Event: Round 7: Karthikeyan, Murali - Kotronias, Vasilios
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/first-league-of-serbia-2025--open/round-7/henBgM7f/1ceOIYXB
Date: 2025-09-24
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2669
Black: Kotronias, Vasilios
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2387
Result: 1-0
ECO: B31
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:38] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:05] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:43] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:26] } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:08] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:35] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:26] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:32] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:08] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:51] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:03] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:48] } 10... f5? { [%eval 1.37] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:33] } 11. exf5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:13:02] } 11... gxf5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:27:41] } 12. a5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:03:13] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 1:15:17] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:57:52] } 13... Re6 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:01:43] } 14. Qb1 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:49:18] } 14... Rg6 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:49:53] } 15. Qa2+ { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:48:33] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:50:09] } 16. Kh1 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:44:38] } 16... Nf8?! { [%eval 1.99] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:04] } 17. Bxc5 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:42:01] } 17... Be6 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:44:20] } 18. Qa4 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:34:13] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:35:29] } 19. Bd6 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:33:24] } 19... Bd5?! { [%eval 2.49] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:21] } 20. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:33:14] } 20... Rxd6 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:27:45] } 21. Ne3 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:33:14] } 21... Qf6?! { [%eval 3.25] } { Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:02] } 22. Qb4 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:30:02] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:24:13] } 23. Re2 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:27:25] } 23... Re6?! { [%eval 3.31] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:29] } 24. Qxb7 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:21:56] } 24... e4 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:14:55] } 25. dxe4 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:21:48] } 25... fxe4 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:11:46] } 26. Nd2 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:20:21] } 26... Ne5 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:08:30] } 27. Nxe4 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:17:24] } 27... Qh4 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:08:46] } 28. Nf5 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:17:09] } 1-0