Event: Round 7: Liu, Patrick - Karthi, Jashith
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-charlotte-fall-norm-invitational-im-d/round-7/JbyRLbuT/hK6449qZ
Date: 2025-11-19
White: Liu, Patrick
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2221
Black: Karthi, Jashith
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2142
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B67
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:01] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:08] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:21] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:47] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:12] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:48] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:20] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:10] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:35] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:01] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:31] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:29] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:47] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:37] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:15] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:54] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:56] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:10] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:18:47] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:00] } 13. h5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:12:59] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:20:58] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:11:54] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:14:25] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:06:18] } 15... b4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:12:56] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:06:35] } 16... a5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:10:37] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:03:10] } 17... a4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:07:11] } 18. c4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:51:33] } 18... bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:07] } 19. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:45:23] } 19... Qb7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:47:04] } 20. g4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:40:51] } 20... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:23] } 21. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:55] } 21... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:35:22] } 22. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:27:16] } 22... exd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:32:24] } 23. Bf4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:22:43] } 23... Qb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:28:55] } 24. Rh2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:22:43] } 24... Qxd2? { [%eval 1.61] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:26:50] } 25. Rxd2 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:23:06] } 25... Rb4 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:27:03] } 26. Be3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:10:01] } 26... Be6 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:22:35] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:10:28] } 27... Bd6 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:23:16] } 1/2-1/2