] } 12... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:19:14] } 13. e5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:45] } 13... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:18:51] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:59] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:09:49] } 15. exf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:34] } 15... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:09:20] } 16. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:34] } 16... fxe6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:09:25] } 17. Qh5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:57] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:50:25] } 18. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:07] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:50:35] } 19. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:14] } 19... hxg6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:50:47] } 20. Qxg6+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:36] } 20... Qg7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:51:01] } 21. Rxf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:00] } 21... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:51:15] } 22. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:22] } 22... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:51:42] } 23. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:46] } 23... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:47:14] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:25:22] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:46:40] } 25. Bg5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:22:20] } 25... Re8 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:37:45] } 26. h4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:22:09] } 26... Re5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:31:07] } 27. f4?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:12] } 27... Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:30] } 28. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:34] } 28... Rxg2+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:30:56] } 29. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:37] } 29... Na5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:31:22] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:33] } 30... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:31:47] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:48:42] } 31... Be6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:23:40] } 32. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:38] } 32... Bf5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:24:02] } 33. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:30] } 33... Nc6+?? { [%eval 3.67] } { Blunder. Bxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:46] } 34. Kc5 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:41:04] } 34... Nxb4? { [%eval 5.66] } { Mistake. Nb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:06] } 35. Kxb4 { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:41:07] } 35... Bxc2 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:21:31] } 36. h5 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:39:09] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:15:05] } 37. h6 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:38:58] } 37... Kd5 { [%eval 6.75] [%clk 0:15:30] } 38. Ka5 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:39:18] } 38... Bd3 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:15:51] } 39. Kb6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:39:28] } 39... Kd6 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:15:56] } 40. Bf6 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:35:34] } 40... Kd7 { [%eval 7.59] [%clk 0:15:59] } 41. a5 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 0:35:05] } 41... Kd6 { [%eval 7.07] [%clk 0:16:15] } 42. Be5+ { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 0:34:56] } 42... Kd7 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:16:27] } 43. Kb7 { [%eval 8.03] [%clk 0:35:05] } 43... Ke6 { [%eval 8.66] [%clk 0:16:18] } 44. h7 { [%eval 8.19] [%clk 0:35:14] } 44... Bxh7 { [%eval 8.0] [%clk 0:16:43] } 45. Kxa6 { [%eval 9.1] [%clk 0:35:38] } 45... Kd7 { [%eval 9.93] [%clk 0:16:40] } 46. Kb6 { [%eval 9.47] [%clk 0:35:50] } 46... Be4 { [%eval 8.71] [%clk 0:16:48] } 47. a6 { [%eval 7.85] [%clk 0:36:14] } 47... Kc8 { [%eval 12.09] [%clk 0:17:09] } 48. a7 { [%eval 11.41] [%clk 0:36:38] } 48... Kd7 { [%eval 11.77] [%clk 0:17:29] } 49. f5 { [%eval 11.36] [%clk 0:37:02] } 49... Ba8 { [%eval 8.31] [%clk 0:17:40] } 50. f6 { [%eval 25.53] [%clk 0:37:13] } 50... Bf3?! { [%eval #19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:57] } 51. Bg3 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:37:38] } 51... Bd5 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:18:01] } 52. Bh4 { [%eval 69.42] [%clk 0:38:01] } 1-0