Event: Freestyle Chess Open A
Site: Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: 2025-04-21
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2651
Black: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2757
Result: 1/2-1/2
Variant: Fischerandom
TimeControl: 90 min per game + 30 sec per move

1. c4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:19] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2. Nb3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:25:43] } 2... f6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:22] } 3. f3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:23:36] } 3... b5? { [%eval 0.95] } { Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:15] } 4. cxb5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:22:00] } 4... c4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:23:42] } 5. Nc5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:19:39] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:24:08] } 6. Bf2 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:06:11] } 6... Bf7 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:16:08] } 7. g3 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:58:39] } 7... Nc7 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:13:30] } 8. a4 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:53:41] } 8... d6 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:13:54] } 9. Nb7 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:52:05] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:13:57] } 10. Na5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:51:59] } 10... Nxb5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:13:35] } 11. axb5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:45:03] } 11... Qxb5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:12:30] } 12. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:45:17] } 12... Qxb6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:10:51] } 13. Qa4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:44:27] } 13... d5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:07:20] } 14. Bf5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:33:30] } 14... e6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:06:20] } 15. Bh3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:33:24] } 15... Qxb2 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:01:51] } 16. Nd3?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:23] } 16... Qxd2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:57:42] } 17. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:24] } 17... Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:48] } 18. Qb4+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:26:36] } 18... Kg8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:54:16] } 19. Nc6?! { [%eval -0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:45] } 19... g5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:54:40] } 20. Nf2 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:22:30] } 20... Rxc6 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:53:45] } 21. Qxb8+ { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:19:25] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:53:09] } 22. Qb2 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:18:06] } 22... c3 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:51:27] } 23. Qa1 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:18:13] } 23... Rhc8 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:49:35] } 24. Kg2 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:17:19] } 24... Bg6 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:49:29] } 25. Ra2 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:14:59] } 25... R8c7 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:48:50] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:13:33] } 26... h5 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:48:32] } 27. Nd1 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:13:14] } 27... Qe5 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:47:45] } 28. Bxe6 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:12:13] } 28... Rxe6?! { [%eval -1.1] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:50] } 29. Rxc3 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:11:53] } 29... Rxc3?! { [%eval -0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Rce7 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:17] } 30. Qxc3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:09:25] } 30... d4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:42:02] } 31. Rxa7+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:08:02] } 31... Bf7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:42:16] } 32. Qb4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:07:39] } 32... Qxe2+ { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:40:44] } 33. Nf2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:08:08] } 33... Re3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:39:02] } 34. Qb7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:05:33] } 34... Qc4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:38:23] } 35. h4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:03:36] } 35... gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:50] } 36. gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:59] } 36... d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:13] } 37. Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:38] } 37... Qxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:39] } 38. Rxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:06] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:58] } 39. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:00] } 39... Bd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:31] } 40. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:19] } 40... Bxf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:58] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:42] } 41... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:26] } 1/2-1/2