Event: Round 5: Malkin, Kenneth - Karthick, Alagu Naachiappan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/ayr-congress--open/round-5/WaewnZul/tzTTsIls
Date: 2025-09-14
White: Malkin, Kenneth
WhiteElo: 1870
Black: Karthick, Alagu Naachiappan
BlackElo: 1798
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:29] } 4. fxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:17] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:18] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:56] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:27] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:06] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:54] } 8. c3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:30:49] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:30:30] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:38] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:28] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:52] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:45] } 11. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:23] } 11... Rfe8?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:29] } 12. Qe1?! { [%eval -0.59] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:50] } 12... Rad8?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:46] } 13. Nh4? { [%eval -0.92] } { Mistake. Qh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:37] } 13... exd4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:09:30] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:08:25] } 14... Nd5? { [%eval 0.35] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:13] } 15. exd5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:03:42] } 15... Qxe3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:33] } 16. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:04:07] } 16... Rxe3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:07:54] } 17. Bc4?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:14] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:52:23] } 18. dxc6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:59:44] } 18... bxc6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:52:08] } 19. Nhf3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:57:57] } 19... c5 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:39:08] } 20. d5?! { [%eval -1.36] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:47] } 20... Bc7?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:52] } 21. Kf2 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:51:17] } 21... Bf4 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:29:33] } 22. Rae1 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:51:19] } 22... Rde8?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:22] } 23. Rxe3?? { [%eval -2.48] } { Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:57] } 23... Rxe3?? { [%eval 0.05] } { Blunder. Bxe3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:20:50] } 24. Re1?! { [%eval -0.59] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:31] } 24... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:37] } 25. gxf3? { [%eval -1.7] } { Mistake. Rxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:33] } 25... Rxe1 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:18:20] } 26. Kxe1 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:36:59] } 26... Bxh2 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:18:07] } 27. Ne4?? { [%eval -3.98] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:20] } 27... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:18:31] } 28. fxe4 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:36:46] } 28... Bd6 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:18:20] } 29. b3 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:37:05] } 29... f6 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:18:45] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:37:30] } 30... g5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:13] } 31. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:47] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:19:36] } 32. Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:58] } 32... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:59] } 33. Bh5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:37:51] } 33... Be5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:10] } 34. Ke1? { [%eval -1.43] } { Mistake. Kf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:49] } 1/2-1/2