Event: Freestyle Chess Open A
Site: Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: 2025-04-20
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2651
Black: Caruana, Fabiano
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2776
Result: 0-1
Variant: Fischerandom
TimeControl: 90 min per game + 30 sec per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:21:11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:16:06] } 2. Nb3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:18:47] } 2... b6?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:06:07] } 3. Ne3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:10:24] } 3... f6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:03:12] } 4. f3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:08:14] } 4... Bf7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:59:25] } 5. Bf2 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:07:09] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:58:28] } 6. d3?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Qf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:46] } 6... Nc7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:44:47] } 7. c4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:48:54] } 7... Nfe6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:40:15] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:45:36] } 8... Qf8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:27:12] } 9. h4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:43:33] } 9... h5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:25:33] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:39:07] } 10... Qd6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:23:09] } 11. g3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:36:34] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:20:23] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:26:23] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:31:08] } 13. Qg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:08] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:28:37] } 14. exd5?! { [%eval -0.83] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:39] } 14... f5 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:25:42] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:12:36] } 15... Rce8 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:23:17] } 16. Nb3 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:10:14] } 16... b5 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:21:25] } 17. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:05:10] } 17... exd4?! { [%eval -0.72] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:51] } 18. Rxe8?! { [%eval -1.67] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:05] } 18... Rxe8 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:17:17] } 19. Rc2?! { [%eval -2.75] } { Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 19... f4 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:13:44] } 20. gxf4 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:00:58] } 20... bxc4 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:11:14] } 21. dxc4 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:01:11] } 21... Bg6 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:11:18] } 22. Qf1 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:00:34] } 22... Qf8 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:10:33] } 23. f5 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:00:00] } 23... Bxf5 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:10:24] } 0-1