Event: Round 1: Karthikeyan, Murali - Smith, Alister W
Date: 2025-07-13
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2522
Black: Smith, Alister W
BlackElo: 1822
Result: 1-0
ECO: A08
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+5

1. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:08] } 1... d5 { [%clk 0:15:09] } 2. g3 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 0:15:08] } 3... c5 { [%clk 0:14:36] } 4. O-O { [%clk 0:15:06] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 0:14:40] } 5. d4 { [%clk 0:14:40] } 5... e6 { [%clk 0:14:33] } 6. c4 { [%clk 0:14:32] } 6... cxd4 { [%clk 0:14:25] } 7. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:14:22] } 7... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:14:04] } 8. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:14:24] } 8... Qc7 { [%clk 0:13:50] } 9. cxd5 { [%clk 0:14:16] } 9... exd5 { [%clk 0:13:24] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 0:14:09] } 10... Bc5 { [%clk 0:13:18] } 11. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:13:55] } 11... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:12:59] } 12. Qxg7 { [%clk 0:13:43] } 12... Rf8 { [%clk 0:11:46] } 13. Bxd5 { [%clk 0:13:44] } 13... Bh3 { [%clk 0:11:41] } 14. Bf4 { [%clk 0:13:34] } 14... Qb6 { [%clk 0:10:19] } 15. Qe5+ { [%clk 0:13:28] } 15... Be7 { [%clk 0:10:17] } 16. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:12:58] } 16... Bd7 { [%clk 0:07:53] } 17. Rac1 { [%clk 0:12:55] } 17... Rc8 { [%clk 0:06:44] } 18. Rxc8+ { [%clk 0:12:45] } 18... Bxc8 { [%clk 0:06:48] } 19. Qb8 { [%clk 0:12:28] } 19... Qc5 { [%clk 0:04:33] } 20. Bxb7 { [%clk 0:12:20] } 1-0