Event: KCA’s International Chess Festival God’s Own Country’s 1st GM International Category-A
Site: The Courtyard Banquest Hall Kanjikuzhi, Kottayam, India
Date: 2025-04-30
White: Gnanaseelan, Jude Dorison
WhiteElo: 1776
Black: Karthikeyan, P.
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2312
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B00
Opening: Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:29:44] } 3... Nce7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:05] } 4... Ng6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:48] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:32] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:22:57] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:34] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:20:00] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:41] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:53] } 8... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:29:37] } 9. fxe3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:15:20] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:52] } 10. Be2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:11:12] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:29:13] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:07:24] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:29:21] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:06:48] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:29:35] } 13. Rae1 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:03:39] } 13... a4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:29:46] } 14. Bd1 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:59:01] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:26:32] } 15. Bc2 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:53:53] } 15... h6 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:27:00] } 16. Re2 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:40:49] } 16... Qb8 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:27:27] } 17. Ne1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:39:36] } 17... b5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:22] } 18. Nd3?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:44] } 18... Nxd3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:17:44] } 19. Bxd3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:34:02] } 19... bxc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:15:39] } 20. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:34:26] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:06] } 21. Ref2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:28:21] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:10:54] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:25:55] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:06:48] } 23. Na2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:20:24] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:03:34] } 24. Nb4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:09] } 24... f6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:00:56] } 25. Rf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:10:56] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:59:56] } 26. Qf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:12] } 26... Bg4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:57:24] } 27. Rg3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:30] } 27... Bh5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:57:51] } 28. h3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:01] } 28... Qc5 { [%clk 0:55:01] } 29. Kh2 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 29... Rf7 { [%clk 0:55:04] } 30. Be2 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 30... Bg6 { [%clk 0:55:32] } 31. Rxg6 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 31... Nxg6 { [%clk 0:53:43] } 32. Bh5 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 32... f5 { [%clk 0:54:09] } 33. Bxg6 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 33... Rf6 { [%clk 0:54:37] } 1/2-1/2