Event: FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-grand-swiss-2025--open/round-2/UnZivDF9/LwfMNOsq
Date: 2025-09-05
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2669
Black: Aryan Chopra
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2619
Result: 0-1
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Millennium Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:40:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:41:12] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:41:19] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:40:42] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:41:43] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:40:56] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:42:07] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:40:17] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:42:19] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:40:39] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:42:45] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:40:51] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:43:06] } 8. Bf1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:40:36] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:43:01] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:40:42] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:43:06] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:39:33] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:39:55] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:38:27] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:34:49] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:32] } 12... dxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:18:10] } 13. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:00] } 13... Bd6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:18:19] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:45] } 14... Bh5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:17:55] } 15. g4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:22:06] } 15... Bg6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:13:23] } 16. Nh4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:19:22] } 16... Na5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:57:38] } 17. Bf1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:17:30] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:54:31] } 18. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:15:24] } 18... hxg6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:53:54] } 19. a3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:14:10] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:45:55] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:10:14] } 20... b5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:40:53] } 21. Rac1?! { [%eval 0.09] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:43] } 21... Nc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:32:15] } 22. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:49:32] } 22... bxc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:32:41] } 23. Nd1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:42:52] } 23... Ne4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:29:05] } 24. Re2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:38:29] } 24... Rab8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:25:38] } 25. Rxc4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:35:02] } 25... Rb3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:25:50] } 26. Nc3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:29:14] } 26... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:24:53] } 27. Rxc3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:29:31] } 27... Rxc3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:25:04] } 28. bxc3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:30:00] } 28... Qb5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:23:57] } 29. Rd2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:15:21] } 29... Qc4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:18:03] } 30. Rc2 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:14:39] } 30... Bxa3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:16:27] } 31. Qe2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:14:54] } 31... Qb3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:16:40] } 32. c4 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:13:39] } 32... a5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:15:52] } 33. c5 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:12:22] } 33... a4 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:10:40] } 34. Kf1?? { [%eval -4.04] } { Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:52] } 34... Rb8 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:08:43] } 35. c6?! { [%eval -4.88] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:32] } 35... Bb2 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:07:54] } 0-1