Event: Round 2: Karthikeyan, Murali - Esipenko, Andrey
Date: 2025-05-30
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2658
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2695
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:26:50] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:16] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:39] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:03] } 6. dxc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:38] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:22] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:35] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:15] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:08] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:34] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:51] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:05] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:20:59] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:28:50] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:18:06] } 12. Rdg1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:28:01] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:01:34] } 13. Ng5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:43] } 13... c5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:51:54] } 14. f3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:12:26] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:52:16] } 15. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:34] } 15... Qxf5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:52:38] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:02:55] } 16... Bf8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:48:55] } 17. Bf2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:49:58] } 17... b5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:43:09] } 18. g4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:39:28] } 18... Qc8 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:43:19] } 19. h5?! { [%eval -1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Rhe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:52] } 19... Qc6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:42:26] } 20. h6 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:28:14] } 20... gxh6 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:39:14] } 21. Qf4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:28:21] } 21... d5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:09] } 22. Nh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:34] } 22... d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:37] } 23. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:50] } 23... c4?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:14] } 24. Qf5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:16:36] } 24... c3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:17:14] } 25. Kb1 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:16:31] } 25... Bg7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:12:01] } 26. d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:12:09] } 26... Qc4? { [%eval 2.28] } { Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:43] } 27. Bd4 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:12:26] } 27... Rad8 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:06:37] } 28. Bxc3?? { [%eval -0.21] } { Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:32] } 28... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:03:33] } 29. Bxg7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:07:17] } 29... Ne3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:03:57] } 30. Rxd8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:06:01] } 30... Rxd8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:04:22] } 31. b3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:05:47] } 31... Qc6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:04:31] } 32. Qe4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:02:09] } 32... Qxe4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:04:54] } 33. fxe4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:02:35] } 33... Kxg7 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:05:21] } 34. Nf4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:01:59] } 34... Rd2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:45] } 35. Rh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:30] } 35... Nxc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:14] } 36. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:55] } 36... Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:39] } 37. Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:20] } 37... Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:00] } 38. Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:38] } 38... Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:39] } 39. Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:58] } 39... Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:56] } 1/2-1/2