Event: Round 2: Lou, Yiping - Karthikeyan, Murali
Date: 2025-05-08
White: Lou, Yiping
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2467
Black: Karthikeyan, Murali
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2658
Result: 0-1
ECO: E39
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. dxc5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:05] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:34] } 6... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:15] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:47] } 8. e3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:29:44] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:26:12] } 9. Be2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:28:45] } 9... d4?! { [%eval 0.56] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:30] } 10. exd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:22:47] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:12:18] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:11] } 11... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:12:43] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:23:24] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:12:36] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:17:46] } 13... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:09:09] } 14. bxc3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:17:32] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:08:51] } 15. Bh4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:11:27] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:08:07] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:06:09] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:06:55] } 17. Qc1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:06:11] } 17... e5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:45:00] } 18. c5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:55:02] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:41:41] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:37:35] } 19... Qe6 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:39:58] } 20. Bg3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:29:40] } 20... Ne4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:28:35] } 21. Bh4 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:25:57] } 21... Rxd1 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:24:41] } 22. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:24:17] } 22... Qb3 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:20:18] } 23. Rc1?! { [%eval -1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:52] } 23... Qxa3 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:18:41] } 24. f3 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:14:50] } 24... Qxc5?! { [%eval -1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:15] } 25. Bf2 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:14:17] } 25... Qxe3 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:17:38] } 26. Bxe3 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:14:45] } 26... Nf6 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:17:52] } 27. Bxa7 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:15:05] } 27... Ra8 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:17:41] } 28. Bc5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:14:35] } 28... Ra5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:13:17] } 29. Bb4 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:10:11] } 29... Ra2 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:13:15] } 30. Bc4 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:10:36] } 30... Rd2 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:12:44] } 31. Rf1?? { [%eval -4.05] } { Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:23] } 31... b5 { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:11:11] } 32. Bb3 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:09:59] } 32... Rb2 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:11:17] } 33. Bd1 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:07:14] } 33... Nd5 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:11:35] } 34. Ba3 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:05:39] } 34... Ra2 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:11:39] } 35. Bc1?! { [%eval -5.18] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:59] } 35... Nxc3 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:11:26] } 36. Be3 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:04:16] } 36... Bd5 { [%eval -5.62] [%clk 0:10:15] } 0-1