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: 2025-05-06
White: Jaidambareesh N R
WhiteElo: 2003
Black: Karthikeyan, P.
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2299
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:31] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:48] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:45] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:17] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:37] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:43] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:01] } 7. Ne1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:27] } 7... h5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:27:43] } 8. Nc2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:49] } 8... h4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:09] } 9. Ne3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:28:58] } 9... d6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:27:24] } 10. d3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:06:44] } 10... Nd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:14] } 11. Ned5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:59:31] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:15:50] } 12. cxd5?! { [%eval -0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:47] } 12... h3 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 1:10:09] } 13. Bh1 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:49:53] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:10:26] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:36:11] } 14... O-O { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:09:09] } 15. f3 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:31:47] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 1:08:27] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:31:32] } 16... f5 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 1:01:19] } 17. e3 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:27:21] } 17... Nb5 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:59:43] } 18. f4 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:26:13] } 18... exf4?! { [%eval -1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:33] } 19. gxf4 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:22:32] } 19... g5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:55:26] } 20. Nxb5 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:15:42] } 20... Bxb5 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:55:07] } 21. Bc3 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:16:01] } 21... g4?! { [%eval -0.35] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:16] } 22. Bxg7? { [%eval -1.53] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:18] } 22... Kxg7 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:53:43] } 23. e4? { [%eval -3.06] } { Mistake. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:36] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:52:09] } 24. exf5 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:07:16] } 24... Qd4+ { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:48:52] } 25. Rf2 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:07:38] } 25... Rg8 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:47:35] } 26. Be4 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:05:34] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:41:35] } 27. Qe1 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:05:31] } 27... g3 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:37:42] } 28. hxg3 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:05:48] } 28... Rxg3+? { [%eval -1.22] } { Mistake. Rae8 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:04] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:04:56] } 29... Rh8? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:53] } 30. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:57] } 30... Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:22] } 31. Rxh3?? { [%eval -2.96] } { Blunder. Rg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:52] } 31... Bxd3?? { [%eval 5.43] } { Blunder. Rgg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:16] } 32. Bxg2 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:02:12] } 32... Rxh3+ { [%clk 0:01:48] } 33. Bxh3 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 1-0