Event: Round 1: Karthikeyan, Murali - Cao, Qingfeng
Date: 2025-05-07
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2658
Black: Cao, Qingfeng
BlackElo: 2420
Result: 1-0
ECO: B14
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:39] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:20] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:43] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:50] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:06] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:25] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:37] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:45] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:19] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:17:56] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:16:00] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:15:00] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:53:39] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:02:09] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:51:51] } 10... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:55:24] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:52:14] } 11... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:55:33] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:52:39] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:55:47] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:44:58] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:45:46] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:36:44] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:41:23] } 15. Bd4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:29:38] } 15... Bg6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:40:39] } 16. Qb2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:29:50] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:29:48] } 17. f4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:22:44] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:27:14] } 18. Be2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:19:37] } 18... Be4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:24:34] } 19. Bg4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:15:39] } 19... Ne6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:24:39] } 20. Rac1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:42] } 20... g6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:19:38] } 21. Bxa7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:06:08] } 21... Ra8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:18:43] } 22. Bd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:57] } 22... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:08:01] } 23. h3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:02:21] } 23... Ra4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:07:17] } 24. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:02:34] } 24... fxe6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:07:45] } 25. Rcd1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:02:37] } 25... Qc4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:06:04] } 26. Rf2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:01:37] } 26... b5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:06:25] } 27. a3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:00:58] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:03:20] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:01:11] } 28... h5? { [%eval 1.68] } { Mistake. Rca8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:32] } 29. f5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:01:05] } 29... gxf5 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:02:45] } 30. Qc1 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:01:07] } 30... Rg8 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:01:17] } 31. Qh6 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:01:29] } 31... Qc6?! { [%eval 3.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 32. Qxh5+ { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:01:13] } 32... Rg6 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:00:47] } 33. g4 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:00:46] } 33... Ra8 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:00:40] } 34. gxf5 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:00:54] } 34... Bxf5? { [%eval 6.54] } { Mistake. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 35. Rg1 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:00:52] } 35... Rg8 { [%eval 6.83] [%clk 0:01:22] } 36. Rg5 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:00:42] } 36... Qe8?! { [%eval 7.2] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 37. Rgxf5+?? { [%eval 1.06] } { Blunder. Rxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 37... exf5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:01:02] } 38. Qxf5+ { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:00:51] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:01:07] } 39. a4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:00:50] } 39... bxa4?? { [%eval 5.27] } { Blunder. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 40. Bc5+ { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:00:58] } 40... Kd8 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:01:24] } 41. Rb2 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:01:14] } 41... Kc7 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:01:44] } 42. Bd6+ { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:01:24] } 42... Rxd6 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:00:55] } 43. exd6+ { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 0:01:53] } 43... Kc6 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:00:35] } 44. c4 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:01:45] } 44... dxc4?? { [%eval #29] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 45. Qb5+ { [%eval 14.7] [%clk 0:01:41] } 45... Kxd6 { [%eval #30] [%clk 0:01:00] } 46. Rd2+ { [%eval 64.63] [%clk 0:01:24] } 46... Kc7?! { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 47. Qxc4+?! { [%eval 14.75] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:46] } 47... Kb7 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 48. Rb2+ { [%clk 0:02:06] } 48... Ka8 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 49. Qa6# { [%clk 0:02:30] } 1-0