Event: Round 5: Karthikeyan, Murali - Murzin, Volodar
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2658
Black: Murzin, Volodar
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2658
Result: 0-1
ECO: D78
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:33] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:59] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:23] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:32] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:57] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:23] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:15] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:08] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:37] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:01] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:57] } 9... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:19] } 10. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:05] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:49] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:38] } 11... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:14] } 12. e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:16:31] } 12... fxe6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:26:40] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:12:15] } 13... Ne5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:08:09] } 14. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:11:50] } 14... Na6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:08:19] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:55:23] } 15... Nd3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:08:10] } 16. e5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:55:42] } 16... Nc7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:56:01] } 17. b3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:46:36] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:40:51] } 18. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:46:25] } 18... exd5?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:57] } 19. Qc2 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:28:00] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:25:10] } 20. Bg4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:12:16] } 20... Qf7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:24:29] } 21. bxc4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:11:48] } 21... dxc4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:24:49] } 22. e6?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:27] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:24:57] } 23. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:11:24] } 23... Bxa1 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:25:06] } 24. Rxa1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:11:47] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:23:16] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:09:57] } 25... Rd5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:20:54] } 26. h4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:04:24] } 26... h5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:12:44] } 27. Bh3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:04:43] } 27... Rf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:11:30] } 28. Rb3?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:29] } 28... Nc5 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:08:32] } 29. Rc3?? { [%eval -3.0] } { Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 29... Nxe6 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:07:50] } 30. Bg2 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:01:01] } 30... Rd1+ { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:07:04] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval -3.01] [%clk 0:01:24] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:05:02] } 32. Bxa7 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:01:19] } 32... Ng7 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:04:28] } 33. Bc5 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:01:07] } 33... Qe6 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:04:13] } 34. Qa4?! { [%eval -4.7] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 34... Rd2 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:04:24] } 35. Qb3?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 35... Qe2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:04:40] } 0-1