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: 2025-05-04
White: Afreed T Khan
WhiteElo: 1945
Black: Karthikeyan, P.
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2299
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E48
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 Minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:38] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:30] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:32:45] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:08] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:33:08] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:31] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:33:33] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:56] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:33:19] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:54] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:50] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:00] } 11. Qh3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:44] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:20:02] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:26:57] } 12... Re8?! { [%eval 1.41] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:03] } 13. f4 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:25:23] } 13... Bf8 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 1:09:39] } 14. Rad1?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. Be1 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:20] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:07:32] } 15. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:14:37] } 15... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:08:00] } 16. Be1 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:12:36] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:05:18] } 17. Rxd4?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:00] } 17... Qc8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:53:29] } 18. Qf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:00:48] } 18... Nc7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:54:52] } 19. Bh4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:55:52] } 19... Qe6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:52:16] } 20. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:52:34] } 20... gxf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:51:17] } 21. Ng4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:51:22] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:31] } 22. Ne5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:48:46] } 22... f6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:48:36] } 23. Qg3+ { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:47:58] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:46:46] } 24. Nf3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:41:22] } 24... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:40] } 25. Rd3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:41:18] } 25... Bxe3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:51] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:45] } 26... Rg8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:41:26] } 27. Qh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:17] } 27... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:54] } 28. Nd4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:36:55] } 28... Qe5?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:57] } 29. g3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:34:19] } 29... Bg5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:31:32] } 30. Rxf5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:32:05] } 30... Qe8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:28:31] } 31. Qf1 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:31:02] } 31... Rd8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:23:01] } 1/2-1/2