Event: Round 9: Karthikeyan, Murali - Pranav Anand
Date: 2025-05-15
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2658
Black: Pranav Anand
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2555
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:45] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:09] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:58] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:37] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:24] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:40] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:12] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:10] } 11... h4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:24] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:17:24] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:41] } 13. f4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:11:27] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:04] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:10:27] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:24:18] } 15. Rhg1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:04:31] } 15... Nb6?! { [%eval 1.15] } { Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:20] } 16. fxe5? { [%eval -0.13] } { Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:40] } 16... dxe5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:08:26] } 17. Qf2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:40:46] } 17... Nfd7?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:36] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:38:32] } 18... Nc4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:49:28] } 19. Nxe7+?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:37] } 19... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:32] } 20. Bc1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:32:46] } 20... a5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:45:05] } 21. g3?! { [%eval -1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:43] } 21... a4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:44:30] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:19:39] } 22... Qb4?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:01] } 23. Nxc4?! { [%eval -0.99] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:09] } 23... bxc4 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:30:00] } 24. c3 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:18:22] } 24... Qc5?! { [%eval -0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:43] } 25. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:14:56] } 25... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:27:08] } 26. Bc2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:15:21] } 26... f5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:26:14] } 27. exf5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:11:40] } 27... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:26:42] } 28. Bxf5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:11:46] } 28... Rxf5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:27:11] } 29. gxh4 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:12:09] } 29... Nd3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:26:13] } 30. Rg4 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:07:06] } 30... Rf2?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:38] } 31. Rdg1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:06:38] } 31... Rc7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:24:45] } 32. h5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:06:02] } 32... a3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:16:19] } 33. b4?? { [%eval -3.8] } { Blunder. bxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:14] } 33... cxb3 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:15:00] } 34. axb3 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:06:43] } 34... Nxc1 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:14:33] } 35. Rxc1 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:06:57] } 35... Rb2+?? { [%eval -0.02] } { Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:01] } 36. Ka1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:07:18] } 36... Rxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:28] } 37. h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:51] } 1/2-1/2